Sean Marotta
@smmarotta
Partner with Hogan Lovells Cadwalader's Appellate group. Banner image by Art Lien. My GC wants you to know that my postings are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of my firm, clients, or personnel.
Thank you, FIFA, for marketing to my Disney Adult/soccer fan Venn diagram.
I have been so lucky to get to see four games in this World Cup. My 9YO is even luckier, having seen six. Can't believe it's over tomorrow. Love this beautiful game.
The first rule of trying to stop leaks is the admonition to not leak will leak.
Today is a Dad, I got to teach the lesson that you cheer for your team the full 90 no matter what the score line. But it's a hard lesson to have to teach.
Three years ago today, I boarded a Starcruiser that was a two story building in a cast parking lot and it changed my life. I don't care what anyone says. A place that gave me my best friends and taught me to embrace joy will always have been worth it.
Oh my God. I tossed off this joke this morning and somehow it became Nina Totenberg's reality.
Ah, so, following Slaughter/Cook, the Court denies a stay with respect to the firing of the Register of Copyrights, but says that the order does not resolve any legal issues in the case, so that is all tidy and understandable and not at all confusing.
This is one of the Chief's worst rhetorical habits. It's not a mystery novel! Tell us the result up front!
If you want to see a tangible example of the shrinking business docket. Here, we have two cases raising identical personal-jurisidction questions against the same defendant on materially identical facts that came out opposite ways where both sides requested review. And the Court denies both.
Huh. I was wondering why my office cafeteria was sending me thrist traps and asking me to buy gift cards for it.
Supreme Court rules expert here. We can't inform the Court of this fact as of right, but if I were Respondents, I'd consider a motion for leave to file.