US Supreme Court analyst @NewsHour; contributor @ConstitutionCtr; former SCOTUS reporter @TheNLJ. Author, The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution
Very sad to report the passing of legendary courtroom sketch artist Bill Hennessy.
Per an announcement from his family, Bill died yesterday on his 67th birthday.
He chronicled history unlike anyone ever
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Bill Hennessy has been one of the most prolific courtroom artists for decades — sketching some of the nation's highest-profile trials and legal proceedings, where cameras often are not allowed.
UK Legal Scholars Track Down 17th Century Murder Case, Prove Justice Alito's Version of Framers' Original Intent on Double Jeopardy—Adopted by SCOTUS in Gamble v. United States—is Wrong.
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Welcome to @NLJ's @SCOTUS beat @JimmyHooverDC, formerly of Law360. Jimmy interned in my NLJ's DC bureau in college. NLJ should have hired him when he graduated. Welcome too @SteveLash, new NLJ @SCOTUS editor: solid, experienced, responsible, good guy.
New Kavanaugh documentary premiere at Sundance festival tonite: “Justice.” festival.sundance.org/progra…. Don Limon director, son of legal heavyweight Arthur Limon. No screening link.
Some Personal News: I'm retiring from @TheNLJ but not from covering @SCOTUS. Honored to continue with @NewsHour & @johnyangtv and write @ConstitutionCtr. Grateful to innumerable advocates, academics who still teach, inspire me.
Congratulations to @johnyangtv ! Our new anchor of PBS News Weekend. We are delighted to have him in this role and continuing to report on the Supreme Court and so many other topics for @newshourvariety.com/2022/tv/news/joh…
The SCt press room always was more gracious, kind and helpful, to old timers and new kids on the beat alike, because Pete Williams of NBC was there. Washington journalism will miss him in his retirement.
Yesterday was the last case Stephen Breyer heard as a justice, but it was also the final argument for another SCOTUS stalwart: Art Lien, aka @Courtartist. Art is retiring this summer after more than 40 years sketching the Supreme Court, including the past nine for SCOTUSblog.
In a world that has become increasingly visual, the SCt clings to no-camera coverage. But Art Lien, aka CourtArtist, has more than filled the gap. Dive into your retirement, Art; you've certainly earned it.
Justice Sotomayor @WUSTL says she recently learned poker. "I read books about it. I watched the World Series of Poker on television. My playing is a bit of a charity. I invite people to my home, I feed them, I give them all the liquor they want-- you buy any advantage you can."