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November 27, 2013

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June 17, 2013

Motor Voter, Right to Silence and More

For a day without a real blockbuster it turned out to be an unusually busy one for me.

Among the Supreme Court decisions today was one that overturned an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. In an opinion announced by Justice Scalia the Court found that the federal Motor Voter law preempts Arizona's law.

In another opinion, this one from Justice Alito, the Court said that if you want to preserve your right to remain silent you've got to speak up.

I also finished a couple sketches I had started earlier, the Great Hall . . .
. . . . and General Suter, the Clerk of the Court, calling up admissions to the bar.

Jun 17, 2013 7:51:13 PM | Alito, Arizona, Clerk Suter, Courtroom, Drawings, Fifth Amendment, Justice Alito, Justice Scalia, Motor Voter, Scalia, SCOTUS, Sketch, Supreme Court, Voting Rights

January 22, 2013

Clerk Suter's Morning Shtick

Clerk Willam K. Suter gives an informal, even entertaining, orientation to lawyers about to be sworn to the bar of the Supreme Court. This morning he pointed to the adjacent bench where the press would soon be taking their seats and said, "the press sits over here, so keep your hands on your wallets".