The Echo Chamber: A small group of lawyers and its outsized influence at the U.S. Supreme Court

Joan Biskupic, Janet Roberts and John Shiffman, The Echo Chamber: A small group of lawyers and its outsized influence at the U.S. Supreme Court. Reuters Investigates, 8 December 2014. 3-Part series. Part 1, The Elites: “A cadre of well-connected attorneys has honed the art of getting the Supreme Court to take up cases–and business is capitalizing on their expertise.” Part 2, The Firms: “The corporate tilt of the court’s specialty bar leaves consumers and workers with a smaller pool of top attorneys.” Part 3, The Advocates: “The key role of arguing before the high court is concentrating in fewer and fewer hands. Many top orators once worked for justices–and some socialize with them, too.”

[Read more…]