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Justice Alito Comments On Life Outside the Cert Pool: Last Friday, Tony Mauro posted on a rare in-chambers interview with Justice Alito. Beginning with a candid look at Justice Alito's post-World Series excitement, Mauro eventually moves on to "Supreme Court related subjects," such as the Justice's decision to leave the cert pool this year. Mauro report's Alito "just wanted to see what it would be like," and is "very pleased," with his decision. Academics Propose New Way To Grant Cert: At Dorf on the Law, Mike Dorf reports on a new academic proposal by emeritus Cornell Law Professor Roger Cramton and Duke Law Professor Paul Carrington. The two professors propose a restoration of "a good deal of the Supreme Court's mandatory appellate jurisdiction," with a new Supreme Court division, consisting of experienced federal appeals court judges deciding what cases the Court will decide...continue to full post

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