Richard Lazarus

In the News

Reversal of Precedents at Issue, Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2009
'Complicated, Controversial and Pressing' Climate Issues Loom for Justice's Enviro Division, New York Times, Aug. 11, 2009
Souter Departs Supreme Court With Solid Environmental Legacy, New York Times, June 29, 2009
A Rough Term in Supreme Court for Environmentalists Draws to a Close, New York Times, June 25, 2009
Cheney Joins Congress In Opposing D.C. Gun Ban, Washington Post, Feb. 9, 2008
Animal Cruelty Law Tests Free Speech, New York Times, Jan. 5, 2009
Environment Groups Find Less Support on Court, New York Times, July 3, 2009
A Second Justice Opts Out of a Longtime Custom: The ‘Cert. Pool’, New York Times, Sept 25, 2008
Vanishing Act, National Journal, April 11, 2008
Court Rejects SUV Fuel-Efficiency Loophole, NPR's All Things Considered, Nov. 16, 2007
New Study Suggests Veteran Advocates Sway Supreme Court, Legal Times, Oct. 22, 2007
Supreme Court Leans Conservative, Washington Post, June 25, 2007
Over Ginsburg's Dissent, Court Limits Bias Suits, Washington Post, May 30, 2007
Making a Case for the Environment at Georgetown Law, Georgetown Law, Spring/Summer 2007
Before Going Live at Supreme Court, Lawyers Refine on Moot Court Circuit, Daily Journal, Mar. 8, 2007
Law Schools' Supreme Court Clinics Make Their Mark, Legal Times, Mar. 8, 2007
Justices to Decide Merits of Global Warming Petition, New York Times, Nov. 29, 2006
Duking it Out Over the Environment, Forbes, Nov. 1, 2006
High Court to Post Same-Day Transcripts, Washington Post, Sept. 15, 2006
Roberts Taps Justice Vet to be Top Aide, Washington Post, Aug. 14, 2006
Kennedy Reigns Supreme on Court, Washington Post, July 2, 2006
Panel Discussion on the Supreme Court Decision in the Case of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Georgetown University Law Center Panel, June 30, 2006
Supreme Court Decides Hot-Button Issues in Latest Term, Scripps Howard, June 29, 2006
High Court Splits on Clean Water Act Case, NPR's Morning Edition, June 20, 2006
Divided Supreme Court Rules on Wetlands Law, NPR's All Things Considered, June 19, 2006 (PDF available here)
Roberts: "The Hard Part is Coming Up", CNN.com, June 3, 2006
Seattle's Big Role in Fight on Global Warming, Seattle Times, May 16, 2006
Justices to Hear Environmental Appeal on EPA Emissions Rule, Washington Post, May 16, 2006
Will Defense Lawyers Accept Help on High Court Criminal Cases?, Legal Times, May 16, 2006
Practicing Before the Court: The Moot Court Program at Georgetown's Supreme Court Institute, Georgetown Law, Fall/Winter 2005
Alito: "An Agnostic" on the Environment, NPR interview, Nov. 4, 2005
New Supreme Court Nomination Expected Soon, NPR's All Things Considered, October 3, 2005.
The People's Court, Daily Show Interview, Aug. 2005
Court Nominee's Life Is Rooted in Faith and Respect for Law, New York Times, July 21, 2005.
Environmental Impasse, Washington Post, Mar. 21, 2005
John Roberts: A Roommate's View, NPR's All Things Considered, July 20, 2005
Just Imagine It's the Supremes, Legal Times, Sept. 6, 2004
Court Session Ends with Important Rulings, Blue & Grey, July 6, 2004