What is the role of the weekly conference attended solely by the nine Supreme Court Justices?

The Supreme Court and its nine Justices, in the past, have insulated themselves from public life. Only in recent years have the nation’s top jurists become more public accepting speaking engagements, taking on teaching assignments, and writing books. Court policy still bans television cameras from covering the 75 or so public oral arguments scheduled for each court term. In addition, […]