"Obviously well prepared [at the oral argument], the Justices gave neither side much breathing room, peppering both lawyers from beginning to end with probing questions about the weak points of their position. So only moments after Kannon Shanmugam (representing Clark) began to speak, Justice Kennedy pressed on the weakest point of Shanmugam's position, noting that 'it seems to me that you really rendered the words 'retirement funds' superfluous.' " [Clark v. Rameker, No. 13-299, on appeal from the 7th Circuit]  MORE >>