Eight members of the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument Wednesday in a set of cases that will determine the reach of the nation’s vast and uniquely complex civil discovery apparatus.
Justice Clarence Thomas is sitting the arguments out after being hospitalized for an infection on March 18. But Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a Sunday press release that he will participate in the consideration of any cases he misses due to his illness.
The appeals, ZF Automotive US Inc. v. Luxshare Inc. and AlixParters LLP v. Fund for Protection of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States, ...