“Supreme Advocacy”: supreme on style, a bit light on substance

“Supreme Advocacy”: supreme on style, a bit light on substance

We haven’t had a film review on SCOTUSblog for quite some time now. Given that, we figured Bloomberg Law’s “Supreme Advocacy: What It Takes to Argue at the Supreme Court,” was the perfect candidate. The 40-minute documentary, directed by Andrew Satter, follows Supreme Court litigator Roman Martinez, a Latham & Watkins partner who has argued 16 cases in front of the justices. Specifically, the film follows Martinez as he prepares for and argues t…