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Indiana Abortion Law Blocked, Except for Burial of Fetal Remains
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that invalidated Indiana's ban on abortions, but upheld the law requiring burial of fetal remains. The...
SCOTUS Stays Orders in Gerrymandering Cases
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The U.S. Supreme Court stayed orders in two gerrymandering cases from Michigan and Ohio, apparently to give the court time to decide similar pending cases. In...
High Court Refuses ADA Excessive Force Case
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a closely watched petition for cert. in the excessive force case against Newport Beach's police department. The cert denial is...
SCOTUS Backs Native Americans' Right to Hunt
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the hunting rights of a Native American tribe survived U.S. expansion into the West. In Herrera v. Wyoming, the the High...
Brown v. Board of Education 65 Years Later
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Decades before Brown v. Board of Education, which was decided 65 years ago today, a lawyer was toiling in the background to overturn segregation. It was not...
Breyer Asks: Which Supreme Court Cases Will Fall Next?
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
When Justice Stephen Breyer celebrated his twentieth year on the U.S. Supreme Court, his former clerks applauded his eternal optimism. They had gathered to...