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Federal Courts What's Next on the SCOTUS Docket?

What's Next on the SCOTUS Docket?

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on June 13, 2019

The High Court has accepted five new cases for argument in the upcoming term. Notably, the Court also rejected a big case involving a Guantanamo Bay detainee...

Federal Courts Ginsburg Predicts Controversy and Praises Kavanaugh

Ginsburg Predicts Controversy and Praises Kavanaugh

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on June 10, 2019

In a recent statement by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the SCOTUS watching world was warned to be on the lookout for some big 5 to 4 decisions coming down from...

Federal Courts Court Denies Police Immunity in Strip-Search Case

Court Denies Police Immunity in Strip-Search Case

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on June 10, 2019

Strip-searches usually get more attention when they are particularly vile. Strip-search a four-year-old, and it makes all the papers. The courts, too, will do...

Federal Courts Can Trump Flip the Ninth Circuit in His Favor?

Can Trump Flip the Ninth Circuit in His Favor?

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on June 06, 2019

President Trump is gaining on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, where he has already appointed six judges. Before he took office, there were three times...

Federal Courts 'Bombshell' Evidence Not Before the Court in Census Case

'Bombshell' Evidence Not Before the Court in Census Case

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on June 06, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear "bombshell" evidence that could have changed the direction of a high-profile dispute over the 2020 Census. The...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Stats, for Those Scoring at Home

SCOTUS Stats, for Those Scoring at Home

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on June 03, 2019

Being on the U.S. Supreme Court is not a race, but people like to watch who is leading the court. Sometimes a single decision will produce a stand-out leader,...

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