Federal Courts
Filter by Category
To Kill a Lawsuit: 2018 Stage Version of Harper Lee's Masterpiece Doesn't Violate Copyright Act
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
There are few works of fiction more well-read and highly lauded than Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." First published in 1960, the Southern Gothic tale of...
SCOTUS Gives (Another) Thumbs Up on Trump's Firing Federal Employees Charged With Protecting U.S. Consumers
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided again with the Trump administration in a battle over the ability of a president to remove agency commissioners. The case...
Ninth Circuit Forces California To Bite the Bullet on Ammunition Law
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
A sure way to start a heated discussion is to mention the role of guns in our society. Arguments over interpreting the Second Amendment will bring passion on...
Idaho Senators Once Again Propose Bill To Split Ninth Circuit
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. If you're a congressman from Idaho, your version of the proverb from 1840 might be, "If at first you don't...
SCOTUS Unfreezes Trump's Plan to Slash Federal Agencies
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
This past Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a brief order granting the Trump administration’s request to pause a preliminary injunction that had blocked...
SCOTUS Denies Florida Stay Against Injunction on Law Criminalizing Immigration
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Current immigration policy has its share of both detractors and supporters. It also evidently has a few states that don't think it goes far enough. Florida's...