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Judge Nancy Moritz Sworn In; Other Judicial Vacancies Remain
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Washburn University School of Law, you have something to celebrate: a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals judge (and now-former Kansas Supreme Court Justice). Other...
Aereo Pivots, Arguing It's an Online Cable and DVR Company
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Aereo was an online service that rebroadcast over-the-air network programming over the Internet. That didn't work out so well for them, especially once they...
Flurry of Action as Fed. Court Strikes Colo.'s Gay-Marriage Ban
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Waiting for action on the Colorado gay marriage battle front? We have good news and bad news. The good news is this: There have been three major court...
And Another One: Oklahoma's Gay Marriage Ban Fails on Appeal
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Okay, this is no surprise after Kitchen v. Herbert, the Utah gay marriage case that was argued at the same time as this appeal out of Oklahoma. But still, it's...
Another Unique Gay Marriage Battle: Clerk Defies Colorado Law
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
We didn't think the battle for same-sex marriage could get any more odd than what transpired in Oregon: nobody but an openly gay judge argued in favor of that...
The 'Parade of Horribles' That Will Follow The Hobby Lobby Decision
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dissent in the Hobby Lobby case was long. And some might say, lyrical. It also forebode a series of unintended consequences that...