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Federal Courts Another Unique Gay Marriage Battle: Clerk Defies Colorado Law

Another Unique Gay Marriage Battle: Clerk Defies Colorado Law

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts The 'Parade of Horribles' That Will Follow The Hobby Lobby Decision

The 'Parade of Horribles' That Will Follow The Hobby Lobby Decision

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts 10th Circuit Rules Against Gay Marriage Bans; Utah Loses

10th Circuit Rules Against Gay Marriage Bans; Utah Loses

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

While everyone's eyes were on the Supreme Court, and the last few days of its term, the Tenth Circuit just dropped an opinion that is just as important, if not...

Federal Courts 10th Circuit AGAIN Reverses Fee Award in Citizen Journalist Case

10th Circuit AGAIN Reverses Fee Award in Citizen Journalist Case

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

It's been more than a decade. Two trips to the Tenth Circuit. And they still haven't sorted out the tab for a $1,791 verdict in a First Amendment...

Federal Courts House Dems Add Amicus to Voter ID Case, But Did They Botch The Law?

House Dems Add Amicus to Voter ID Case, But Did They Botch The Law?

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

An expedited appeal isn't going to stop third-parties from adding their two cents to the Kansas and Arizona Voter ID case. Last month, the Tenth Circuit...

Federal Courts Kansas and Arizona Voter Registration Law Cases Get Stayed, Expedited Appeal

Kansas and Arizona Voter Registration Law Cases Get Stayed, Expedited Appeal

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Back in March, a federal district court held that because the National Voter Registration Act did not explicitly preempt states from passing voter registration...

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