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Federal Courts Utah GOP Sues to Stop State's New Primary Election Process

Utah GOP Sues to Stop State's New Primary Election Process

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Earlier this year, Utah became one of the many states to allow political party candidates for office to be selected by way of a "direct primary" system. This...

Federal Courts Atheists Lack Standing to Challenge Colo. Day of Prayer

Atheists Lack Standing to Challenge Colo. Day of Prayer

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Every year since 2004, Colorado's governor has recognized a "Colorado Day of Prayer." This isn't terribly unusual in itself; since 1952, Congress has...

Federal Courts Okla. AG Asks SCOTUS to Hear Obamacare Subsidies Challenge

Okla. AG Asks SCOTUS to Hear Obamacare Subsidies Challenge

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Back in September, a federal district judge in Oklahoma, agreeing with a three-judge panel opinion of the D.C. Circuit, held that the Affordable Care Act...

Federal Courts 10th Cir. Rules Against Kan., Ariz. in Voter-Registration Form Appeal

10th Cir. Rules Against Kan., Ariz. in Voter-Registration Form Appeal

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

States (Arizona and Kansas) have passed laws requiring voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. Meantime, a long-standing federal law...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Issues SSM Stay in Kan.: Weirder Than Flying Monkeys in Oz

SCOTUS Issues SSM Stay in Kan.: Weirder Than Flying Monkeys in Oz

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

Update: it turns out the stay was much ado about nothing. The stay was lifted Wednesday afternoon. More on the order, and the two sides' arguments, can be...

Federal Courts Fed. Court Strikes Kan. Gay Marriage Ban While State Case Is Pending

Fed. Court Strikes Kan. Gay Marriage Ban While State Case Is Pending

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

We love being right, though to be fair, anyone with even the most rudimentary understanding of how controlling precedent works could have seen this opinion...

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