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Federal Courts Will SCOTUS Explain What 'When' Means?

Will SCOTUS Explain What 'When' Means?

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In the recently argued Nielsen v. Preap case, the High Court was asked to weigh in on whether the federal government waived their right to detain individuals...

Federal Courts Will SCOTUS Reconsider the Feres Doctrine?

Will SCOTUS Reconsider the Feres Doctrine?

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A recently filed petition for certiorari is asking the High Court to take up the Feres Doctrine and correct the judicial doctrine that has been the cause of so...

Federal Courts Court Rejects Lead Paint Companies' Appeal

Court Rejects Lead Paint Companies' Appeal

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

Ending nearly two decades of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court closed the door on paint companies and builders who used lead paint in California homes. The...

Federal Courts Justice Sotomayor Prefers Bourbon Over Beer

Justice Sotomayor Prefers Bourbon Over Beer

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Making it abundantly clear that on the High Court, Justice Sotomayor is unquestionably the coolest Justice, she explained to an audience at Cornell that she...

Federal Courts Youth Climate Change Lawsuit Put on Hold

Youth Climate Change Lawsuit Put on Hold

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a one-paragraph order, Chief Justice John Roberts has put the climate change case of the decade on hold. The big climate change case being brought by a...

Federal Courts Sandra Day O'Connor Discloses Dementia Diagnosis

Sandra Day O'Connor Discloses Dementia Diagnosis

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a bit of sad news, retired SCOTUS Justice Sandra Day O'Connor told the world in an open letter that she will be withdrawing from public life due to a...

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