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Federal Courts Supreme Court Upholds 'Death Squad' Patent System

Supreme Court Upholds 'Death Squad' Patent System

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

U.S. Inventor is not your typical protest group, yet there they were protesting outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it heard arguments in Oil States Energy...

Federal Courts Will Justices Let Trump Fire SEC Judges?

Will Justices Let Trump Fire SEC Judges?

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

SCOTUS heard oral arguments this week, in the closely watched Lucia v. SEC case. The petitioner is seeking to invalidate a judgment against him affirmed by an...

Federal Courts High Court Dismisses Arab Bank Case With Sledgehammer

High Court Dismisses Arab Bank Case With Sledgehammer

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

A decision handed down by the conservative majority of the High Court this week was criticized by Justice Sotomayor as using "a sledgehammer to crack a...

Federal Courts Supreme Court to Hear Google 'Cy Pres' Settlement Dispute

Supreme Court to Hear Google 'Cy Pres' Settlement Dispute

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

Agreeing to review an $8.5 million class-action settlement, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a "cy pres" settlement was close enough. The cy-pres...

Federal Courts Justice Kagan Supports the New Clerk Hiring Program

Justice Kagan Supports the New Clerk Hiring Program

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

Landing a job as a federal judge's law clerk is a big deal. Unfortunately for many law students, the path to getting hired by any judge is often mired in high...

Federal Courts Rental Car Agreement Doesn't Trump Fourth Amendment

Rental Car Agreement Doesn't Trump Fourth Amendment

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

A unanimous decision was reached in the controversial Byrd v. United States case, reversing the decisions of the appellate and district courts, which held that...

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