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Federal Courts SCOTUS Considers Free Speech: FCC Indecency, Stolen Valor Act

SCOTUS Considers Free Speech: FCC Indecency, Stolen Valor Act

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court will have a busy term with a new round of cases examining the boundaries of free speech rights. On Monday, the Supreme Court granted cert in...

Federal Courts Justice Clarence Thomas Celebrates 20 Years on the Bench

Justice Clarence Thomas Celebrates 20 Years on the Bench

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of Justice Clarence Thomas’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. The jurist has certainly proven his value on the Bench...

Federal Courts GPS Inventor to Supreme Court: Stop Warrantless GPS Tracking

GPS Inventor to Supreme Court: Stop Warrantless GPS Tracking

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

James Bond received hundreds of gadgets from tech-wizard Q throughout his fictional existence. Whether exploding toothpaste, or a belt-buckle zip line, Bond...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Issues Orders, Denies Adar Full Faith and Credit Appeal

SCOTUS Issues Orders, Denies Adar Full Faith and Credit Appeal

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court issued orders this morning granting review in two cases, and denied cert in Lambda Legal's appeal in Adar v. Smith. In 2007, same-sex parents...

Federal Courts iHate: Westboro Baptist Church Plans to Protest Steve Jobs Funeral

iHate: Westboro Baptist Church Plans to Protest Steve Jobs Funeral

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Westboro Baptist Church is back to its hateful protests. In March, the Supreme Court ruled that a deceased soldier's father could not recover tort damages...

Federal Courts Death by Returned Letter? Court Hears Maples v. Thomas

Death by Returned Letter? Court Hears Maples v. Thomas

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Can a death warrant be signed, “Return to Sender?” The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Maple v. Thomas, an Alabama death penalty appeal, on Tuesday to...

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