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Federal Courts Recusal Refusal: Moving on With the Individual Mandate Challenge

Recusal Refusal: Moving on With the Individual Mandate Challenge

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

In the coming weeks, we'll keep hearing arguments about why two Supreme Court Justices - Elena Kagan and Clarence Thomas - should recuse themselves from the...

Federal Courts No Surprise: Supreme Court Grants Individual Mandate Writs

No Surprise: Supreme Court Grants Individual Mandate Writs

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

Big Supreme Court news today: two new justices, Andromache Karakatsanis and Michael Moldaver, joined the highest court of Canada, our friendly neighbor to...

Federal Courts Looking Ahead: Supreme Court December Oral Arguments

Looking Ahead: Supreme Court December Oral Arguments

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

November is just beginning, but the Supreme Court’s oral argument sitting for the month is already complete. Next week, we could have the Supreme Court’s cert...

Federal Courts This Week on First Street: Greene v. Fisher and More

This Week on First Street: Greene v. Fisher and More

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

This week, we’re attempting to satisfy your hunger for Supreme Court news with recaps of the highs and lows of the week. First up, the first decision out of...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Recap: Grants, Denials, and Oral Arguments

SCOTUS Recap: Grants, Denials, and Oral Arguments

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

The Supreme Court had a busy morning that included oral arguments, two per curiam opinions, and an orders list. Let's review the high points together. This...

Federal Courts Shrinking Fourth Amendment? Court Hears U.S. v. Jones on Nov. 8

Shrinking Fourth Amendment? Court Hears U.S. v. Jones on Nov. 8

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

Previously this week, we discussed the upcoming Supreme Court arguments in Smith v. Cain. We're interested to see if a ruling in this case could actually...

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