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Federal Courts It's All a Facade: SCOTUS Facelift Begins

It's All a Facade: SCOTUS Facelift Begins

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

As we mentioned last week, the Supreme Court's popularity is waning. A recent Pew Research Center poll showed that only 52 percent of Americans have a...

Federal Courts There May Be Justice for John Edwards, But No Justice John Edwards

There May Be Justice for John Edwards, But No Justice John Edwards

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

Years ago — before the John Edwards trial began — the former Senator from North Carolina came across as a likeable guy. Despite his wealthy trial lawyer...

Federal Courts To Err is Human, to Correct is ... Highly Unusual

To Err is Human, to Correct is ... Highly Unusual

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

As a legal community, we assume that a litigant's statements to the Supreme Court are true. The limited number of cases that reach the Court each year are...

Federal Courts Three Years is Plenty of Time to Collect Unpaid Taxes

Three Years is Plenty of Time to Collect Unpaid Taxes

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

The Supreme Court ruled last week in U.S. v. Home Concrete & Supply that three years was plenty of time for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to determine...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Approval Rating at a 25-Year Low

Supreme Court Approval Rating at a 25-Year Low

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

Regardless of whether the country prefers "activist" judges or "strict constructionists," only half of Americans have a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court,...

Federal Courts Will SCOTUS Stamp Out Montana's Constitutional Mischief?