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Federal Courts Raisins, Arbitration, and Incarceration Decisions

Raisins, Arbitration, and Incarceration Decisions

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

Today was not the day where the Supreme Court stood up and affirmed equality. Nor was it the day that they ended affirmative action or a 1960s Voting Rights...

Federal Courts With Term Coming to a Close, What Does SCOTUS Have Left?

With Term Coming to a Close, What Does SCOTUS Have Left?

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

Much like a procrastinating child, the U.S. Supreme Court always leaves the toughest tasks for last. With only three weeks left in the current tern however,...

Federal Courts Nevada v. Jackson: Ninth Circuit Lacked Reading Comp. Skills

Nevada v. Jackson: Ninth Circuit Lacked Reading Comp. Skills

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

Perhaps the Ninth needs a copy of Scalia and Garner's Reading Law? Calvin Jackson had a "tumultuous decade-long romantic relationship" with the victim, which...

Federal Courts Maryland v. King: DNA ID of Arrestee is Constitutional

Maryland v. King: DNA ID of Arrestee is Constitutional

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

In 2009, Alonzo King allegedly menaced a group of people with a shotgun. He was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree assault. During booking,...

Federal Courts Defending Dissent: Scalia's 'Bluster' Masks Good Points in Perkins

Defending Dissent: Scalia's 'Bluster' Masks Good Points in Perkins

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

"Everyone's innocent in here, don't you know that?" -Red, "The Shawshank Redemption" Earlier this week, the court released two opinions dealing with habeas...

Federal Courts Fun With SCOTUS: Quizzes to Waste Your Time, Test Your Trivia

Fun With SCOTUS: Quizzes to Waste Your Time, Test Your Trivia

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

It's the Friday before Memorial Day and the last thing you want to do right now is focus on tasks that require thinking. That's okay. You've worked hard this...

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