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Federal Courts Is it Time for a SCOTUS Code of Ethics?

Is it Time for a SCOTUS Code of Ethics?

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

Federal judges have to abide by an ethics-based Code of Conduct. Well, most of 'em, anyway. The Supreme Court, being, well, supreme, sets its own rules.

Federal Courts CA Prison Release Ruling: A Look at Scalia's Scathing Dissent

CA Prison Release Ruling: A Look at Scalia's Scathing Dissent

By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

On Friday, SCOTUS rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's administration's bid to stall a federal court demand that the state remove another 10,000 inmates by the end of...

Federal Courts SCOTUS May Settle Circuits in Obamacare Mandate

SCOTUS May Settle Circuits in Obamacare Mandate

By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Private businesses and universities have been battling tooth and nail to prevent the health care mandates in the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") from forcing...

Federal Courts NRA Asks SCOTUS to Hear Handgun Sales Restriction Appeal

NRA Asks SCOTUS to Hear Handgun Sales Restriction Appeal

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

At the age of 18, young people can vote. They can go to war. They can play the lottery. They can even purchase a handgun, as long as that purchase occurs...

Federal Courts 1st Circuit Punts on Phone Searches, Fast-Tracks to SCOTUS

1st Circuit Punts on Phone Searches, Fast-Tracks to SCOTUS

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

A search incident to arrest. It's a simple concept. If the police are arresting you lawfully, they can dig through that grocery sack filled with cash and...

Federal Courts VRA Lives: Texas, North Carolina Targeted by VRA Bail-In?

VRA Lives: Texas, North Carolina Targeted by VRA Bail-In?

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

The Voting Rights Act is dead! Long live the Voting Rights Act! Since the Supreme Court issued its extremely controversial decision in Shelby County v. Holder...

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