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Federal Courts The Biggest Non-Criminal Cases We Previewed During SCOTUS Week

The Biggest Non-Criminal Cases We Previewed During SCOTUS Week

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

Last week was a busy week at FindLaw. In honor of the Supreme Court's new term, it was Supreme Court week, where we previewed the most significant cases...

Federal Courts McClutcheon Oral Args: Mess of Hypos; Is Compromise in the Works?

McClutcheon Oral Args: Mess of Hypos; Is Compromise in the Works?

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

Oral arguments in McClutcheon v. FEC, a case with significant implications for campaign finance and free speech, began with a series of hypotheticals about how...

Federal Courts Famous Friends: Profiles of Ginsburg and Scalia

Famous Friends: Profiles of Ginsburg and Scalia

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

One wouldn't think that two polar opposites could be such great friends. Justice Antonin Scalia is a boisterous, ultra-conservative jurist, while Justice Ruth...

Federal Courts A Few Notable Denials on the Court's First Official Day

A Few Notable Denials on the Court's First Official Day

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

Though the Court granted certiorari in eight cases last week, the first official day of business is today, and the court rung in the new term with a lengthy...

Federal Courts This Week's SCOTUS Grants (Part II): Unions, Fourth Amendment, IRS

This Week's SCOTUS Grants (Part II): Unions, Fourth Amendment, IRS

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

We continue our review of this week's grants with a look at the other four cases granted cert., and while none of these possesses the star power of Raging...

Federal Courts Preview: Next Week is Supreme Court Week at FindLaw!

Preview: Next Week is Supreme Court Week at FindLaw!

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

For us Supreme Court geeks, the summer recess is a pretty difficult time. After the flurry of important decision in June, addressing same-sex marriage, voting...

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