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Federal Courts Obama Loses in Recess Appointment Case; So Does Scalia

Obama Loses in Recess Appointment Case; So Does Scalia

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

The question has never been whether the Obama administration would lose in the Noel Canning recess appointments case -- it was how badly they would lose. And...

Federal Courts SCOTUS: Cell Phone Searches Incident to Arrest Require a Warrant

SCOTUS: Cell Phone Searches Incident to Arrest Require a Warrant

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

A simple title for a simple case with a simple resolution: Modern cell phones are not just another technological convenience. With all they contain and all...

Federal Courts Securities Class Actions, Greenhouse Gas, And Bank Fraud Mens Rea

Securities Class Actions, Greenhouse Gas, And Bank Fraud Mens Rea

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

It's another busy Monday on First Street, with opinions handed down in cases involving securities class actions ("fraud on the market"), EPA greenhouse gas...

Federal Courts Latest Lot: Software Patents Limited, Free Speech Firing, Taxes

Latest Lot: Software Patents Limited, Free Speech Firing, Taxes

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

Once, twice, three times unanimous. In a highly uncontroversial lot of opinions, the Supreme Court tackled a long list of tasks: limiting abstract software...

Federal Courts Straw Purchasers, Political Speech, and Argentina's Bad Day

Straw Purchasers, Political Speech, and Argentina's Bad Day

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

Now we're getting to the good stuff. Last week, we helped your insomnia by recapping the juice man's juiceless juice and incomprehensible cross-ideological...

Federal Courts Friday Fun Day: Conservative Cred, Rappers v. SCOTUS, Dogs Out

Friday Fun Day: Conservative Cred, Rappers v. SCOTUS, Dogs Out

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

It's quittin' time in three hours around these parts, which means one thing: running the clock out like an NFL team with the lead. You don't want to think, do...

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