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Federal Courts The Supreme Court is Partisan. Should We Care?

The Supreme Court is Partisan. Should We Care?

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

The topic of the week, thanks to The New York Times and the Supreme Court's lack of output this week, is the partisan polarization of the U.S. Supreme Court....

Federal Courts Who Are the Worst Supreme Court Justices of All Time?

Who Are the Worst Supreme Court Justices of All Time?

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

How does one define failure as a jurist? Is it an inability to perform one's work without letting personal biases interfere? How about intellectual limitations...

Federal Courts Mich. Cites SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling in Gay Marriage Appeal

Mich. Cites SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling in Gay Marriage Appeal

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

This is almost genius. Almost. To date, arguments in favor of state bans on gay marriage have fallen flat in every court that has considered the matter. And...

Federal Courts Is Sotomayor 'Finding Her Voice' or Alienating Her Colleagues?

Is Sotomayor 'Finding Her Voice' or Alienating Her Colleagues?

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

We've noted a possible rift between Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice Sonia Sotomayor before. The two justices, who both fall on the left end of the...

Federal Courts Legislative Prayer Is Still OK in Nearly All Cases

Legislative Prayer Is Still OK in Nearly All Cases

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

Not much to see here folks. In 1983, in Marsh v. Chambers, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Nebraska Legislature's invocations from a paid Presbyterian...

Federal Courts The Justice Stevens 'Retirement' Tour Makes a Stop in Congress

The Justice Stevens 'Retirement' Tour Makes a Stop in Congress

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

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is old. That's not meant as an insult, it's just a fact -- a fact that makes his current pace all the more...

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