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Federal Courts Citizens United Overruled, Court Announces Via New Cameras

Citizens United Overruled, Court Announces Via New Cameras

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In what court watchers called an "unexpected move," Chief Justice John Roberts announced this morning that a majority of the Supreme Court had voted sua sponte...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of March 31, 2015

SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of March 31, 2015

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court is taking it easy this week, eschewing First Amendment and regulatory cases (the latter being its new favorite thing) in favor of more...

Federal Courts Pregnant UPS Employee Can Proceed With Discrimination Suit

Pregnant UPS Employee Can Proceed With Discrimination Suit

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

An employment policy that accommodates disabled workers must also accommodate pregnant workers, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday in a 6-3 opinion in Young...

Federal Courts Alabama 'Racial Gerrymander' Case Sent Back to District Court

Alabama 'Racial Gerrymander' Case Sent Back to District Court

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In 2012, the Alabama legislature redrew the state's legislative districts. In doing so, it attempted to keep the districts roughly equal in population and, in...

Federal Courts No, President Obama Can't Ignore the Supreme Court

No, President Obama Can't Ignore the Supreme Court

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Last Tuesday, New York Times op-ed contributor and University of Chicago law professor William Baude floated a fantastic contingency plan in the event the...

Federal Courts Court Looks for Limits in Confederate Flag License Plate Case

Court Looks for Limits in Confederate Flag License Plate Case

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Speech is free -- unless it's government speech, in which case, it's a little less free. The question before the Supreme Court in Walker v. Sons of Confederate...

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