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Federal Courts SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of March 23, 2015

SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of March 23, 2015

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

The Supreme Court is taking a break from oral arguments, but will resume next week with more of what the Court has become very interested in this term: agency...

Federal Courts In 2 Separate Opinions, SCOTUS Talks Regulatory Authority

In 2 Separate Opinions, SCOTUS Talks Regulatory Authority

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

Following one of the two most anticipated oral arguments of the year last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions Monday that don't contain the...

Federal Courts Kagan's Conversational Tone Gets the Public Involved in Opinions

Kagan's Conversational Tone Gets the Public Involved in Opinions

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

Take a walk through the judicial opinions of Justice Elena Kagan, the most recent addition to the U.S. Supreme Court. You'll probably find something in them...

Federal Courts King v. Burwell Oral Arguments: 'Such,' Coercion, and Kagan's Clerks

King v. Burwell Oral Arguments: 'Such,' Coercion, and Kagan's Clerks

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

Cases of statutory interpretation are rarely as sexy as those involving constitutional issues. But King v. Burwell is among the most important cases of this...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Lets Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Suit Proceed in Federal Court

SCOTUS Lets Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Suit Proceed in Federal Court

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

In 2010, Colorado enacted legislation to try and collect some revenue from Internet retailers who have no physical presence in the state but nevertheless sell...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of March 2, 2015

SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of March 2, 2015

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

After figuring out what a fish is (and is not), then telling us that anyone, not just dentists, can perform teeth-whitening, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to...

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