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Federal Courts Disparate Impact Can Show Housing Discrimination, Court Rules

Disparate Impact Can Show Housing Discrimination, Court Rules

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

With all the attention given to the Supreme Court's recent rulings on Obamacare, same-sex marriage, and the death penalty, it was easy to overlook several...

Federal Courts Court Strikes Down EPA's Mercury Regulations

Court Strikes Down EPA's Mercury Regulations

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

There's a reason doctors advise pregnant women to avoid eating fish -- there's a high risk that they are contaminated by mercury, a powerful neurotoxin to...

Federal Courts Court Upholds Lethal Injection Cocktail, Breyer Strongly Dissents

Court Upholds Lethal Injection Cocktail, Breyer Strongly Dissents

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court released three opinions today, one day before the end of the term. Following last week's headline-grabbing opinions on marriage and...

Federal Courts SCOTUS: Same-Sex Couples Have Fundamental Right to Marriage

SCOTUS: Same-Sex Couples Have Fundamental Right to Marriage

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The right to marriage is a fundamental right that cannot be denied to same-sex couples, the Supreme Court ruled this morning in Obergefell v. Hodges. The...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies for Federal Exchanges

Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies for Federal Exchanges

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Affordable Care Act allows the federal government to provide subsidies to poor and middle-class people purchasing insurance on the federal exchange, the...

Federal Courts Spiderman Can't Save You From Settled Patent Law, Stare Decisis

Spiderman Can't Save You From Settled Patent Law, Stare Decisis

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

When Marvel Comics brought a super hero with them to the Supreme Court recently, they were hoping a pulp hero could help them defeat "outdated" patent rules....

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