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Federal Courts Drug Dog Search Prolonged Traffic Stop, Says SCOTUS

Drug Dog Search Prolonged Traffic Stop, Says SCOTUS

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

Using a drug-sniffing dog in a completed traffic stop, in the absence of any reasonable suspicion to do so, is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled...

Federal Courts Rajat Gupta's Cert. Petition on Insider Trading Conviction Denied

Rajat Gupta's Cert. Petition on Insider Trading Conviction Denied

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

Buried among the dozens of denials of petitions for writs of certiorari was this one: docket number 14-534, Rajat K. Gupta v. United States. It appears to be...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of April 20, 2015

SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of April 20, 2015

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

Next week is the calm before the storm. April 28 is the day that Court watchers are waiting for -- the day when the Court hears oral two hours of oral...

Federal Courts A Taste of the Many Amicus Briefs in the Same-Sex Marriage Case

A Taste of the Many Amicus Briefs in the Same-Sex Marriage Case

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

The same-sex marriage cases, known to posterity as DeBoer v. Synder, may very well be the biggest civil rights decision of our generation. As such, everyone...

Federal Courts It's Procedure vs. Substance in Foster Oral Arguments

It's Procedure vs. Substance in Foster Oral Arguments

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

This November begins with a bang in the Supreme Court. While the rest of us are still nursing our Halloween candy hangovers, the High Court is hearing two of...

Federal Courts The Notorious RBG: From Internet Meme to Required Reading

The Notorious RBG: From Internet Meme to Required Reading

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

2013 was a rough year for leftist Court watchers. The Court punted on affirmative action, weakened employment discrimination protections, and cut out the heart...

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