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Federal Courts Supreme Court Denies Stay, Ordering Ky. Clerk to Issue Marriage Licenses

Supreme Court Denies Stay, Ordering Ky. Clerk to Issue Marriage Licenses

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

The Supreme Court has refused to grant an emergency stay to a Kentucky county clerk who refused to wed gay couples. This June, the Supreme Court recognized...

Federal Courts How Much Do Top Supreme Court Lawyers Make? An Absurd Amount

How Much Do Top Supreme Court Lawyers Make? An Absurd Amount

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

We wrote last week about the small handful of lawyers who have had the most success as litigators before the Supreme Court, literally getting the Justices to...

Federal Courts How to Write for the Supreme Court

How to Write for the Supreme Court

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

Use active verbs. Keep your sentences short. Don't dwell too long on case history. Win in the Supreme Court. At least, that's the pattern identified by...

Federal Courts Summer Book Report: Check out Breyer's New Book and 17 Others

Summer Book Report: Check out Breyer's New Book and 17 Others

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

For Supreme Court fans, and voracious readers, now's a great time to step into a book store. Richard Collins, of SCOTUSblog, recently put together a list of 18...

Federal Courts Sotomayor Once Saved College Affirmative Action. Can She Again?

Sotomayor Once Saved College Affirmative Action. Can She Again?

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

The Supreme Court announced that it would rehear Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin on the very last day of its last term. It would be the second time the...

Federal Courts It's Prosecutor v. Prosecutor in Unprecedented Amicus Brief

It's Prosecutor v. Prosecutor in Unprecedented Amicus Brief

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

Here's something you don't see -- well, ever? A cadre of ex-government prosecutors, including 20 former Justice Department officials, has filed an amicus brief...

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