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Federal Courts Obama Admin Asks SCOTUS to Reject Original Juris. Pot Case

Obama Admin Asks SCOTUS to Reject Original Juris. Pot Case

Obama Admin Asks SCOTUS to Reject Original Juris. Pot Case

By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Obama Administration has just asked SCOTUS to reject a lawsuit filed by the states of Oklahoma and Nebraska which both seek to block Colorado's recently...

Federal Courts The 5 Most Important Supreme Court Cases of 2015

The 5 Most Important Supreme Court Cases of 2015

The 5 Most Important Supreme Court Cases of 2015

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

The Supreme Court has its boring years. The Court didn't do much of note in 1888, for example. 1952 was a total snooze. But 2015? No way. Few years have...

Federal Courts DirectTV Class Action Is Out, Gay Parental Rights Are In

DirectTV Class Action Is Out, Gay Parental Rights Are In

DirectTV Class Action Is Out, Gay Parental Rights Are In

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

Yesterday, the Supreme Court put the kibosh on a class action lawsuit by DirectTV customers. California courts, it ruled, must enforce a DirectTV arbitration...

Federal Courts For the 9th Day of Hanukkah, 8 Jewish Supreme Court Justices

For the 9th Day of Hanukkah, 8 Jewish Supreme Court Justices

For the 9th Day of Hanukkah, 8 Jewish Supreme Court Justices

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

The latkes are getting soggy, Hanukkah Harry has gone away, and one of Judaism's more "meh" holidays is over. But forget that, let's talk about the Supreme...

Federal Courts Fisher Args: Breyer Fears, Kennedy Grouses, Scalia Plays Trump

Fisher Args: Breyer Fears, Kennedy Grouses, Scalia Plays Trump

Fisher Args: Breyer Fears, Kennedy Grouses, Scalia Plays Trump

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

Yesterday, the Court heard arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a challenge to UT's use of race as a factor in admissions decisions. Fisher is...

Federal Courts Justices Take Cautious Approach to 'One Person, One Vote'

Justices Take Cautious Approach to 'One Person, One Vote'

Justices Take Cautious Approach to 'One Person, One Vote'

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

Don't bet all your money on a ground-shaking, tradition-breaking ruling in the Supreme Court's 'one person, one vote' cases. Caution ruled the day at Tuesday's...

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