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Federal Courts Today's Supreme Court Args: Meaner, Funnier, Better Prepared

Today's Supreme Court Args: Meaner, Funnier, Better Prepared

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

Supreme Court oral arguments ain't what they once were -- and that's not exactly a bad thing. According to a recent study comparing oral arguments in the...

Federal Courts Hovercraft-Riding, Moose-Hunting Alaskan Wins SCOTUS Challenge

Hovercraft-Riding, Moose-Hunting Alaskan Wins SCOTUS Challenge

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

Meet John Sturgeon, a hunter, a septuagenarian, an Alaskan, and, as of Tuesday, a victorious Supreme Court litigant. Sturgeon wound up before the Supreme Court...

Federal Courts Will Obamacare's Contraception Rules Survive the Supreme Court?

Will Obamacare's Contraception Rules Survive the Supreme Court?

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

The Supreme Court heard lively oral arguments this morning in a case over whether religious organizations must comply with Affordable Care Act rules on the...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Kicks Off Deadlock Season With First 4-4 Split

SCOTUS Kicks Off Deadlock Season With First 4-4 Split

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

We knew it was coming and now it's started. Ever since Justice Scalia's sudden death in mid-February, the Supreme Court has been down a justice, evenly...

Federal Courts High Court Puffs, Puffs, Passes on Interstate Marijuana Suit

High Court Puffs, Puffs, Passes on Interstate Marijuana Suit

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

This morning, the Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Colorado's legalized marijuana brought by neighboring states Oklahoma and Nebraska. Both...

Federal Courts Where Merrick Garland Stands Out: Guns, Criminal Law, Environment

Where Merrick Garland Stands Out: Guns, Criminal Law, Environment

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

When we introduced President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit Merrick Garland, yesterday we described his judicial philosophy as...

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