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Federal Courts Were There Ethics Issues Behind Scalia's Death?

Were There Ethics Issues Behind Scalia's Death?

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

The body of the late Justice Scalia is laid out in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court today, where it's expected to see thousands of visitors come pay their...

Federal Courts 7 Strange, Often Overlooked Supreme Court Facts

7 Strange, Often Overlooked Supreme Court Facts

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

It's one of the three branches of government, but also one of the least understood. Except for a few weeks in June, when the Court releases its most important...

Federal Courts 7 Potential Supreme Court Justices Who Aren't Sri Srinivasan

7 Potential Supreme Court Justices Who Aren't Sri Srinivasan

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

When Justice Scalia passed away last Saturday, talk turned immediately to his potential replacements. And we mean immediately. Before the paper of record had...

Federal Courts Clean Power Will Have to Wait After Supreme Court Issues Stay

Clean Power Will Have to Wait After Supreme Court Issues Stay

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

A divided Supreme Court blocked implementation of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on Tuesday. The stay, issued in response to five challenges to the plan, means...

Federal Courts 'White Knight' Laws Should Be Treated With Skepticism, Brief Says

'White Knight' Laws Should Be Treated With Skepticism, Brief Says

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

From the past to the present, there have been hundreds of laws that seek to "protect" women by denying them full rights: laws shielding women from the...

Federal Courts Legal Academics Weigh in on Ted Cruz's Presidential Eligibility

Legal Academics Weigh in on Ted Cruz's Presidential Eligibility

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

U.S. Senator from Texas and current presidential hopeful, Ted Cruz, was born in Canada. Normally, that wouldn't matter much. Cruz's Canadian roots haven't made...

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