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Federal Courts Supreme Court Won't Hear Assault Weapons Challenges

Supreme Court Won't Hear Assault Weapons Challenges

Supreme Court Won't Hear Assault Weapons Challenges

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

In the wake of the most deadly mass shooting in America's history, the US Supreme Court has declined to hear new challenges brought against assault weapons...

Federal Courts Is Justice Sotomayor the Best Dissenter on the Supreme Court?

Is Justice Sotomayor the Best Dissenter on the Supreme Court?

Is Justice Sotomayor the Best Dissenter on the Supreme Court?

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

We might have found Justice Scalia's replacement. No, we're not talking about Merrick Garland, any of the potential justices proposed by Donald Trump, or even...

Federal Courts Republicans Are Winning the War Over Garland's SCOTUS Nomination

Republicans Are Winning the War Over Garland's SCOTUS Nomination

Republicans Are Winning the War Over Garland's SCOTUS Nomination

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

Justice Scalia's former seat on the Supreme Court has sat vacant for 125 days, as of today. That makes it the third longest Supreme Court vacancy in the 20th...

Federal Courts Take a Wide View When Awarding Attorney's Fees, SCOTUS Instructs

Take a Wide View When Awarding Attorney's Fees, SCOTUS Instructs

Take a Wide View When Awarding Attorney's Fees, SCOTUS Instructs

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

The Supreme Court has been in a generous mood this week. On Monday, the Court made it easier for patent holders to get treble damages for patent infringement...

Federal Courts 6th Am. Can't Stop Federal Courts From Using Tribal Convictions

6th Am. Can't Stop Federal Courts From Using Tribal Convictions

6th Am. Can't Stop Federal Courts From Using Tribal Convictions

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

Federal law makes it a felony for a habitual offender to commit domestic assault within Indian country, when the abuser has two or more prior convictions for...

Federal Courts 'Seagate' Sinks: Court Makes Treble Patent Damages Easier

'Seagate' Sinks: Court Makes Treble Patent Damages Easier

'Seagate' Sinks: Court Makes Treble Patent Damages Easier

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

The Patent Act authorizes courts to impose triple damages in cases of infringement. But the Federal Circuit's Seagate test makes those damages hard to come by,...

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