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Federal Courts Donald Verrilli to Say Goodbye to SCOTUS -- For Now

Donald Verrilli to Say Goodbye to SCOTUS -- For Now

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

Few faces are more familiar in the Supreme Court than Donald Verrilli's. As solicitor general, he's argued more cases before the Court over the last five years...

Federal Courts Transgender Bathroom Battle Could Come Before Supreme Court

Transgender Bathroom Battle Could Come Before Supreme Court

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

Could the Supreme Court's next major civil rights case be about ... pooping? Possibly. The debate over where transgender students should be allowed to use the...

Federal Courts Will SCOTUS Ruling Drown Courts in Clean Water Act Lawsuits?

Will SCOTUS Ruling Drown Courts in Clean Water Act Lawsuits?

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

The Supreme Court made it easier for property owners to challenge Clean Water Act protections yesterday. A unanimous court ruled that a "jurisdictional...

Federal Courts Justice Ginsburg Remembers Scalia, Says 8 Isn't Enough for SCOTUS

Justice Ginsburg Remembers Scalia, Says 8 Isn't Enough for SCOTUS

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

Justice Ginsburg, speaking at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference last Thursday, said what everyone knows but no justice has spoken aloud until now: when it...

Federal Courts Women Get Interrupted More Than Men, Even on the Suprem--

Women Get Interrupted More Than Men, Even on the Suprem--

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

It's not uncommon for men to interrupt and talk over their female colleagues, as many women can attest -- when they can get a word in. There's even a term for...

Federal Courts Virginia Politicians Cannot Sue Over Redistricting, Supreme Court Rules

Virginia Politicians Cannot Sue Over Redistricting, Supreme Court Rules

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

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Virginia's court-imposed redistricting yesterday, ruling that three Virginia Congressmen could not show that they...

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