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Federal Courts Briefs Come in for Controversial Case on Race and Death Penalty

Briefs Come in for Controversial Case on Race and Death Penalty

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

Briefs are starting to trickle into the Supreme Court in the case of Buck v. Davis, a death penalty case that promises to be one of the more important...

Federal Courts Supreme Court History in 'More Perfect:' Voting Rights and a Broken Justice

Supreme Court History in 'More Perfect:' Voting Rights and a Broken Justice

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

Welcome to our second 'More Perfect' recap, a look at the most interesting historical tidbits from NPR's new Supreme Court-focused podcast. Today's episode...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Halts Transgender Student's Access to Boys' Room

SCOTUS Halts Transgender Student's Access to Boys' Room

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

Gavin Grimm probably won't be able to use the boys' bathroom when he returns to school this fall. Grimm, a transgender high school student who was born female...

Federal Courts Have Democrats Given Up on Garland?

Have Democrats Given Up on Garland?

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

It's been 140 days since Merrick Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court, making his the longest pending Supreme Court nomination in history. But you didn't...

Federal Courts The Biggest Supreme Court Winners of the Past Term: Criminal Defendants

The Biggest Supreme Court Winners of the Past Term: Criminal Defendants

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

The Supreme Court today is not what it was just ten months ago, when the Court kicked off its October 2015 term. Some of the differences are obvious. Justice...

Federal Courts Shylock Goes Free, as RBG Overrules Shakespeare

Shylock Goes Free, as RBG Overrules Shakespeare

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

It has taken more than four hundred years, but Shylock has finally been vindicated on appeal. The fictional Jewish moneylender, made famous in Shakespeare's...

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