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Federal Courts Roberts Withdraws From Case After Botched Conflict Check

Roberts Withdraws From Case After Botched Conflict Check

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

Chief Justice Roberts recused himself from a patent case yesterday, long after one might expect. The belated withdrawal came almost a month after the Court...

Federal Courts 6 Most Important Supreme Court Decisions of 2016

6 Most Important Supreme Court Decisions of 2016

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

The past year was really something else. 2016 saw the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the end of Merrick Garland's Supreme Court dreams, the death of David...

Federal Courts Death, Politics, and Some Law: The Supreme Court in 2016

Death, Politics, and Some Law: The Supreme Court in 2016

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

2016 was not a typical year for the Supreme Court. The passing of Justice Antonin Scalia early in the year upended normal Supreme Court practice, as his...

Federal Courts Trump's Supreme Court Pick Could Be Announced Soon

Trump's Supreme Court Pick Could Be Announced Soon

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

President-elect Donald Trump released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court nominees last May, then nearly doubled it a few months later, putting up ten more...

Federal Courts It's Back to the D.C. Circuit for Merrick Garland

It's Back to the D.C. Circuit for Merrick Garland

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

It just wasn't meant to be for D.C Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland and the Supreme Court. On Monday, 278 days after Garland was first nominated to the...

Federal Courts 16 Holiday Gifts for the Supreme Court Justices

16 Holiday Gifts for the Supreme Court Justices

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

December 24th marks not just Christmas Eve this year but, thanks to a rare calendrical convergence, the first night of Hanukkah. That should make your...

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