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Federal Courts Will States Collect Billions in Internet Sales Tax Thanks to SCOTUS?

Will States Collect Billions in Internet Sales Tax Thanks to SCOTUS?

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

If you rush, you can probably still order a present for that aunt or cousin you forgot about and have it arrive on time for the holidays. (You have 'til...

Federal Courts For Bank Fraud, Stealing From Another's Account Counts, SCOTUS Rules

For Bank Fraud, Stealing From Another's Account Counts, SCOTUS Rules

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

Lawrence Shaw was convicted of federal bank fraud after he stole $300,000 from the checking account of Stanley Hsu. Shaw doesn't deny that he took the cash,...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Won't Hear Case of Man Who Spent 40 Years on Death Row

Supreme Court Won't Hear Case of Man Who Spent 40 Years on Death Row

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

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear four cases from death row inmates facing execution, resulting in a rare dissent from a denial of certiorari by...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Deadlock Leaves One Dead After Court Splits on Execution

Supreme Court Deadlock Leaves One Dead After Court Splits on Execution

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

The eight-justice Supreme Court has deadlocked several times since Justice Scalia's passing last February. Four-four ties have left important cases undecided...

Federal Courts 'Friends and Family' Securities Fraud Conviction Upheld in Supreme Court

'Friends and Family' Securities Fraud Conviction Upheld in Supreme Court

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

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the insider trading conviction of a Chicago man who had traded based on inside tips from relatives. The man, Bassam...

Federal Courts Posner's War on the Supreme Court Continues

Posner's War on the Supreme Court Continues

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

Richard Posner, the celebrated Seventh Circuit judge, has a bone to pick with the Supreme Court. This summer, he raised many hackles by declaring that the...

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