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Federal Courts Visa Can't Stick With an Argument, So It Won't Be Making Any

Visa Can't Stick With an Argument, So It Won't Be Making Any

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

The Supreme Court tossed out two class action challenges brought by Visa yesterday, less than a month before the financial services company was scheduled to...

Federal Courts Justices Look Toward New Colleague, Whomever It Shall Be

Justices Look Toward New Colleague, Whomever It Shall Be

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

As chaos reigns in Washington, the Supreme Court is experiencing a bit of a lull. There are no arguments this week, no relists, and no interesting orders. But...

Federal Courts Gerrymandering Comes to the Supreme Court This December

Gerrymandering Comes to the Supreme Court This December

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

Gerrymandering in America is almost as old as U.S. democracy itself. In 1788, Patrick Henry drew congressional boundaries in Virginia in order to keep James...

Federal Courts Trump, the Supreme Court, and the Uncertain Future

Trump, the Supreme Court, and the Uncertain Future

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

Well, that was surprising, right? If you were like most of us -- those of us who spent the last few days obsessively checking presidential polls, that is -- a...

Federal Courts Posner Trashes 'Awful' Supreme Court, Law Clerks, and Justice Alito

Posner Trashes 'Awful' Supreme Court, Law Clerks, and Justice Alito

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

Richard Posner, the Seventh Circuit judge and relative legal celebrity, has been on a bit of rampage lately. This summer, he decried law professors as...

Federal Courts Justices Grapple With Whistleblower Rules in Hurricane Katrina Case

Justices Grapple With Whistleblower Rules in Hurricane Katrina Case

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

The False Claims Act allows whistleblowers, or 'relators,' to sue contractors who are suspected of fraud in federal contracts. The government can then pick up...

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