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Federal Courts A Goldendoodle Named Wonder Just Won a Supreme Court Case

A Goldendoodle Named Wonder Just Won a Supreme Court Case

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

All dogs go to Heaven, or so late 80s children's movies promise us, but only some make it to the Supreme Court. One such dog is Wonder, who won his first...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Blocks Death Sentence Tainted by Racial Bias

Supreme Court Blocks Death Sentence Tainted by Racial Bias

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

After years of fruitless appeals, Duane Buck won a decisive victory in the Supreme Court this morning. The Texas inmate had been sentenced to death in part due...

Federal Courts U.S. Agent's Cross-Border Shooting of Child Comes Before Supreme Court

U.S. Agent's Cross-Border Shooting of Child Comes Before Supreme Court

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

Sergio Hernandez died in Mexico, but the bullet that killed him was fired from the United States. The 15-year-old child was shot in the head by Jesus Mesa, a...

Federal Courts On the Supreme Court, Youth Is No Guarantee of Longevity

On the Supreme Court, Youth Is No Guarantee of Longevity

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

A president looking to make his mark on the Supreme Court, the logic goes, should nominate younger jurists for the bench. After all, a Neil Gorsuch, at age 49,...

Federal Courts Is Gorsuch More Conservative Than Clarence Thomas?

Is Gorsuch More Conservative Than Clarence Thomas?

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

No Supreme Court justice is more conservative than Clarence Thomas, right? With his hardline originalism, his narrow reading of the Due Process and Equal...

Federal Courts Another Lesson From Scalia: Be Home for Dinner

Another Lesson From Scalia: Be Home for Dinner

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

Antonin Scalia died one year ago today, yet his influence on American law, and the Supreme Court in particular, remains as large as it ever was. His...

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