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Federal Courts Supreme Court Hears Murder Case Where Lawyer Admitted Client's Guilt

Supreme Court Hears Murder Case Where Lawyer Admitted Client's Guilt

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

So if a lawyer decides to tell the jury his client is guilty -- and the the jury returns a death sentence -- does the malpractice carrier pay to execute the...

Federal Courts What Will SCOTUS Do About Warrantless Vehicle Searches?

What Will SCOTUS Do About Warrantless Vehicle Searches?

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Police pulled over Terrence Byrd for a traffic violation and learned he was not on the rental car agreement -- his girlfriend was. That was not a crime, but...

Federal Courts Does SCOTUS Hate Individual Civil Rights?

Does SCOTUS Hate Individual Civil Rights?

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Despite the fact that the judiciary basically redesigned itself to be the ultimate check and balance on governmental authority, when it comes to civil rights,...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Refuses Challenge to Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

Supreme Court Refuses Challenge to Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

While it is usually no shock when SCOTUS rejects highly controversial cases, that was not the case this week when it rejected the appeals in Barber v. Bryant,...

Federal Courts What Did Chemerinsky Think of the SCOTUS 2017 Term?

What Did Chemerinsky Think of the SCOTUS 2017 Term?

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

One of the leading constitutional law scholars in the country, Erwin Chemerinsky, recently wrote a piece for the ABA Journal reflecting on the United States...

Federal Courts Study: Scalia in the Casebooks

Study: Scalia in the Casebooks

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Antonin Scalia has been historically recognized for his influence on the law, and now two researches have quantified it. In a treatise, the authors show how...

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