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Federal Courts Justices Debate Semantics in Death Penalty Case

Justices Debate Semantics in Death Penalty Case

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

If your life were in the balance, it could be disconcerting to hear a debate over semantics. Like doctors arguing in surgery about whether robots will take...

Federal Courts Second Travel Ban Challenge Dismissed

Second Travel Ban Challenge Dismissed

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

Donald Trump got out of thousands of lawsuits as a businessman, and as president he has escaped another one. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed as moot a second...

Federal Courts Don't Suppress Disagreement, Gorsuch Says

Don't Suppress Disagreement, Gorsuch Says

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

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has a problem with suppressing disagreement. In a recent speech near the courthouse, he told lawyers that people with...

Federal Courts Do SCOTUS Justices Really Avoid Statistics and Math?

Do SCOTUS Justices Really Avoid Statistics and Math?

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

Innumeracy (n) - Unfamiliarity with mathematical concepts and methods; unable to use mathematics; not numerate. According to a recent opinion piece on...

Federal Courts Is There a Ginsburg-Gorsuch Rivalry?

Is There a Ginsburg-Gorsuch Rivalry?

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

Justice Neil Gorsuch likely won't ever reach Notorious RBG levels of fame unless he magically becomes seen as cool. However, the novice supreme jurist seems to...

Federal Courts Justices 'Botch the Truth' Often, Report Finds

Justices 'Botch the Truth' Often, Report Finds

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

It's true that dogs don't lie, but they do make mistakes. So why did the U.S. Supreme Court say the reliability of police dogs -- and the risk that they...

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