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Does Faulty Affirmative Action Opinion Give SCOTUS an Easy Out?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." Those words, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, are...
Ineffective Assistance in a Plea: Lafler Redux?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
As SCOTUS Week continues, we turn to what could be the most factually interesting case of the 2013 term, and one that is being argued before the court as...
Maintaining a Stash House is 'Conduct Related to Narcotic Drugs'
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Kind of a "duh" proposition there, isn't it? Timothy Grayson was convicted of maintaining a drug house under Michigan state law in 2004. The crime punishes...
Judge Kethledge Defies Physics, Counsels State Farm on Decorum
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
There are good reasons not to call an opponent's argument "ridiculous," which is what State Farm calls Barbara Bennett's principal argument here. The reasons...
6th Cir. Holds That Employer Must Provide Contraception
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Okay, there's almost no way this doesn't get to the Supreme Court. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, also known as ACA or Obamacare)...
6th Circuit Makes Right Call in Cancelling Judicial Conference
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Perhaps conscious to the appearance of insensitivity to the current budget crisis, specifically, the federal court system's budget crisis caused by...
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