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The Pros and Cons of Institutional Changes Being Floated for the Supreme Court
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The fight over the next Supreme Court justice appears to be nearly over. Barring unexpected developments, nothing will derail the quick nomination and...
Ninth Circuit Asked to Weigh in on "The Shape of Water" Copyright Suit
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
There's nothing new under the sun - including, apparently, the story of a female janitor connecting with an aquatic creature during the Cold War. The estate of...
Revisiting Loving v. Virginia After the Passing of Lawyer Bernhard Cohen
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
In the middle of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, the lawyer who successfully argued that bans on interracial marriages were...
Supreme Court Will Decide Whether PTAB Judicial Appointments Are Unconstitutional
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
This week the Supreme Court agreed to review a federal appeals court finding that the process of appointing Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges...
Antitrust Lawsuit Against NFL and DirecTV Gets a Pass From SCOTUS. And a Warning.
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
What is there to do anymore on the weekends but watch football? Unfortunately, for those of us unable or unwilling to get DirecTV's NFL Sunday...
Betting Money Is Now on Supreme Court Keeping ACA Largely Intact
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
It can be a tough job to predict how the Supreme Court will decide any one case. And with Justice Barrett being new to the court there's an extra bit of...