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SCOTUS Says Yes to the Cross, No to Public Access
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
In a pair of First Amendment cases, the U.S. Supreme Court drew surprising new lines on religious monuments and public access channels. In The American Legion...
Justices Make Bank on Books and Stocks
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Books and stocks paid well for justices of the U.S. Supreme Court last year, according to recent financial disclosures. Justice Neil Gorsuch received a...
9th Circuit: Not a Crime to Run From Police
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Running from the law -- literally -- is not a crime. That's the crib notes version of United States v. Derek Daniel Brown, a decision from the U.S. Ninth...
Cursing at a Cop Is Protected Free Speech
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
It's usually not a good idea to curse at police, but it is still a fundamental right. The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals said so in a case from Arkansas....
Bad News for Double Jeopardy Defendants, But What About Roe v. Wade?
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A lone opinion about an unrelated issue in a Supreme Court case doesn't usually hold a lot of weight. But these are unusual times. In Gamble v. United States,...
Appeals Court: Thinking About a Warrant is Enough
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a rather controversial decision that is raising the ire of legal commentators. The decision in the USA v....
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