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With Oklahoma's Blessing, SCOTUS Grants Death Row Inmate a New Trial
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
It's said that cats have nine lives. Given how many scheduled execution dates he's survived, Richard Glossip might have a feline in his family tree. On...
SCOTUS Declines to Take Up Appeal Regarding Clinic Buffer Zones
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) often takes cases involving First Amendment protections. In the 2023-2024 term, the justices heard eight cases...
SCOTUS Continues California Vehicle Emissions Case Despite Request From Trump Administration
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court of the United States has decided not to pause an upcoming case regarding California emission policies. The Court has yet to hear oral...
SCOTUS Vacates Capital Case Conviction Involving Sexual Shaming
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Consider if it is appropriate for a prosecutor to: Refer to a criminal defendant with rude and sexually suggestive terms Wave a pair of thong underwear...
Trump Extension Keeps TikTok in Deadlock
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court recently upheld Congress' imposed sale of TikTok from parent company ByteDance to an American company. Yet TikTok's legal saga is still not...
SCOTUS Snubs Utah's Attempt to Take Back Land from Feds
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Utah's ambitious challenge to federal land ownership, leaving the state’s bid to reclaim control over millions of...