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Gun Owners File Emergency Application for Injunction Pending Appeal
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
California gun owners have made a last ditch effort to block the enforcement of a Sunnyvale law that is one of the strictest gun-laws in the country. The new...
One Grant, One Opinion, Many Denials, and an Anniversary
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
It's going to be a busy week for SCOTUS with decisions expected in several cases, and on this dreary Monday, the Court did not disappoint. The order list was...
James Holmes Takes Reporter Shield Battle to Supreme Court
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
James Holmes, the Aurora, Colorado mass murderer, hasn't gone to trial yet, but his attorneys are already reaching out to the Supreme Court. Why? The...
No Tolling of Hague Child Abduction Treaty's One Year Soft Limit
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Another year, another child abduction case in the Supreme Court. This time, the issue is equitable tolling, or to put it in non-legal terms, whether a parent...
Grants, Denials, and the Funniest Amicus Brief You'll Ever Read
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Another Monday morning, another orders list [PDF]. Who made the SCOTUS certiorari cut, and who didn't? There are a few notables on both lists, including a...
SCOTUS Snippets: Protestor, Hidden Cameras, 9th and 6th Get Reversed
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Somebody's been naughty. For the first time ever, there is video footage of the Supreme Court chambers and, well, they look the same as they did five years...