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Mich. Cites SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling in Gay Marriage Appeal
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This is almost genius. Almost. To date, arguments in favor of state bans on gay marriage have fallen flat in every court that has considered the matter. And...
Is Sotomayor 'Finding Her Voice' or Alienating Her Colleagues?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
We've noted a possible rift between Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice Sonia Sotomayor before. The two justices, who both fall on the left end of the...
Legislative Prayer Is Still OK in Nearly All Cases
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Not much to see here folks. In 1983, in Marsh v. Chambers, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Nebraska Legislature's invocations from a paid Presbyterian...
The Justice Stevens 'Retirement' Tour Makes a Stop in Congress
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is old. That's not meant as an insult, it's just a fact -- a fact that makes his current pace all the more...
SCOTUS Just Fixed Patent Fee Shifting; Trial Courts Must Follow
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Fee-shifting has long since been broken in the Federal Circuit. Chief Judge Randall Rader has written an op-ed and numerous concurrences on the subjecting,...
Woodall: AEDPA's 'Clearly Established' Standard Gets More Rigid
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Lost in last week's flurry of major Supreme Court decisions was a case that on the surface seemed unremarkable: the Sixth Circuit was reversed in a habeas...
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