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License Plate Cases: 2 States Seek Cert., Speech Rights
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This is an issue that the U.S. Supreme Court has been dodging for years: Whose speech is conveyed on a personalized license plate? In 1977, the Supreme Court...
DNA Sets Man Free After Scalia Mocked His Death Penalty Appeal
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Ten years after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review their case, and 30 years after they were convicted, two half-brothers have been cleared of a 1983...
Friday Double Poll: Best and Worst SCOTUS Writers
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The topic of the week for me seems to be legal writing. And my favorite type of post is the "poll the audience" post because it means I can be a spineless...
Snippets: Lyrical Threats, SSM Victors Want Cert., SCOTUS <3 Cops
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Today's all about the music: rap lyrics as threats, the final countdown for same-sex marriage advocates, and cops facing the music in court (or not). Here are...
After Hobby Lobby, HHS' New Contraceptive Rules Up for Public Comment
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Even though the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate took a blow in Hobby Lobby, the Obama administration is still out there trying to preserve it --...
Ginsburg's Interview With Marcia Coyle: 5 Interesting Points
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Marcia Coyle, a long-time Supreme Court reporter and the author of a great book on the Roberts Court, sat down earlier this week with Justice Ruth Bader...