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Reasonable Mistake of Law Isn't Ground for Suppressing Search: SCOTUS
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
When can a police officer's mistake of law be overlooked in a motion to suppress? Whenever it's a reasonable mistake, Chief Justice John Roberts explained in...
4 Grants: Bankruptcy, Patent Royalties, Life Sentences for Minors
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court released its latest orders list Friday, granting certiorari in four cases. And unlike the typical list of snoozers, this list contained...
SCOTUS Maintains Veil of Secrecy Over Juror Deliberations
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
What happens in the juror room stays in the juror room (unless it's a mock trial and you get to watch hidden cameras and the foreperson who is a lawyer in real...
Unsurprising Unanimous Decision: No Pay for Security Screenings
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Raise your hand if you saw this coming. Contracted employees, leaving an Amazon warehouse, have to go through security screenings. They sued for overtime pay...
Snippets: BP Settlement, Colorado DUI, and the 'Echo Chamber'
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Except for oral arguments and the occasional back-page opinion attached to the order list, it's been a quiet week at the Supreme Court. On December 1, the...
3 New Grants: Texas License Plates, La. Execution, Patents
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Happy Friday y'all! Today's breaking news out of the Supreme Court involves grants in three cases -- two from Texas and one from Louisiana. The first case, and...
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