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5 Cases at SCOTUS' Big Fall Conference That We're Excited About
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Last week, we blogged about the Big Fall Conference (aka long conference) at the U.S. Supreme Court. After a summer's worth of backlog clogs up the docket with...
Former U. Va. Student Is Petitioning Supreme Court
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V is taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison in 2012 for...
Beyond Ruth Bader Ginger: Other Justices' Ice Creams
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
An online petition is under way to goad Ben and Jerry's into making a Ruth Bader Ginsburg-themed ice cream. Of course, all the petition says is that the flavor...
Monitoring Bracelet Counts as 4th Amend Search, Court Holds
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
An ankle bracelet is more than a fashion statement: it's a search. At least according to the Supreme Court's holding in Grady v. North Carolina, which found...
Citizens United Overruled, Court Announces Via New Cameras
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In what court watchers called an "unexpected move," Chief Justice John Roberts announced this morning that a majority of the Supreme Court had voted sua sponte...
SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of March 31, 2015
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court is taking it easy this week, eschewing First Amendment and regulatory cases (the latter being its new favorite thing) in favor of more...