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Kagan's Conversational Tone Gets the Public Involved in Opinions
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Take a walk through the judicial opinions of Justice Elena Kagan, the most recent addition to the U.S. Supreme Court. You'll probably find something in them...
King v. Burwell Oral Arguments: 'Such,' Coercion, and Kagan's Clerks
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Cases of statutory interpretation are rarely as sexy as those involving constitutional issues. But King v. Burwell is among the most important cases of this...
SCOTUS Lets Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Suit Proceed in Federal Court
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In 2010, Colorado enacted legislation to try and collect some revenue from Internet retailers who have no physical presence in the state but nevertheless sell...
SCOTUS Oral Argument Preview: Week of March 2, 2015
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
After figuring out what a fish is (and is not), then telling us that anyone, not just dentists, can perform teeth-whitening, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to...
In Teeth-Whitening Case, SCOTUS Extends Antitrust Immunity Exception
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Teeth whitening may not be "the practice of dentistry." Who knew? On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declared, 6-3, that the determinations of a state...
SCOTUS: A Fish Is Not a 'Tangible Object' for Sarbanes Purposes
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Destroying a fish isn't a federal crime, the Supreme Court ruled today, in another victory for sanity when it comes to prosecutorial over-charging. By a...