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The Worst Supreme Court Decisions of All Time
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Updated by Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
Every once in awhile, the Supreme Court will decide a case that has widespread social and political impact, striking down discriminatory laws, upholding...
Supreme Court Looks Poised to Curb SEC Enforcement Powers
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
George Jarkesy, a former conservative radio talk show host and hedge fund manager, recently took the SEC to court. The U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Sandra Day O'Connor Dies: Independent, Pragmatic . . . and Overturned?
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor passed away on December 1, 2023. As has been noted for decades, she was a giant in the legal world, and not just because she was...
Supreme Court Considers Challenge to Law Prohibiting Guns for People Under Restraining Orders
By T. Evan Eosten Fisher, Esq. | Last updated on
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that pits protections for victims of domestic abuse against rights ensured by the...
SCOTUS' New Ethics Code: Not Really New, Not Really a Code. But It's Something.
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court has been considering some sort of official ethical code of conduct since at least 2019, when Justice Elena Kagan revealed at a Congressional...
Swift Decisions, Silent Explanations: Stays of Execution and the 'Shadow Docket'
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
With the recent execution of a Texas inmate that was in part facilitated through SCOTUS's use of the so-called "shadow docket," there...
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