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'Scalia/Ginsburg' Opera Turns High Court Into High Art
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
One of the more curious parts of the Supreme Court is that the venom and vitriol that can sneak into Supreme Court opinions often belies the close friendships...
Court Limits Reach of Federal 3-Strikes Career Criminal Law
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
It's not easy to make a career in crime these days. The banks are cracking down on scoff-law traders, Google Earth is tracking your illegal logging, and even...
Supreme Court Further Limits Juvenile Life Without Parole Convictions
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Four years ago, in Miller v. Alabama, the Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life sentences without parole were an unconstitutional violation of the Eighth...
Which Prez Candidate Obsessed Over Death, Murder as SCOTUS Clerk?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Here's a fun guessing game: which current presidential contender's Supreme Court clerkship was characterized by an obsession with the death penalty and the...
The Wild West Comes to the Supreme Court
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
It was a frontier-themed set of oral arguments in the Supreme Court today, as attorneys debated how to define native tribal territory and the extent of federal...
Supreme Court Puts Itself in the Middle of Immigration Debate
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to President Obama's executive actions on immigration on Tuesday. The case involves a challenge by 26 states, led...
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