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SCOTUS Will Hear All the Obamacare Contraception Exemption Cases
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Well, here's some exciting news for your weekend. This morning the Supreme Court granted certiorari to all seven Obamacare contraception mandate appeals. Under...
1L Student Gets His Redistricting Case Heard by SCOTUS
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Stephen Shapiro, a 1L at American University, has successfully convinced this nation's highest court to review whether or not a lower district judge's decision...
Spokeo Oral Args: Is a Privacy Violation Alone Enough to Sue?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Spokeo v. Robins, a case which could have major implications for Internet privacy litigation. Spokeo, a...
Split Court Deadlocks on Public Unions, Shifts on Birth Control
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what an out-of-balance Supreme Court looks like. Today, a deadlocked Court issued a one sentence ruling in Friedrichs v....
Today's Supreme Court Args: Meaner, Funnier, Better Prepared
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Supreme Court oral arguments ain't what they once were -- and that's not exactly a bad thing. According to a recent study comparing oral arguments in the...
Hovercraft-Riding, Moose-Hunting Alaskan Wins SCOTUS Challenge
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Meet John Sturgeon, a hunter, a septuagenarian, an Alaskan, and, as of Tuesday, a victorious Supreme Court litigant. Sturgeon wound up before the Supreme Court...