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Republicans Are Winning the War Over Garland's SCOTUS Nomination
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Justice Scalia's former seat on the Supreme Court has sat vacant for 125 days, as of today. That makes it the third longest Supreme Court vacancy in the 20th...
Take a Wide View When Awarding Attorney's Fees, SCOTUS Instructs
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court has been in a generous mood this week. On Monday, the Court made it easier for patent holders to get treble damages for patent infringement...
6th Am. Can't Stop Federal Courts From Using Tribal Convictions
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Federal law makes it a felony for a habitual offender to commit domestic assault within Indian country, when the abuser has two or more prior convictions for...
'Seagate' Sinks: Court Makes Treble Patent Damages Easier
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Patent Act authorizes courts to impose triple damages in cases of infringement. But the Federal Circuit's Seagate test makes those damages hard to come by,...
SCOTUS Kills Puerto Rican Debt Plan as Gov. Appeals to U.N.
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court ruled this morning that Puerto Rico cannot rely on its own bankruptcy legislation in order to restructure its public utility debt. In a...
SCOTUS Creates Narrow Recusal Requirement in Pa. Capital Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Getting a judge removed from a case is no easy task. After all, under federal law, it is up to the judges themselves to determine, on their own, whether a...
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