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SCOTUS Halts Transgender Student's Access to Boys' Room
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Gavin Grimm probably won't be able to use the boys' bathroom when he returns to school this fall. Grimm, a transgender high school student who was born female...
Have Democrats Given Up on Garland?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
It's been 140 days since Merrick Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court, making his the longest pending Supreme Court nomination in history. But you didn't...
The Biggest Supreme Court Winners of the Past Term: Criminal Defendants
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court today is not what it was just ten months ago, when the Court kicked off its October 2015 term. Some of the differences are obvious. Justice...
Shylock Goes Free, as RBG Overrules Shakespeare
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
It has taken more than four hundred years, but Shylock has finally been vindicated on appeal. The fictional Jewish moneylender, made famous in Shakespeare's...
Unearthing Supreme Court History in 'More Perfect,' Episode 1
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Fans of the Supreme Court and NPR are in for a treat. Radiolab, NPR's science-based radio show, has its first spin off: "More Perfect." This new podcast, which...
Student Urges SCOTUS to Stay out of Transgender Bathroom Case, for Now
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Gavin Grimm just wants to be able to use the bathroom in peace -- and, for a while, he could. When Grimm, a high school student in rural Virginia who was born...