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SCOTUS Seems Ready to Toss Texas's Death Penalty Standard
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in the case of Moore v. Texas, a challenge to the standards Texas uses to determine whether inmates are too...
After a Century of Waiting, We're Finally Getting a Treatise on Judicial Precedent
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Here's something a bit unprecedented: 12 distinguished appellate judges have come together with Bryan Garner to release a "hornbook-style" treatise on the...
Court Considers Residual Clause in Federal Sentencing Guidelines
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About a year and a half ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Johnson v. United States that the so-called residual clause in the Armed Career Criminals Act was...
Is Korematsu Really Still Good Law?
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A year ago on Sunday, while campaigning in Iowa, Donald Trump said that as president he would "absolutely" implement a registry for Muslims in the United...
Visa Can't Stick With an Argument, So It Won't Be Making Any
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court tossed out two class action challenges brought by Visa yesterday, less than a month before the financial services company was scheduled to...
Justices Look Toward New Colleague, Whomever It Shall Be
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
As chaos reigns in Washington, the Supreme Court is experiencing a bit of a lull. There are no arguments this week, no relists, and no interesting orders. But...
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