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Gerrymandering Comes to the Supreme Court This December
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Gerrymandering in America is almost as old as U.S. democracy itself. In 1788, Patrick Henry drew congressional boundaries in Virginia in order to keep James...
Trump, the Supreme Court, and the Uncertain Future
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Well, that was surprising, right? If you were like most of us -- those of us who spent the last few days obsessively checking presidential polls, that is -- a...
Posner Trashes 'Awful' Supreme Court, Law Clerks, and Justice Alito
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Richard Posner, the Seventh Circuit judge and relative legal celebrity, has been on a bit of rampage lately. This summer, he decried law professors as...
Justices Grapple With Whistleblower Rules in Hurricane Katrina Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The False Claims Act allows whistleblowers, or 'relators,' to sue contractors who are suspected of fraud in federal contracts. The government can then pick up...
The Supreme Court Tackles Fashion, Copyrights, and Slimming Stripes
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
If you want to look thinner, try stripes, Court watchers learned yesterday. For extra slimming, look for clothes with "waist-narrowing V's." No, the justices...
Think the Supreme Court Is Avoiding Big Issues This Term? Think Again.
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court is looking to keep controversial, potentially divisive issues off its docket this term, the conventional wisdom goes -- at least until it has...