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After 25 Years on the Court, Justice Thomas's Impact Up for Debate
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Justice Clarence Thomas celebrated 25 years on the Supreme Court this week. The justice joined the Court a quarter century ago, surviving a bruising nomination...
Gays Can Get Married, Thanks to SCOTUS. How About Refugees?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples had a fundamental right to marry. So far, the impact of that ruling, Obergefell v. Hodges, has largely...
Justice Ginsburg Finally Gets to Star in an Opera
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She's not fat and she's not singing, but Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will soon become the star of an opera. The Supreme Court Justice and well-known opera fan...
Is There Any Hope for Merrick Garland?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Two hundred and nineteen days ago, President Obama nominated D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Since then, well, you know what's...
Highlights From the Presidential Debates: SCOTUS Edition
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Last night's presidential debate, the final of three, was the first to devote a significant portion of the discussion to the future of the Supreme Court. And...
A Bullet Can Cross the Border; Can the Constitution?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Sergio Hernandez died in Mexico, but the bullet that killed him was fired from the United States. The 15-year-old boy was shot in the head by a Border Patrol...