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U.S. Agent's Cross-Border Shooting of Child Comes Before Supreme Court
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 child was shot in the head by Jesus Mesa, a...
On the Supreme Court, Youth Is No Guarantee of Longevity
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A president looking to make his mark on the Supreme Court, the logic goes, should nominate younger jurists for the bench. After all, a Neil Gorsuch, at age 49,...
Is Gorsuch More Conservative Than Clarence Thomas?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
No Supreme Court justice is more conservative than Clarence Thomas, right? With his hardline originalism, his narrow reading of the Due Process and Equal...
Another Lesson From Scalia: Be Home for Dinner
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Antonin Scalia died one year ago today, yet his influence on American law, and the Supreme Court in particular, remains as large as it ever was. His...
Who Will Be the Next Solicitor General?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
As President Trump's travel ban rockets to the Supreme Court, the administration's Justice Department remains noticeably understaffed -- at least when it comes...
Will Trump's Immigration Ban Find a Friendlier Audience in the Supreme Court?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
When a Ninth Circuit panel refused to reinstate President Trump's immigration ban executive order yesterday, the president went straight to Twitter. "We'll see...
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