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Federal Courts SCOTUS Overturns New York Gun Law

SCOTUS Overturns New York Gun Law

By Richard Dahl | Last updated on

As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a New York law restricting the carrying of guns outside the home is unconstitutional. New York is one of several...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Again Extends Religious Protection. How Big of a Change Are We Seeing?

SCOTUS Again Extends Religious Protection. How Big of a Change Are We Seeing?

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

The U.S. Supreme Court has again sided with a religious institution in a case involving the First Amendment. In Carson v. Makin, the Supreme Court held that a...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Rulings Make Immigration Removal Challenges More Difficult

Supreme Court Rulings Make Immigration Removal Challenges More Difficult

By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on

A pair of decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court this week could have a sweeping effect on immigration in the United States. The two cases, one a...

Federal Courts SCOTUS: State Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right to Present New Evidence in Federal Court

SCOTUS: State Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right to Present New Evidence in Federal Court

By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on

Justice Sonia Sotomayor penned a blistering dissent, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer, arguing that the majority "gives short shrift to the...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Steps In on Pennsylvania Fight Over Mail-In Ballots

Supreme Court Steps In on Pennsylvania Fight Over Mail-In Ballots

By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency stay in an ongoing fight over undated mail-in ballots. On May 27, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Declines Review of Copyright Suit Over Josh Groban's 'You Raise Me Up'

SCOTUS Declines Review of Copyright Suit Over Josh Groban's 'You Raise Me Up'

By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on

Johannsongs-Publishing Ltd. sued songwriter Rolf Lovland and several record companies over the song "You Raise Me Up" written by Lovland in 2001 and...

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