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SCOTUS Gives FCC Win in Regulation Rollback After Decades-Long Legal Battle
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
In 2017, the Federal Communications Commission changed ownership rules for local news media. Specifically, the FCC thought the prohibition against the same...
Supreme Court Abandons Rule Restricting Juvenile Sentences of Life Without Parole
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court recently upheld a life sentence without parole for a man convicted of murder when he was 15 years old. In Jones v. Mississippi, the...
SCOTUS: Appellate Courts Have Final Say Over Appellate Court Costs
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court issued yet another unanimous decision this term, holding that a lower court does not have the authority to alter a federal appeals court...
Supreme Court: Government Can Block Immigrants with Temporary Protected Status
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court recently weighed in on an issue that has split federal courts for years: Whether a person who enters the United States illegally but obtains...
SCOTUS Nomination and Confirmation Process Explained
By Ashley Ravid | Last updated on
Many people know that the three branches of the United States government were created with the idea of checks and balances in mind. The Supreme Court, part of...
SCOTUS Again Rejects Obamacare Challenge
By Richard Dahl | Last updated on
Obamacare lives on. The Affordable Care Act survived another major U.S. Supreme Court challenge on June 17, as justices rejected the latest Republican...
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