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High Court Refuses ADA Excessive Force Case
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a closely watched petition for cert. in the excessive force case against Newport Beach's police department. The cert denial is...
SCOTUS Backs Native Americans' Right to Hunt
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the hunting rights of a Native American tribe survived U.S. expansion into the West. In Herrera v. Wyoming, the the High...
Brown v. Board of Education 65 Years Later
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Decades before Brown v. Board of Education, which was decided 65 years ago today, a lawyer was toiling in the background to overturn segregation. It was not...
Breyer Asks: Which Supreme Court Cases Will Fall Next?
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
When Justice Stephen Breyer celebrated his twentieth year on the U.S. Supreme Court, his former clerks applauded his eternal optimism. They had gathered to...
Is There an Unlicensed Prosecutor Defense?
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Gilbert Mendez pleaded guilty to drug crimes, but challenged his conviction later when he found out the prosecutor for his case was not licensed to practice...
Apple Loses App Store Antitrust Appeal
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The Apple App Store has been accused of being a monopoly, and the U.S. Supreme Court just agreed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, that the case should...