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Are Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices Reasonable?
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Despite what it might seem, the United States Supreme Court is not an unchanging institution. It has been a bit bigger, and smaller, in its long and...
High Court Allows Extra Painful Lethal Injection
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
In the recently released opinion, Bucklew v. Precythe, a five to four majority held that a death row inmate could be put to death with a lethal injection...
High Court Finds No Problem in SSA Expert's 'Proof'
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The recent SCOTUS decision in Biestek v. Berryhill may have flown under most lawyers' radars as it concerned a Social Security Administration's ALJ's...
Justice Thomas Speaks Up in Racial Discrimination Jury Selection Argument
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
In a rather curious turn of events, during the oral argument in the Flowers v. Mississippi case, Justice Thomas broke his three-year silence on the bench and...
SCOTUS to Consider State Court Jury Unanimity
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
While most states and federal law requires criminal defendants to be convicted by a unanimous jury of their peers, that's not the case in a couple state courts...
Who Is Obama Vetting for the Supreme Court?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court has been down a justice for almost a month now. And it may continue to be so for awhile, should Senate Republicans refuse to "advise and...