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Scalia's 5 Most Influential and Important Supreme Court Decisions
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
During his nearly 30 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Scalia left an indelible mark on the country's jurisprudence. To paraphrase J.K. Galbraith, we're all...
SCOTUS Says: Snatching Is a Violent Felony
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A recent 5 to 4 opinion of the High Court clarifies the Armed Career Criminal Act's definition of violent crimes to include crimes that involve the minimum...
SCOTUS Leaves Transgender Military Ban in Play
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
With some exceptions, transgender people may not serve in the United States military. That is the effect of two rulings in Trump v. Karnoski and Trump v....
SCOTUS Lets Bad Yelp Review Live
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A recently rejected petition for cert. filed by President Trump's go-to defamation lawyer sought to force Yelp to take down a review that a California court...
SCOTUS to Hear First Gun Case in a Decade
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
For the first time in a decade, the Second Amendment will finally have its day in the U.S. Supreme Court. The timing is noteworthy because the Justices know...
From Campari to Beer, SCOTUS Likes Booze
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
In a recently published book, Glass and Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court and Alcohol, by Nancy Maveety, some of the favorite cocktails of Supreme Court Justices...