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Sandra Said No: The Failed SCOTUS Marriage Proposal
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A failed marriage proposal from William Rehnquist to Sandra Day O'Connor in 1952 is making headlines as no one knew about it until very recently. In a recently...
SCOTUS Rejects Electric Chair Appeal, Sotomayor Dissents
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
In a lonely dissent, Justice Sotomayor explained that she believes her colleagues made a mistake in not taking up the matter of Edmund Zagorski. Zagorski...
Influence of Law Clerks on SCOTUS -- Same as It Never Was
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Every trial lawyer knows the clerk is the most important person in the courtroom -- after the judge, of course. The clerk stands at the gateway, insulating the...
SCOTUS Declines Net Neutrality Challenge
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
In what is being hailed as a victory for net neutrality advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected cert. in the U.S. Telecom Association v. FCC matter. The...
Small Government Not Exempt From Age Discrimination
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
This week, the High Court issued their first opinion of the Fall 2018 term. The case, Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, involved the statutory...
Supreme Court to Hear Virginia Redistricting Case
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to look at racial gerrymandering in Virginia again, too late to matter this year and maybe not next year either. In Virginia...