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Legal minds on legal matters and whatever else strikes our fancy.
April 15th: Recently Filed Petition
February 22nd: Recently Filed Petition
Benjamin v. Felder Servs., L.L.C., filed on February 18th To read this Supreme Court petition, click the heading to open this post, then follow the link!
February 1st: New Merits Brief
Brief of State Appellees, in Va. House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, No. 18-281, filed on January 28th To read this Supreme Court merits brief, or to review the Court’s docket for this case, click the heading to open this post, then follow the links!
February 1st: Recently Filed Petitions
McKesson Corp. v. True Health Chiropractic, Inc., filed on January 25th McKinzy v. Gaston, filed on January 25th To read either of these Supreme Court petitions, click the heading to open this post, then follow the links!
Special Project: Men’s And Women’s 50K Race Walk Events
Every so often, a Cockle customer asks us to help prepare a special document, separate from the legal material that we typically print. Our friend and customer Paul DeMeester recently presented his “Submission in Support of the Men’s And Women’s 50K Race Walk Events” to the International Association of Athletics Federations, and we are happy [...]
August 17th: Recently Filed Petition
Mathena v. Malvo, filed on August 17th To read this Supreme Court petition, click the heading to open this post, then follow the link!
July 13th: Recently Filed Petition
Dabbs v. Anne Arundel Cnty., filed on July 6th To read this Supreme Court petition, click the heading to open this post, then follow the link!
May 11th: Recently Filed Petition
Morrison v. Quest Diagnostics Inc., filed on May 11th To read this Supreme Court petition, click the heading to open this post, then follow the link!
Kennedy Retirement Watch
As the October 2017 term winds down, all eyes are on Justice Kennedy for any indications that he will announce his retirement from the bench. While there have been no new rumors or public signs that he intends to retire, both Republicans and Democrats have been monitoring the situation closely as a vacancy would likely [...]