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1 Feb, 2019

February 1st: New Merits Brief

2019-02-01T15:52:46-06:00February 1st, 2019|

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!

1 Feb, 2019

February 1st: Recently Filed Petitions

2019-02-01T15:48:56-06:00February 1st, 2019|

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!

6 Dec, 2018

Special Project: Men’s And Women’s 50K Race Walk Events

2018-12-06T15:18:28-06:00December 6th, 2018|

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 [...]

7 May, 2018

Kennedy Retirement Watch

2019-03-18T18:47:12-05:00May 7th, 2018|Tags: , |

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 [...]