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New Petition Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Conversations About the Law Series: Roy T. Englert Jr.
Over the next couple of months, the CockleBur will provide a series of conversations about the law with a number of prominent legal journalists, practitioners, scholars, policy makers, and social justice advocates. I chose these particular people because I think they can bring a unique perspective about topics such as advocacy, legal [...]
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Brief for Respondent, in U.S. v. Apel, No. 12-1038, filed on October 21, 2013
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Fourth Circuit: don’t bother us with the facts
This morning the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the case of Colon Health Centers v. Hazel, a case challenging the constitutionality of Virginia’s “Certificate of Need” or CON law for clinics that want to buy medical equipment to help screen people for cancer. The trial court had thrown that case out before hearing any [...]