Conference Timing Through The End Of The Term
Conference Timing Through The End Of The Term
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Mar, 2013
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Mar, 2013
Conference Timing Through The End Of The Term
We are getting near the end of the Court’s October 2012 Term. Some petitioners and respondents might be thinking about timing their filings to either have the case considered this term, or have it carried through the summer and into next fall. The last conference for this term is June 20th, and the last paid-petition [...]
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Mar, 2013
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
Brief for the Petitioner in Metrish v. Lancaster, No. 12-547, filed on March 4, 2013
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Mar, 2013
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
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Mar, 2013
PLF urges Fourth Circuit: give business owners the chance to prove their cases
Under legal precedents established in the 1930s, business owners who want to defend their constitutional right to earn a living against unreasonable government interference face a very difficult task. They must overcome the “rational basis test,” a legal theory that says the judge must presume that the law is constitutional and the [...]
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Mar, 2013
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
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Feb, 2013
New Merits Briefs Filed by Cockle Printing
New Merits Briefs Filed by Cockle Printing
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Feb, 2013
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
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Feb, 2013
New Merits Briefs Filed by Cockle Printing
Reply Brief in McQuiggin v. Perkins, No. 12-126, filed on February 15, 2013 Brief of Respondent City and County of San Francisco in Hollingsworth v. Perry, No. 12-144, filed on February 21, 2013 Brief for Respondent in Dan’s City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey, No. 12-52, filed on February 21, 2013
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Feb, 2013
Who Says Judges Can’t Be Funny?
This has to be the single most brilliant opinion I’ve ever read. Judge Jeffrey Sutton proceeds to eviscerate the Memphis Police Department and a district court judge who has annoyed me (in fairness, judges probably annoy every lawyer when they rule against that lawyer – it doesn’t mean that the judge is [...]