James R. Adams is a resident of Delaware and a member of the Delaware State Bar. Adams v. Governor of Delaware at 169. For years, Adams desired a position as a Delaware state judge. Id. In 2009, he applied to be a Family Court Commissioner, but was not...
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Amnesty International USA, along with attorneys, human rights, labor, legal, and media organizations, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA). See Brief for the Respondents, American Civil Liberties...
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In April 2016, the Colorado Democratic Party nominated Respondents Michael Baca, Polly Baca, and Robert Nemanich (collectively, the “Electors”) as three of the Party’s nine presidential electors. Baca v. Colorado Dep’t of State at 902. When Hillary...
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On October 12, 2022, the Secretary of Education proposed the Student Loan Debt Relief Plan (“Plan”) under authority granted by the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (“HEROES Act”). Myra Brown, et al. v. U.S. Department of...
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Domino's Pizza, Inc. ("Domino's") entered into four contracts with JWM Investments, Inc. ("JWM") under which JWM was to build restaurants and lease them to Domino's. Respondent John McDonald, an African-American, was the sole officer, director, and...
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In order to guard against actual and apparent quid pro quo corruption, Congress promulgated federal campaign financing restrictions through the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (“FECA”). Ted Cruz for Senate v. Fed. Election Comm’n (“Ted Cruz for...
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To buy a house, an individual typically must obtain certain settlement services, such as title insurance. See 12 U.S.C. § 2602(3). Due to consumer reliance on real estate agents, settlement service firms began paying agents kickbacks to refer clients...
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In 2004, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (“the Foundation”), represented by three taxpayer plaintiffs, filed suit in Federal District Court, challenging part of President Bush’s Faith Based and Community Initiatives (“FBCI”) plan. See Freedom from...
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The State of New York imposes a tax on all cigarettes sold or used in the State (known as a use tax). See City of New York v. Smokes-Spirits.com, Inc., 541 F.3d 425, 432 (2nd Cir. 2007). A similar tax exists for cigarettes sold or used within New York...
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In 2014, the Louisiana Legislature passed the Unsafe Abortion Protection Act (“Louisiana Act”), which required abortion providers who perform abortions at local clinics to have admitting privileges at a hospital within thirty miles of the clinic. June...