When the House of Representatives’ chaplain Reverend Patrick Conroy was dismissed in April 2018, theories as to why he was fired abounded.
May
2026
Comment
Philosophers have long pondered the metaphysical meaning of an object’s “location” or the “where of a thing.”
The Supreme Court’s decision in Chevron, U.S.A., Inc v Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc has been a boon for federal agencies.
In September 2017, Judge Richard Posner abruptly resigned from the Seventh Circuit.
Of all the things that judges do, central to those activities is saying what the law is, which means saying what the words in statutes mean.
In 1980, Congress enacted the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (CWA), which added Title IV-E to the Social Security Act (SSA).
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) distinguishes between “legislative rules” that bind with the force of law and “interpretive rules” that merely interpret existing statutes or rules.
A patent does not magically ensure that an inventor receives the twenty-year personal monopoly to which she is entitled over the personal and commercial use of her invention. To maximize a patent’s value, the patent holder must diligently enforce the patent in federal court against infringers.
The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) governs the filing and adjudication of federal habeas corpus petitions.
Jose Rodriguez pled guilty to cocaine distribution and firearm charges in 2012. With a United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG) range of 120–150 months in prison for his convictions, he was sentenced to 123 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised release.