Report Finds Link Between Weaker Due Process and Higher Homicide Rates
When a nation’s citizens have faith in their justice system, that nation tends to see less violent crime, accord-ing to a new study out...
The Supreme Court: 229 Years, 163 Nominations
Congress is readying itself for a partisan confirmation fight over President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy...
Deadline Looms for Family Separation Cases
During the past two months, the U.S. government has transferred approximately 100 asylum seekers, the majority of whom are from Central America’s violent northern...
Colorado Supreme Court Adopts Lawyer Self-Assessment Program
A program to help lawyers spot gaps in their own practices has just been made official by the state Supreme Court.
Effective June 28, the...
Clery Act Experts Offer Compliance Perspectives
As the year inches toward October 1, when federally funded colleges and universities will release their annual security reports about campus crime statistics and...
Scotus Pick Announced; Confirmation Battle Ensues
President Donald Trump last week announced his selection of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, his second selection to the nation’s highest court...
Race for Colorado’s Next Attorney General Heats Up
Both major political parties are targeting Colorado’s attorney general race as a must-win election. With 35 state attorneys general offices in play across the...
SCOTUS: Immigration Notices Faulty
In an 8-1 decision in Pereira v. Sessions released June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a strong rebuke of a longstanding Department of...
The Future of Long-Standing Precedents After Kennedy
Justice Anthony Kennedy’s June 27 announcement that he will retire from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of July has left little doubt...
Masterpiece Cakeshop, One Month Later
Within a month of the U.S. Supreme Court issuing its decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the ruling had already drawn...