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ED Texas Patent Docket Facing Headwinds
In 2015, patent holders filed 2523 suits in the Eastern District of Texas, according to data...
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SCOTUS Orders and Opinions: 3/7/2016
Today the Court issued 3 opinions and a new Order List, summarized below: OPINIONS Two...
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2016 James Kent Summer Academy
The Federalist Society's Faculty Division is accepting applications for the 2016 James Kent Summer Academy, which...
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Justice Scalia and the Proper Role of a Judge
With the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, many Americans have begun to ask: What is...
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Enough Is Enough: Justice Scalia, Auer Deference, and Judicial Duty
It is one of the most fundamental principles of Anglo-American law: No person may be...
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Federalist Society Presents 2016 Bator Award
The Federalist Society presented the 2016 Paul M. Bator Award on Saturday, February 27, to...
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Written Briefs and the Spoken Word at SCOTUS
Anyone who follows the actual work product of the Supreme Court knows that oral argument...
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Criminal defense attorneys Joshua L. Dratel and Timothy P. O'Toole published a piece on default mens rea...
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Taylor v. United States
Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Taylor v. United States. The issue raised...
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Cornerstone of Liberty
Private property is one of humanity’s great discoveries, like fire, or DNA, or the scientific...