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Stats from the Supreme Court’s 2017 Term

During the Supreme Court’s 2017 Term, the number of paid (booklet format) cases increased 11% while the number of in forma pauperis (IFP) filings decreased 3%.* 2017 Term 6,315 total filings 4,595 IFP filings 1,720 paid filings 2016 Term 6,305 total filings 4,755 IFP filings 1,550 paid filings To place these numbers in perspective, [...]

Our Next President and the Supreme Court

Mathew Planalp2019-03-18T18:47:24-05:00October 22nd, 2015|Tags: 2016, 2017, election, inaguration, Justices, president, Supreme Court|

“Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.” – William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States and 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. There will be no shortage of consequential issues at stake during the 2016 presidential election. But one issue looms larger than the rest, at least to [...]