The Supreme Court provides two avenues for paper filings: (one) booklet format, and (two) 8 ½- by 11-inch format. The Court even keeps separate public dockets for these types of cases. Booklet format filings begin at docket number “__-1” and 8 ½- by 11-inch format, better known as in forma pauperis (IFP) filings, begin at [...]
Last November, the Supreme Court granted cert. review of the latest in a long series of challenges to the so-called birth-control mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Petitioners have argued that the mandate places a burden on their religious exercise, even with an accommodation from the government. All seven cases -- Nos. 14-1418, 14-1453, 14-1505, [...]
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Where Did You Grow Up? Bozeman, Montana. Job Title: Document Analyst and Blogger. What I Actually Do At Cockle: Assist some of the brightest legal minds in the country in navigating the intricate and often vague rules of the United States Supreme Court. Time In Position: 3 and ½ years. Education: JD from Creighton University, BS from [...]