The United States Supreme Court delivered several momentous decisions in the 2014–2015 term, but perhaps the most controversial denial of a writ for certiorari came from a Federal Circuit decision with significant potential ...

A little bit of Aristotle; a touch of Cavafy; and a nice helping of Zorba the Greek. These epitomize my brilliant Koumbaro and dear friend, Thanassi. He was the quintessential Greek—a philosopher, a poet, and a man with a ...

Since its introduction into American jurisprudence, the collateral source rule has been a source of persistent dispute and contention. American legal scholars have long been divided over the value of its function, and over ...

For too long, the criminal law has only provided legal protections at the guilt/innocence phase, namely, the phase at which a jury determines if a defendant is guilty of the crime for which the defendant is charged, or ...

J. Skelly Wright was the most courageous and influential lower court judge of his generation. Wright was quiet, modest, even awkward in his personal interactions, but that demeanor masked a fierce determination to use his ...

In Buckley v. Valeo, a 1976 challenge to the post-Watergate Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), the Supreme Court set out a framework for evaluating campaign finance regulation that has survived to the present day. The ...