by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Feb 23, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Law
On Feb. 22, the Supreme Court dismissed the cases challenging late changes made to Pennsylvania election law by parties other than the legislature. The High Court declined to give them a hearing, finally weighing in (or rather refusing to) on a request made before...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Feb 22, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Law
On Feb. 22, the Supreme Court refused to keep former President Donald Trump’s tax records from the New York City prosecutor. Announcing its ruling as part of the “orders in pending cases” section of Monday’s regularly scheduled order list, the high court said simply...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Feb 1, 2021 | Articles, Law, Politics
Donald Trump was most effective at getting judicial vacancies filled rapidly. He used The Federalist Society as a sort of outside vendor for choosing judicial nominees, combined with a motivated Senate leader in Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who provided a fast track to...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Jan 25, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Law, Politics, Social Issues
Among the insurrection, inauguration, and impeachment of the past few weeks, you could be forgiven for forgetting about the emoluments cases. The U.S. Supreme Court did not, however, and disposed of the two remaining cases on its docket. On Monday, Jan. 25, the high...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Jan 5, 2021 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Law, Politics, Social Issues
In the first of a two-part interview with Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court justice remembers Ruth Bader Ginsburg, analyzes 5-4 decisions, and discusses the purpose of the high court. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch may be considered a replacement for the late...
