by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
{mag_summary}A former public defender from Iowa who had previously been arrested for shoplifting will be sentenced in September for defrauding Medicaid and cancer patients. Attorney…
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
{mag_summary} A Chicago civil rights law firm that owns marijuana dispensaries has lost the latest round in an ongoing dispute with its lenders after a…
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
Justice James Wilson died on this day in 1798. This summer, Jesse Wegman published a biography of Wilson, highlighting, among other things, his time in debtors’ prison.At the CourtLast Friday, the Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to pause a lower-court...
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
Analysis of the Supreme Court’s decisions most often focuses on the opinions and votes of the justices. Sometimes, though, strategic decisions by lawyers about how to argue a case may play a significant role in what the justices decide. When those strategic decisions...
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 21, 2026 | Law
I’ve spent two decades mining Supreme Court opinions for writing techniques that can inspire advocates, too. The best examples rarely feature the snarky or witty lines made for social media. Instead, they model how to navigate the toughest problems in legal reasoning:...
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