U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law,
Appellate Practice
Oct. 23, 2017
The case no one is talking about
When the Supreme Court hears Patchak v. Zinke early next month, it will address one of the trickiest tensions in the Constitution. The result could lead to a dramatic increase in the politicization of ongoing federal litigation.
Ben Feuer
Chairman
Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
Appellate Law
Email: ben.feuer@calg.com
Northwestern Univ School of Law
APPELLATE ZEALOTS
In a U.S. Supreme Court term loaded with headline grabbing cases -- cakes for same-sex weddings, gerrymandering based on political party, corporate liability for international terrorism, and more -- a small appeal involving a tract of land in western Michigan where a Native American tribe has built a casino might understandably fall off the radar.
It shouldn't. When the court hears
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