Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
Fran and Aiden are currently in the process of obtaining a divorce ending their 6-year marriage, which has been difficult and heated. The conflict in the marriage, and in the divorce, has centered around parenting of their now 3-year-old son, Addison. Fran complains that Aiden is controlling, makes unilateral parenting decisions, and is rigid and […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
Introduction The American Board of Forensic Psychology broadly defines forensic psychology as “the application of the science and profession of psychology to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system.” Other definitions exist which are more narrowly focused solely on clinical services provided within a legal context. This has led to some degree […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
When the Supreme Court of the United States convened for the start of its Term on October 3, 2016, there were only eight justices on the bench. Justice Antonin Scalia had died on February 13, 2016. President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to replace him, but the Senate had not voted on the nomination, and […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
At 10:00 AM on October, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States began its new Term (technically the “October 2014 Term”), at the call of “Oyez,” by the Marshall of the Court. The Term promised to bring especially important cases involving the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) and same-sex marriage. Those cases garnered the greatest […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
When the Supreme Court of the United States was called into session on October 5, 2015, nobody could have anticipated the surprising Term that was beginning. It began in an ordinary way, with the expectation that over the next nine months the Court might change the law in several important areas. By February 13, 2016, […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The jokesters claim that during the most recent Term, “the Supreme Court went to the dogs.”1 This refers primarily to two cases involving searches involving dogs. But perhaps the most important part of the Term was the “dogs that didn’t bark”: cases that might have been of great importance, but that were decided on narrow […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
Capital Punishment, Abortion, Expert Witnesses and Cell Phones “Has the Supreme Court become the Friendliest Place in Town?” Someone looking at the data might well ask. Two-thirds of the cases this Term were unanimous. Opposing counsel were calling each other “Friend”—the word appears more than 130 times in the transcripts of oral arguments this Term.[1] And […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
It was certainly a Term to remember. Even without the healthcare decision[1] it would have been important. The drama, conflict and suspense of the healthcare decision, delivered on the last day of the Term and full of surprises, made it truly an extraordinary Term. During this Term, the Court: Upheld the health reform law’s individual […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The most recent Term of the U.S. Supreme Court was one of transition – the Court welcomed new Justice Sotomayor and, at the end of the Term, said farewell to Justice Stevens who had served 35 years on the Court. Any time the Supreme Court is deciding cases, the law is in transition, and this […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The 2010 Term began on October 4, 2010, (the traditional First Monday in October) with the Marshal’s cry of, “The Honorable Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!” Court watchers wondered whether this would be a new Supreme Court, with a new Justice and, for […]