Law Office of Robert J. Sisson

07/19/2023

Illinois high Court strikes down "cash bail bond"

Landmark ruling sets precedent for criminal justice reform establishing equality for bail access nationwide. The Illinois Supreme Court has declared the elimination of cash bail constitutional, affirming the state's commitment to reforming its criminal justice system. The ruling, which upholds part....

05/24/2023

Wisconsin also has the fourth-highest racial disparity nationwide among prisoners incarcerated for crimes they committed as youth.

04/03/2022

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The aftermath of the missile attack by Russian forces against the city council building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Photo by Pavel Dorogoy/The Associated Press.

10/30/2021

Confusing ruling.

Barrett wrote such cases should not be decided on the shadow docket, "on a short fuse without benefit of full briefing and oral argument."

08/27/2021

Court finds CDC exceeded its authority in issuing the moratorium.

06/21/2021

Decision for college athletes

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh laid into the NCAA with his concurring opinion on Monday after a unanimous decision ruled college athletics’ governing body illegally restricted education-based benefits that could be used as compensation to student-athletes. Kavanaugh gave the concurring opin...

06/08/2021

Supreme ct In June

After a year of enormous change and challenge, the U.S. Supreme Court enters its final weeks of the term with several hot-button cases yet to be decided, and speculation over one of its longest-serving justices.June is typically the busiest time for the nine-member bench, as they work to release rul...

05/17/2021

(Zach Gibson/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear arguments in a major Mississippi case that could roll back limits on abortion restrictions, including those made by the landmark Roe v. Wade case.

04/26/2021

Supreme Court to take up 2nd amendment case.

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will consider the scope of the Second Amendment next term in a case concerning a New York law that restricts an individual from carrying a concealed handgun in public. It has been more than a decade since the justices have ruled on significant case...

04/10/2021

Supreme ct overrides California covid restrictions.

The Supreme Court, citing religious liberty has lifted another of California’s COVID restrictions, holding the state may not prevent people from gathering in homes for Bible study and prayer meetings. The court issued a 5-4 order near midnight Friday barring the enforcement of a state restriction ...

04/07/2021

Liberal Supreme Court Justice warns against "Court packing"!

Washington — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Tuesday cautioned against adding seats to the nation's highest court, as some liberal activists are urging to weaken the power of its conservative majority, with Breyer warning that doing so could erode the public's trust in the institution. In ...

03/30/2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from Kentucky’s attorney general, who wants to be allowed to defend a restriction on abortion rights that lower courts had struck down. The underlying issue in the case, to be heard in the fall, is a blocked...