July 2020 ? Courtroom Strategy by Attorney Oscar Michelen

Joy Reid Loses Libel Suit but Big Loser Will Be Media

July 17, 2020 Oscar Michelen 0

Prominent MSNBC anchor Joy Reid lost a big appellate decision that will shape the rules of many cases involving free speech. Fighting this case made no sense and in the end it dealt a large blow to protections long relied upon by the media. Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated libel claims from […]

In Another 5-4 SCOTUS Decision, Religious Schools Can Now Get Gov’t Funding

July 2, 2020 Oscar Michelen 0

This SCOTUS season is turning this into a full-time Supreme Court Blog which is not what it is supposed to be. But these past few decisions have been so important -not just for the decisions themselves, but as a window into this divided, politicized Court, that I wanted to write about them. In a huge […]