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Appellate Practice,
Constitutional Law,
U.S. Supreme Court

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
California Appellate Law Group LLP

Appellate Law

96 Jessie St
San Francisco , CA 94105

Phone: (415) 649-6700

Email: ben@calapplaw.com

Northwestern Univ School of Law

Ben handles civil and business appeals in the 9th Circuit and California Courts of Appeal. He is a former 9th Circuit law clerk and co-chair of the Appellate Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco. the Daily Journal named Ben as one of the Top 40 Under 40 lawyers in California for 2018.

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The case no one is talking about

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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