In the United States Supreme Court, before each oral argument, white quill pens are placed on the arguing attorney's tables, a tradition dating back to the earliest days of the court. No one uses those pens for notetaking anymore, but the attorneys are permitted to keep them as a memento. Few cases make it to the United States Supreme Court. Legal issues of significant import must first be identified and properly raised at the trial court level. If you win at trial, the desired outcome of most clients, then the issue is moot. If not, then the case must work its way through the lower appellate courts. The United States Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Simply asking them to review a case requires the request to be printed in a special booklet format. This publication process alone costs several thousand dollars and, if your case happens to be one of the few selected for review, the publication process must be repeated several times. So, if you want to appeal your case all the way to the United States Supreme Court, bring your check book along with your case.
Posted by Bryan Underwood | Aug 23, 2022 |
Effective July 14, 2018, the Commonwealth shall not "mask" the driving recording of a CDL holder, i.e. divert, dismiss or reduce traffic offense committed by CDL holders even when the offense is committed in a non-commercial vehicle. Now, this has been Federal law since 1999, but something has r...
Posted by Bryan Underwood | Jun 17, 2022 |
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Posted by Bryan Underwood | May 11, 2022 |
As a University administrator, my wife frequently invites VIP's to campus for lectures. Thus, I had the opportunity to have dinner with Sarah Weddington, the author of A Question of Choice. Sarah Weddington, of course, is the lawyer who argued and won Roe v. Wade. With the overturning of Roe v...
Posted by Bryan Underwood | Feb 25, 2022 |
A frequently asked question is whether an expungement of a felony restores the right to keep and bear arms. Although no Kentucky case has addressed the issue, the most probable answer is no.
Federal law is clear on this point of law. Under Title 18 of the United States Code, section 921(a)(2...
Posted by Bryan Underwood | Feb 22, 2022 |
Bud, the office dog, says "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
Posted by Bryan Underwood | Feb 17, 2022 |
[Reprint of Article Written for Maysville Connections Magazine] Efforts to restore Maysville's historic Russell Theatre continue this Summer with movies showing regularly on the 2nd and 4th weekend of each month. Over the past few years, a group of diehard cinema fans have been showing films on...