Author: Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips is a journalist, editor, creator, IT consultant, and father. He writes about politics, family-court reform, and civil rights.
Olmstead v. L.C.: The Supreme Court Case That Made Community Integration a Civil Right
Supreme Court in Berk v. Choy (24-440, January 20, 2026): Federal Civil Procedure Supersedes State Medical Malpractice Filing Rules
Supreme Court Revives Election-Law Standing in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections
Golan v. Saada (2022): Narrowing the “Grave Risk” Exception in International Child Abduction Cases
Mahmoud v. Taylor (2025): The Supreme Court Reaffirms Parental Rights in Education and Religious Exercise
Barnes v. Felix (2025): Reaffirming the Totality-of-the-Circumstances Standard in Police Use-of-Force Cases
The Rooker–Feldman Doctrine: How Family Courts Use It, Abuse It, and How Litigants Push Back
The Supreme Court and Sex-Based Athletic Classifications: What West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox Mean for Title IX
The People's Law Review 