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Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Marijuana Odor Search

By Robin Enos | Last updated on March 21, 2019

If police smell a marijuana odor, and hear movement or a flushing toilet, they can break down your door. And if police, after smelling and hearing, conduct a...

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Supreme Court Reinstates Cop Killer's Death Sentence

By Robin Enos | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Convicted cop killer Harry Mitts awaits an execution date in Ohio. Mitts shot and killed an African-American man in 1994, after shouting a racist tirade at...

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Tivo Settlement: Dish Network, EchoStar to Pay TiVo $500 Million

By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a landmark patent infringement case, Dish Network and EchoStar have agreed to pay TiVo a $500 million settlement in a suit about TiVo's "time warp"...

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US Can't Impose Anti-Prostitution Pledge on Health Groups: 2nd Cir.

By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Nonprofit organizations fighting HIV/AIDS abroad have won an important victory this week, with the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the federal...

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Squatters Have No 4th Amendment Rights, Rules Mich. Ct.

By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled against Lonnell Antwine, a Hamtramck man who claimed that his 4th Amendment rights against unreasonable search and...

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Walmart Class Action: S. Court Rules Against Female Plaintiffs

By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In its long awaited decision, the Supreme Court put an end to the Walmart class action today, a gender bias lawsuit that was projected to reach nearly 1.5...

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