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Wash. Employers Can Fire Medical Marijuana Users, Court Rules

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

A clear decision has been made by Washington's Supreme Court, and the end result is that the state's Medical Use of Marijuana Act does not protect employee...

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Graduation Prayer Allowed at Public School, 5th Circuit Rules

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

The graduation ceremony at Medina Valley High School in Castroville, Texas went off without a hitch this past weekend, and even managed to include a moment for...

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Text Messages Inadmissible Hearsay, Penn. Appeals Court Rules

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

Text message evidence can be valuable, but according to a Pennsylvania appellate court, it may also be inadmissible hearsay. Defendant Amy Koch was convicted...

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Teacher Has No Right to Religious Banners: 9th Cir.

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

Finding that a San Diego teacher had no right to hang 7-foot-long religious banners in his classroom, the 9th Circuit has reiterated that a public teacher's...

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Wisc. Transgender Inmates Must Be Given Hormones: 7th Cir.

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

A group of transgender inmates in Wisconsin will now be entitled to receive hormone replacement therapy as a result of a 7th Circuit ruling striking down a...

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Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld Can Go Forward: Fed. Judge

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

U.S. District Judge James Gwin has given another Rumsfeld torture suit the go ahead, allowing an army veteran and American contractor to sue the former Defense...

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