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Text Messages Inadmissible Hearsay, Penn. Appeals Court Rules
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
Text message evidence can be valuable, but according to a Pennsylvania appellate court, it may also be inadmissible hearsay. Defendant Amy Koch was convicted...
Teacher Has No Right to Religious Banners: 9th Cir.
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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...
Wisc. Transgender Inmates Must Be Given Hormones: 7th Cir.
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
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...
Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld Can Go Forward: Fed. Judge
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
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...
PTSD Settlement: Vets with PTSD Get Benefits Under Settlement
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
As many as 4,000 Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are expected to be impacted by the PTSD settlement reached...
Beef Jerky Verdict: Jack Link Must Pay Son $5M for Ousting Him
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling this week was supposed to bring an end to the family feud raging between Jack Link and his sons Troy and Jay, but it appears...