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Federal Courts No Need to Prove Underlying Offense for Sentence Enhancement

No Need to Prove Underlying Offense for Sentence Enhancement

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

When a defendant decides to skip town instead of appearing at a change of plea hearing, he might not want to later plead guilty to failure to appear. It's a...

Federal Courts 4-H Cheating Scandal Reaches 8th Circuit

4-H Cheating Scandal Reaches 8th Circuit

By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Eighth Circuit is “weighing in” on a lawsuit brought by the family of a South Dakota teenager accused of cheating in a 4-H pig-showing competition in South...

Federal Courts Postnup Does Not Waive Spousal Rights to 401(k), 8th Cir. Says

Postnup Does Not Waive Spousal Rights to 401(k), 8th Cir. Says

By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

When you sign a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement in which you agree not to be the beneficiary of a 401(k) retirement plan, does that extinguish your spousal...

Federal Courts 45 Years Later: A Look Back at Tinker, Students, and Free Speech

45 Years Later: A Look Back at Tinker, Students, and Free Speech

By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

On February 24, 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that neither students nor teachers "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at...

Federal Courts Watch Out for 3 Minnesota Court Scams

Watch Out for 3 Minnesota Court Scams

By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Last week, we discussed an email scam about fake court cases. But Minnesota courts are actually experiecing a number of other scams, ranging from phony...

Federal Courts Flashing Headlights to Warn Drivers Is Free Speech: Dist. Court

Flashing Headlights to Warn Drivers Is Free Speech: Dist. Court

By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Drivers have a First Amendment right to flash their headlights to warn others about an upcoming speed trap, U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey has ruled. Autrey...

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