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4-H Cheating Scandal Reaches 8th Circuit
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
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...
Postnup Does Not Waive Spousal Rights to 401(k), 8th Cir. Says
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
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...
45 Years Later: A Look Back at Tinker, Students, and Free Speech
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
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...
Flashing Headlights to Warn Drivers Is Free Speech: Dist. Court
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
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...
Watch Out for 3 Minnesota Court Scams
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
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...
New Property Owners Must Pay Environmental Cleanup
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Property owners must pay for environmental cleanup costs that occurred before they acquired it, a federal appeals court said. In Pennsylvania Department of...
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