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Federal Courts 'Can't Pay Your Fine, You Do Time' -- Policy Ruled Unconstitutional

'Can't Pay Your Fine, You Do Time' -- Policy Ruled Unconstitutional

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A litterbug out of the state of New Jersey has filed, and basically won, a federal lawsuit over being jailed after pleading guilty to a fine-only offense....

Federal Courts Court Hears 'Empire' TV Copyright Case

Court Hears 'Empire' TV Copyright Case

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Maybe Martin Luther King, Jr. could help her win the case, attorney Mary Bogan thought. The nation had recently celebrated the life of the great civil rights...

Federal Courts UberBlack Limo Drivers Not Employees Under FLSA

UberBlack Limo Drivers Not Employees Under FLSA

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

According to a judge out of Pennsylvania's federal Eastern District Court, UberBlack drivers are not employees under the FLSA, nor under Pennsylvania's state...

Federal Courts Court Ponders Navy Water Pollution

Court Ponders Navy Water Pollution

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

For decades, an aircraft carrier would dump about 410,000 gallons of human waste into the ocean every day. Multiply that by 10 aircraft carriers, and you have...

Federal Courts Court Upholds Pennsylvania School's Transgender Bathroom Policy

Court Upholds Pennsylvania School's Transgender Bathroom Policy

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Some decisions are easy -- even the tough ones. In Doe v. Boyertown Area School District, a federal appeals court upheld a school district's transgender...

Federal Courts Senator Blasts Third Circuit Nominee on Social Media

Senator Blasts Third Circuit Nominee on Social Media

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

If tweetstorms are real, then judicial nominee David Porter must feel like a lightning rod in the twitterverse right now. Sen. Bob Casey fired off a series of...

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