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Federal Courts Court: No Religious Reason Around Administrative Process

Court: No Religious Reason Around Administrative Process

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

For the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, it will take more than a prayer to stop a natural gas pipeline. Not even a lawsuit helped the sisters of the Roman...

Federal Courts Drivers Get No Love From Court for Toll Road Debts

Drivers Get No Love From Court for Toll Road Debts

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

Toll booth operators have pretty boring jobs, but they might get a jolt out of this federal court decision. In St. Pierre v. Retrieval-Masters Creditors...

Federal Courts Ex-Congressman Wins Reversal of Bribery Convictions, But...

Ex-Congressman Wins Reversal of Bribery Convictions, But...

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

It's news when a congressman's bribery convictions are overturned, but that's because sometimes the news and politics are backwards. In United States of...

Federal Courts FINRA Arbitration Rule Beats Forum Selection Clause

FINRA Arbitration Rule Beats Forum Selection Clause

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

When a nonprofit demanded arbitration under FINRA against J.P. Morgan, and filed a declaratory action in federal court to compel it, J.P. Morgan sought to...

Federal Courts Television Producer Lee Daniels Wins Copyright Case Over 'Empire'

Television Producer Lee Daniels Wins Copyright Case Over 'Empire'

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

Clayton Prince Tanksley, a struggling actor and producer, thought he had hit. He pitched a story idea in a contest, and then saw a similar show make it to the...

Federal Courts Court: Church Can Fire Pastor for Low Attendance

Court: Church Can Fire Pastor for Low Attendance

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

The Sixth Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church didn't really need a court decision to fire its pastor. But the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals said the...

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