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After Post-Descamps Scolding, 9th Still Lost on Sentencing
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Here it is again, for those who don't follow our U.S. Supreme Court blog: "[I]t should be clear that the Ninth Circuit's new way of identifying ACCA...
Update: Protected Blogger Wants Elaboration on Alleged Extortion
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
When we last saw Crystal Cox, she was celebrating a victory in the Ninth Circuit. Instead of owing $2.5 million for defamation, the Ninth Circuit held that...
En Banc Denied in Conversion Therapy Case
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Back in August, the Ninth Circuit handed down a decision in a case that pitted free speech concerns against the state's interest in protecting minors from...
This Quentin Tarantino v. Gawker Lawsuit Is a Load of Crap
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Quentin Tarantino wrote a script. He gave the script, without any security precautions (such as watermarking or armed guards) to six people in Hollywood. One...
Asked and Answered: Cal. Court's Answer Ends Jail Special Ed Case
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
That was easy. A years-long dispute over which agency was responsible for picking up the tab for the federally-mandated special education that must be...
Will Gay Juror Case End Nevada's Same-Sex Marriage Battle?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Until now, Nevada's Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has fought vehemently to uphold the state's ban on same-sex marriage. As recently as last week, on...
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