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Oral Arguments in Single Resident Occupancy Mail Delivery Dispute
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
They are called Single Resident Occupancy (SRO) buildings. Many of them have the word "hotel" plastered on the front of the building, yet nearly all of them...
Lawsuit Brought by World's Luckiest (Alleged) Pedophile Quashed
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
You'd think having multiple criminal cases dismissed due to a tainted warrant would be enough, but after Jared Armstrong escaped the clutches of the Alaska...
License-Plate Reader's Mistake Leads to Excessive Force Claims
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Technology fails. Computers crash, cell phone calls drop, and automated license-plate readers (ALPR) misread plates. With that truism established, whose fault...
Supreme Court Denies Cert in LA County Stormwater Runoff Case
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
On Monday, the Supreme Court released its order list, and while it only granted certiorari in two cases, it denied cert. in a slew of them. One of the cases...
27-Year-Old Presidential Candidate Can Be Kept Off the Ballot
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Peta Lindsay was the Peace and Freedom Party's chosen candidate for President of the United States in 2012. One small problem: she was 27 years old....
Wish They All Could Be Cali-- Um, 9th Circuit Court Websites
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
I've only recently added the Ninth Circuit to my roster of circuits that I cover, and it's already become one of my favorites. Is it the interesting issues...