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Sentencing Enhancements Upheld in Child Sex Trafficking Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A sentencing enhancement for committing a sexual act can be applied to child sex trafficking charges, the Ninth Circuit held on Tuesday. So can enhancements...
FBI Can't Cut DSL Line, Pose as Repairmen to Conduct Search
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Last year, we brought you the bizarre story of an FBI sting into illegal gambling at some of the private villas at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. But how did...
Pot Still as Bad as Heroin, Remains Schedule I Drug, Court Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Marijuana will remain on the federal list of Schedule I drugs, next to heroin and LSD. After a five day evidentiary trial, the District Court for the Eastern...
Self-Serving Facts Enough to Survive Disability Summary Judgment
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit has reversed a district court ruling granting summary judgment to Sears in a California disability law dispute. The district court had ruled...
Probation, Plea Deals Can't Stop Medical Pot Use, Arizona Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Probationers in the great state of Arizona can't be denied their right to toke up -- for medical reasons! -- according to the state's Supreme Court. Nor can...
Ninth Circuit Goes Medieval over Self-Dealing ERISA Admins
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
If you're an ERISA lawyer or a history nerd, the Ninth Circuit has a case just for you. Administrators of a California firefighters' pension plan breached...
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