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9th Cir. Affirms Denial of Habeas Relief to Armed Robbery Defendant
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
In what is certainly a confounding jumble of legal issues indeed, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower district court's decision to deny habeas relief to a man...
9th Circuit Revisits Dancing Baby, Edits out Robo-Screening
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The issue of baby Holden and his viral "dancing baby" is still kicking and making waves in the world of the fair-use debate. The ruling last year was...
Sexual Harassment Claims Against Prison Co. Will Go Forward
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A previously dismissed sexual harassment suit brought against a Florida-state correctional agency that contracts with the Department of Justice must be...
SCOTUS Candidate: Meet Judge Paul J. Watford of the 9th Circuit
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The leading contender for President Obama's nomination to SCOTUS is none other than 9th Circuit Judge Paul J. Watford. However, if the past is any indication,...
9th Circuit Decides Indian Reservation Murder Case
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
It's rare when issues of jurisdiction actually sound interesting, but a recent case in California makes the grade. The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part a...
Citizen 'Denaturalized' for Burglary After Taking Oath
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Teng Jiao Zhou emigrated to America in 1985 and applied to become a naturalized citizen in 1993. On the surface, it looked he was doing everything right: he...
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