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Federal Courts No Probable Cause for a Search Warrant? Exclusionary Rule Applies

No Probable Cause for a Search Warrant? Exclusionary Rule Applies

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

What do you get when you combine an investigator with more suspicions than facts and a judge who happily issues a warrant that lacks probable cause? A...

Federal Courts Circuit Blocks Double Recovery Setoff Under Foreign Judgment

Circuit Blocks Double Recovery Setoff Under Foreign Judgment

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Lawsuits, like bicycles and skydiving harnesses, occasionally occur in tandem. Like tandem sporting activities, tandem litigation requires considerable...

Federal Courts Havana Club Rum Label Not False Advertisement

Havana Club Rum Label Not False Advertisement

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Booze. Exotic locations. Communism. This case has it all. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that consumers are smart enough to figure out that...

Federal Courts Amendments to Third Circuit Rules Effective August 1

Amendments to Third Circuit Rules Effective August 1

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals implemented five changes to its Local Appellate Rules this week. The amendments, which became effective on August 1, affect...

Federal Courts Anonymous Petitions Restricted in Third Circuit

Anonymous Petitions Restricted in Third Circuit

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

What’s in a name? He who we call a plaintiff filing under a pseudonym would have as much right to bring a complaint, correct? The Third Circuit sayeth...

Federal Courts Police Officers Can Collect DNA Samples from Arrestees

Police Officers Can Collect DNA Samples from Arrestees

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that police officers may collect DNA samples from persons under arrest, finding that a DNA sample is no more...

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