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Federal Courts Qualified Immunity Trumps First Amendment Lawsuit Over Wetlands

Qualified Immunity Trumps First Amendment Lawsuit Over Wetlands

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Identifying a right to be free from retaliatory restriction on speech, a federal appeals court ruled that a township official was nonetheless immune from...

Federal Courts Fair Housing Claims Survive Death of a Party

Fair Housing Claims Survive Death of a Party

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Continuing a neighborhood dispute beyond the grave, a federal appeals court said that Fair Housing Act claims survive the death of a party. The U.S. Third...

Federal Courts Man Held in Contempt for Refusing to Unlock Devices in Child Porn Case

Man Held in Contempt for Refusing to Unlock Devices in Child Porn Case

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A federal appeals court affirmed a contempt ruling against a man who refused to give authorities passwords to his electronic devices known to have child...

Federal Courts Court: Medical Residents Are Covered by Federal Discrimination in Education Laws

Court: Medical Residents Are Covered by Federal Discrimination in Education Laws

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

For the first time, a federal appeals court has ruled that a resident doctor may sue a teaching hospital for gender discrimination under education...

Federal Courts Sugar Alcohol Case Not So Sweet for Lawyers

Sugar Alcohol Case Not So Sweet for Lawyers

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

One thing is sure in litigation. The attorneys will get paid. Well, that's a half-truth because one side may not get anything. Plaintiffs' lawyers --...

Federal Courts Colorado Woman Sues Off Duty Pilot for Alleged Groping

Colorado Woman Sues Off Duty Pilot for Alleged Groping

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A long time ago in a stratosphere far, far away, United Airlines invited people to "fly the friendly skies of United." But after airline police publicly...

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