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Federal Courts Why Do Federal Enclaves Matter?

Why Do Federal Enclaves Matter?

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

Way back in 1787, when the framers were drafting the Constitution, they included a provision about the application of state laws to federal enclaves. The...

Federal Courts 10th Cir: Prison Can Restrict Terrorists' Pen Pals, Books

10th Cir: Prison Can Restrict Terrorists' Pen Pals, Books

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

Prisoners' constitutional rights are curtailed when they're serving hard time. For convicted terrorists in U.S. prisons, rights are even more...

Federal Courts Republicans Filibuster Judge Robert Bacharach's Confirmation

Republicans Filibuster Judge Robert Bacharach's Confirmation

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

Judge Robert Bacharach has entered the ranks of filibustered judicial nominees, and he wasn’t even a controversial choice. Judge Bacharach’s nomination was...

Federal Courts Hasan Loses Order of Battle Appeal in Third Round

Hasan Loses Order of Battle Appeal in Third Round

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

Does the order of battle matter when a court is deciding whether a suspect was entitled to a court interpreter at grand jury proceedings that led to his...

Federal Courts Cal. Burglary Not a Crime of Violence? Defendant Wins New Sentence

Cal. Burglary Not a Crime of Violence? Defendant Wins New Sentence

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

Burglary may not mean what you think it means. When Alfredo Huizar pleaded guilty to reentering the U.S. illegally after an earlier deportation, the district...

Federal Courts Circuit Vacates Attorney Sanctions, Suggests New Path to Penalties

Circuit Vacates Attorney Sanctions, Suggests New Path to Penalties

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

John Olsen talked his way out of a $25,000 attorney sanction in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals this week, but he shouldn't make plans to spend those...

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