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SCOTUS Signals Howards End in Qualified Immunity Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Steven Howards can't sue the Secret Service agents who arrested him after he expressed his disapproval for the war in Iraq to then-Vice President Dick...
Indecent Proposal to a Minor is a Crime of Violence
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Perhaps the Sentencing Guidelines should have included an enhancement for past "nefarious deeds" instead of past "crimes of violence" because no defendant...
Sentence Reduction Eligibility Not a Right to a Reduced Sentence
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that a defendant who qualifies for a sentence reduction under an ameliorative amendment to the Sentencing...
Will the Ninth Circuit Conference Kill All Future Conferences?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
A number of you were probably disappointed when the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals announced last year that it was cancelling its 2012 Bench & Bar...
Roadless Rule Headed to the Supreme Court?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Colorado Mining Association and the State of Wyoming are joining forces to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the Roadless Rule, a regulation that bans...
No Right to Bear Arms: Illegal Immigrants Are Not 'The People'
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm, unconnected with...
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