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Atkins Diet Doctor Going to Prison for Tax Evasion: 10th Cir.
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Remember the Atkins diet? One of the low carb diet's most outspoken and enterprising exponents was Dr. Mary C. Vernon of Kansas -- and now she's headed to...
When Does a Campaign Ad Qualify as an 'Electioneering Communication'?
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Citizens United has been vilified by the media over the yeas as the case that encapsulated the infamous "money equals speech" mantra, a statement that has been...
Professor Discrimination Case Remanded by Tenth Cir.
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The Tenth Circuit reversed and remanded a race employment discrimination case back to the lower court on Friday, providing an opportunity for the plaintiff to...
10th Cir. Hears Oral Arguments in Sister Wives Polygamy Suit
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn Brown, along with the shared husband Kody, were just simple people going about their own business (and starring in the...
Seizing a Prisoner's Guitar Isn't a Due Process Violation
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
An inmate who was possibly a little too flower-power for his own good had his guitar seizure case dismissed by the Tenth Circuit's Court of Appeals. In a...
Chinese Citizen Denied Asylum in U.S. for Application Inconsistencies
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A Chinese national was denied asylum despite his claims of persecution in China for his Catholic beliefs. The denial of asylum was affirmed at the Court...