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Federal Courts SCOTUS: States Free to Allow Sports Betting

SCOTUS: States Free to Allow Sports Betting

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

The U.S. Supreme Court has opened up sports betting across the country, but the game is far from over. No sooner than the court ruling came out, opponents were...

Federal Courts Court: Extra-Territorial Wiretaps 'Not Insufficient'

Court: Extra-Territorial Wiretaps 'Not Insufficient'

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

Rejecting arguments to suppress evidence in a drug case, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the power of a judge to issue wiretap orders outside a trial court's...

Federal Courts Lawyer Can't Concede Guilt When Client Claims Innocence

Lawyer Can't Concede Guilt When Client Claims Innocence

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

Lawyers have to listen to their clients, especially when it comes to pleading guilty. That's basically what the U.S. Supreme Court said in State of Louisiana...

Federal Courts California Federal Court Shackling Appeal Ruled Moot

California Federal Court Shackling Appeal Ruled Moot

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

For four federal criminal defendants in the Southern District of California, the United States Supreme Court just took away a little major victory they had...

Federal Courts Epic Disagreement in 'Epic' Decision

Epic Disagreement in 'Epic' Decision

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Few cases this term have been as closely watched, or are as far reaching, as the Epic Systems v. Lewis case. The 5 to 4 decision handed down by the Court in...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Vacates Adverse Possession Claim Against Tribe

SCOTUS Vacates Adverse Possession Claim Against Tribe

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

When a judge says a case will be boring, you can believe it. Justice Neil Gorsuch said as much as he read the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Upper Skagit...

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