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Federal Courts Sandifer v. U.S. Steel: No Pay for Time Spent Changing Clothes

Sandifer v. U.S. Steel: No Pay for Time Spent Changing Clothes

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

Steel workers have to wear safety gear. Lots of it, in fact. And "donning and doffing" this gear takes quite a bit of time. They want to be paid for this time....

Federal Courts Stay of Execution of Smulls Vacated; Compounding Problem Remains

Stay of Execution of Smulls Vacated; Compounding Problem Remains

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

Last night, shortly after the State of the Union address, Justice Samuel Alito spared Herbert Smulls' life. Unfortunately, the mercy was short-lived, and he...

Federal Courts SCOTUS's Bad LSAT Question: Did Drug, Amongst Drugs, Cause Death?

SCOTUS's Bad LSAT Question: Did Drug, Amongst Drugs, Cause Death?

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

The Crime: Distribution of a Schedule I or II drug, where "death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance." 21 U.S. C. § 841...

Federal Courts Odd Order in Nuns' Even More Odd Contraceptive Mandate Case

Odd Order in Nuns' Even More Odd Contraceptive Mandate Case

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

This odd case just became even more odd. Little Sisters of the Poor is a traditional order of Catholic nuns. Obviously, as a Catholic organization, they don't...

Federal Courts Snippets: Ginsburg-Sotomayor 'Feud,' Guns, Child Porn, Patent Proof

Snippets: Ginsburg-Sotomayor 'Feud,' Guns, Child Porn, Patent Proof

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

It's a big week for oral arguments in the Court, with fascinating questions of statutory interpretation in the areas of gun purchasing regulations and criminal...

Federal Courts Cell Phone 'Search Incident to Lawful Arrest' Cases Get Cert

Cell Phone 'Search Incident to Lawful Arrest' Cases Get Cert

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

For anyone concerned with data privacy, the rights of the accused, criminal law, the Fourth Amendment, the limits of searches incident to lawful arrest, and...

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