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Federal Courts Hey, That's My Cell Phone! -- Third Cir. Unimpressed With Sex Trafficker's Appeal

Hey, That's My Cell Phone! -- Third Cir. Unimpressed With Sex Trafficker's Appeal

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

They had nothing on Michael Taylor Gardner without his cell phone. That was his argument anyway, saying police shouldn't have searched his cell phone without...

Federal Courts Ohio Abortion Clinics Win Battle Over Withheld Funds

Ohio Abortion Clinics Win Battle Over Withheld Funds

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

In an ongoing battle over abortion, a federal appeals court said Ohio unconstitutionally withheld funds from abortion clinics for unrelated services. In...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Mulls Police Shooting of Dogs

Sixth Circuit Mulls Police Shooting of Dogs

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

Dogs are routinely euthanized after some civil process, typically when a dog has been found to be a danger to people. But in a Michigan case, police executed...

Federal Courts Judicial Take on Bias in the Court

Judicial Take on Bias in the Court

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

The wheels of justice may turn slowly, but changing bias in the courtroom may take quite a few more turns of the big wheel. Studies say that attitudes about...

Federal Courts Appellate Lawyer Confirmed to Sixth Circuit

Appellate Lawyer Confirmed to Sixth Circuit

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

Recently, John B. Nalbandian was confirmed by the Senate to take the bench on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He will be filling the seat...

Federal Courts Law Prevents Anyone Older Than 70 From Becoming a Judge

Law Prevents Anyone Older Than 70 From Becoming a Judge

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

You have to wonder about the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on old judges. The appeals court affirmed a Michigan law that prevents anyone over 70...

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