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Federal Courts Appeals Court Bumps Federal Judge Off Cocaine Case

Appeals Court Bumps Federal Judge Off Cocaine Case

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

Some federal judges are the very model of a modern major general; then there's federal district court judge John Adams. He's definitely a model of...

Federal Courts Judge Says No Constitutional Right to Literacy

Judge Says No Constitutional Right to Literacy

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

A Michigan federal court judge recently rejected claims filed on behalf of Detroit public school students that the state was denying the children their right...

Federal Courts Long Lunch ADA Accommodation Appeal Rejected

Long Lunch ADA Accommodation Appeal Rejected

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

While employers need to be rather careful when employees make requests for accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the recent decision from...

Federal Courts Kentucky Asks 6th Cir. to Restore Fetal-Heartbeat Abortion Law

Kentucky Asks 6th Cir. to Restore Fetal-Heartbeat Abortion Law

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

Alexa Kolby-Molinas entered the room to discuss abortion. In Kentucky, women were required to have an ultrasound and then listen to a physician explain the...

Federal Courts 6th Circuit Hears Two Clean Water Cases

6th Circuit Hears Two Clean Water Cases

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

Navigating a bend in environmental law, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard two water pollution cases on the same day. In Kentucky Waterways Alliance...

Federal Courts Judge Sued for Denying Name Changes to Transgender Children

Judge Sued for Denying Name Changes to Transgender Children

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

It's almost a maxim that half of the people in a courtroom -- other than the judge and staff -- go home unhappy. Judge Joseph W. Kirby knows that; appeals are...

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