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Asking For An Attorney Can't Be Used as Evidence Under 5th Am
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Tayfun Okatan, a U.S. citizen, was convicted of three counts related to trying to bring an illegal alien into the United States, from the Canada border. Okatan...
Criminal and Immigration Matters
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The Ninth Circuit decided two cases today, one concerning a habeas petition in a murder prosecution, and the other involving an immigration issue. In Christian...
9th Circuit Affirms Arizona Judge Speech Laws as Constitutional
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Our nation's most liberal circuit, the Ninth Circuit, just affirmed a lower district's ruling that judges cannot endorse other judges or political groups while...
US v. Stinson, No. 08-1717
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Sentence for drug crimes and firearms possession is affirmed where: 1) defendant has been convicted of the two requisite crimes to qualify as a career...
Geiger v. Tower Automotive, No. 08-1314
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In an Age Discrimination in Employment Act action claiming discriminatory termination, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) there was no...
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