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Federal Courts John B. v. Goetz, 09-6145

John B. v. Goetz, 09-6145

John B. v. Goetz, 09-6145

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Portion of a consent decree entered in a 1998 class action challenge to Tennessee's managed care program under the Medicaid Act vacated John B. v.

Federal Courts Uneasy Rider: Cop Denied Qualified Immunity in Motorcycle Death

Uneasy Rider: Cop Denied Qualified Immunity in Motorcycle Death

Uneasy Rider: Cop Denied Qualified Immunity in Motorcycle Death

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

If at first you don't intercept a speeding motorcyclist, run him over with a police cruiser? The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a police...

Federal Courts NATCA Lacks Standing in 17-Year Air Traffic Control Tower Battle

NATCA Lacks Standing in 17-Year Air Traffic Control Tower Battle

NATCA Lacks Standing in 17-Year Air Traffic Control Tower Battle

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is a persistent bunch. We don't know much about air traffic controlling, but this seems like an...

Federal Courts Rule 32 Challenge Must Yield Different Outcome

Rule 32 Challenge Must Yield Different Outcome

Rule 32 Challenge Must Yield Different Outcome

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Before you spend time and money trying to suppress evidence used in sentencing, you should probably make sure that suppressing that evidence would result in a...

Federal Courts Attorney's Nap During Trial Doesn't Mean Counsel Was Ineffective

Attorney's Nap During Trial Doesn't Mean Counsel Was Ineffective

Attorney's Nap During Trial Doesn't Mean Counsel Was Ineffective

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Practicing law is exhausting. Motions, responses, and discovery really have a way of interfering with your REM cycle. Since most lawyers will not know eight...

Federal Courts Judicial Confirmation Delays Plague Federal Courts

Judicial Confirmation Delays Plague Federal Courts

Judicial Confirmation Delays Plague Federal Courts

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Can justice be served if there aren't enough judges to hear cases? As of July 28, 2011, there are 90 vacancies in the U.S. Courts, but only 53 pending...

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