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Federal Courts Five Things to Know About Practicing Before the Sixth Circuit

Five Things to Know About Practicing Before the Sixth Circuit

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

Here at FindLaw, we understand the pressures of being a legal professional - most of us are recovering lawyers - so we want to help by tossing you that...

Federal Courts Guidelines Not Binding: Pre-Spears Claim Helps Vacate Sentence

Guidelines Not Binding: Pre-Spears Claim Helps Vacate Sentence

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

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a Sentencing Guidelines-conforming drug sentence today in USA v. Priester on "the admittedly unfair ground" of the...

Federal Courts Obamacare Lawsuits: The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Story

Obamacare Lawsuits: The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Story

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of Obamacare. That is, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Patient Protection and...

Federal Courts Michigan Affirmative Action Ban Rejected by 6th Circuit

Michigan Affirmative Action Ban Rejected by 6th Circuit

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The debate on the use of affirmative action in college admissions has been in the news again and is likely poised for Supreme Court review once...

Federal Courts 6th Circuit Finds Prosecutorial Misconduct in Death Penalty Case

6th Circuit Finds Prosecutorial Misconduct in Death Penalty Case

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Sixth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a decision involving a writ of habeas corpus of a man who was sentenced for murder by the State of...

Federal Courts 6th Circuit says Obamacare is Constitutional

6th Circuit says Obamacare is Constitutional

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Obamacare news: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has made a decision in the Obamacare lawsuit, saying that Obamacare is constitutional. The lawsuit, Thomas...

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