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Sixth Circuit Says Club Membership is Judicial Misconduct
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conduct and Disability Committee ruled last week that Judge George C. Paine, II, Chief Judge of the Middle District...
Sixth Circuit: Facilitating a Crime Can Be a Violent Felony
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Armed Career Criminal Act’s mandatory minimum guidelines applies to any person who has been convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and who...
Company Can Sue for Fax, Just the (Unsolicited Advertising) Fax
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Telemarketers are annoying, so we're on the "Do Not Call" registry, and we don't answer our phone unless we recognize the caller's number. But how do you...
Sixth Circuit Unreasonable Search Claim Goes to the Dogs
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
This week didn’t start well. The whole office is sick, the rainy season is upon us, and we missed our commuter train twice. Then we found this Sixth Circuit...
Reversed: SCOTUS Reinstates Archie Dixon Conviction
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Supreme Court has reinstated a conviction against an Ohio man accused of burying his roommate alive. In a per curiam opinion, the Court overturned the...
Ineffective Counsel? No Need to Explain Sentencing Variations
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
In a timely tie-in to this week's Supreme Court hearings in Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion last...
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