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ADF and ACLU Spar in Julea Ward Free Speech Rights Case
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Do First Amendment free speech rights cover a counseling student’s right to refuse to speak to someone? The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments...
Sixth Circuit: No Habeas Relief From Procedural Default
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an Ohio man’s death sentence yesterday, finding that procedural default barred his habeas corpus petition. In 1985,...
Conspiracy Theory? Sixth Circuit Denies Cop Qualified Immunity
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Let's say you have an employee who leaves his job. Things become awkward between the two of you. What would you do? Normal people would simply avoid each...
Tennis Ball Toxin Suspect's Civil Rights Claim Bounced from Court
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Sometimes we think there is no issue too small for appellate court review. Take, for instance, Fisher v Dodson, an Ohio civil rights claim considered in the...
Justice Roberts Names New Judicial Conference Committee Chairs
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Chief Justice John Roberts named eight judges as new committee chairs for the Judicial Conference this week, and extended the service of three judges as...
Kentucky Symposium Will Discuss State Court Funding
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Want to learn more about how the executive and judicial branches plan to address underfunded courts? The Kentucky Law Journal, with the American Bar...
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Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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Kit Yona, M.A.
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Mariana Petersen
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