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Another Crack Case, This Time Decided Semi-Correctly
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
We're a bit exhausted by all of the crack cases, and truthfully, if we had our druthers, we'd never report on another run-of-the-mill Fair Sentencing Act case...
Another Circuit, a Different Border Search Doctrine for Electronics
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Theodore Stewart was entering the United States from Japan, when he ran into Customs and Border Protections (CBP) agents at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport....
TripAdvisor Didn't Defame the Dirtiest Hotel in America: 6th Cir.
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that TripAdvisor can't be held liable for defamation for crowning Tennessee's Grand Resort Hotel and Convention Center...
ACLU FOIA Request Denied: FBI Maps of Ethnic Groups Stays Secret
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The FBI's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DOIG) allows it to use race and ethnic identity to map out "locations of concentrated ethnic...
No IDEA Reimbursement for Autistic Child's Parents in School Dispute
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) provides rights and remedies for children who have various educational disabilities, which can include...
6th Cir. OKs Suit Against Morgue Worker Who Had Sex With Corpses
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In a set of consolidated cases, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted some relief against a county mortuary employee who sexually abused dead bodies at...