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Oral Args. in Telecommuting, Self-Representation En Banc Cases
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Earlier this week, the Sixth Circuit heard oral arguments in two en banc cases that we've been covering: the "irritable bowel" telecommuting case and a habeas...
6th Cir. to Hear Kwame Kilpatrick's Request for a New Trial
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
He's behind bars, but Kwame Kilpatrick is not done. Not by a long shot, even if his case is exactly that. The disgraced former Mayor of Detroit, convicted of...
6th Cir. Affirms Shutting Down Defrauding Tax Prep Company
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
After the company Instant Tax Service was discovered engaging in a litany of deceptive and unlawful practices, the IRS had them shut down. ITS appealed,...
Red Cross Volunteer Nuns Aren't 'Employees' Under Title VII: 6th Cir.
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits, among other things, employment discrimination based on religion. That's great, but what about volunteers?...
6th Cir. Allows Ohio Inmate Strip Search Suit to Proceed
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In 2009, Tynisa Williams was arrested, strip-searched, and deloused (allegedly in front of two other inmates) before being put into jail in Cleveland and...
Good Faith Exception Applies, Even Without Prob. Cause: Ohio Sup. Ct.
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The facts of State v. Hoffman are pretty simple: Brandon Hoffman was identified by neighbors as the last person who'd interacted with Scott Holzhauer, who was...
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