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Court Strikes Ohio Election Speech Law, Quotes Frank Underwood
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This was a stupid law from the start. Now, it is a stupid, dead law. Ohio banned making false statements in elections. In 2010, the Susan B. Anthony List...
ACCA Gets Man 15 Years for Possessing 7 Shotgun Shells
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The Armed Career Criminal Act provides sentence enhancements for convicted felons who commit firearms crimes. Commit two or more violent crimes or drug...
Ohio's Early Voting Limitations Blocked by District Judge
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Following the woes Ohio experienced in the 2004 election, the state legislature established "no fault" absentee voting and early, in-person (EIP) voting. In...
Irritable Bowel Telecommuting Case Granted Rehearing En Banc
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Back in April, we covered EEOC v. Ford, in which an employee with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) alleged that Ford failed to make reasonable accommodations for...
6th Cir. Reverses Amish Hate Crime Conviction
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Last year, a federal court convicted sixteen members of an Ohio Amish group of hate crimes. They cut the hair and shaved the beards of members of their sect...
6th Cir. Rules Against Bible Believers in 'Heckler's Veto' Case
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The "Heckler's Veto" isn't just a vestige from your constitutional law class. It's alive and well -- so much so that the Sixth Circuit brought it back into the...
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