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Federal Courts Stop and Frisk Ok'd for Man at Scene of Burglary With Beer, Gun

Stop and Frisk Ok'd for Man at Scene of Burglary With Beer, Gun

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The police get a call. Someone is banging on the windows and trying to break into a house. They respond. A guy is outside, holding a beer, and knocking on the...

Federal Courts The Curious Marijuana Case of USA v. Gerald and Jeremy Duval

The Curious Marijuana Case of USA v. Gerald and Jeremy Duval

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

What kind of legal curiosities can arise when state and federal law conflict on the legality of cultivating medical marijuana? Try this one: a...

Federal Courts Oral Args. in Telecommuting, Self-Representation En Banc Cases

Oral Args. in Telecommuting, Self-Representation En Banc Cases

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts 6th Cir. to Hear Kwame Kilpatrick's Request for a New Trial

6th Cir. to Hear Kwame Kilpatrick's Request for a New Trial

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts 6th Cir. Affirms Shutting Down Defrauding Tax Prep Company

6th Cir. Affirms Shutting Down Defrauding Tax Prep Company

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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,...

Federal Courts Red Cross Volunteer Nuns Aren't 'Employees' Under Title VII: 6th Cir.

Red Cross Volunteer Nuns Aren't 'Employees' Under Title VII: 6th Cir.

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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?...

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