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Court Strikes Parts of Mich. Sex Offender Law for Vagueness
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Courts are continuing the trend toward striking down Draconian laws targeting sex offenders. Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal disapproved of...
Slep-Tone v. Karaoke Kandy: Lawsuit Goes Out of Tune in Sixth
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Just like the verse-chorus-verse structure of classic pop music, federal litigation follows a predictable formula, one that courts don't like litigants...
That's Ruff: Dog Sniff not a Search, No Warrant Needed 6th Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A man stopped for speeding and arrested for possessing a kilo of heroin did not have his Fourth Amendment rights violated when police detained him so that a...
Opinion Isn't Fact: SCOTUS Reverses 6th Cir on Securities Fraud
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
When is an opinion that turns out to be wrong an untrue statement of fact? Only when it is not sincerely held, the Supreme Court ruled last week in a...
Failure to Reference Sentencing Guidelines Not Fatal
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A Mexican citizen who pled guilty to violating U.S. immigration law cannot have his sentence overturned because the district court failed to directly reference...
No Qualified Immunity for Police Who Stunned Ohio Man for 26 Seconds
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
One town over from where your author grew up lies the City of Painesville, Ohio, where in 2010, Painesville police officers electrocuted David Lee Nall with a...
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