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Monitoring Radio Doesn't Turn Meal Breaks Into Work Time: 6th Cir.
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Meal breaks are generally supposed to be a time when employees aren't working. After all, if they're working during their break, then it's not really a break,...
6th Cir. Year in Review: Top 10 Blog Posts of 2014
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Let's play a word association game. I say "Sixth Circuit." You say ... First circuit to rule against gay marriage since Windsor. A circuit that battles the...
Prison Guards' Overtime Suit Dismissed, Despite Novel Arguments
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit today batted away a labor suit brought by the Michigan Corrections Organization, a union of prison correction officers, against the Michigan...
6th Cir. Upholds $13M Award for Wrongfully Convicted Man
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In 2000, David Ayers was convicted of the murder of Dorothy Brown, a 76-year-old woman living in Cleveland. There's just one problem: Ayers didn't do it. In...
Teen Waived Miranda Rights in Torture and Murder Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
When Samantha Bachynski was arrested by Michigan police -- after being found in a stolen truck with the dead owner in the back -- the 19-year-old initially...
If Your Accountant Screws Up, You're on the Hook, Rules 6th Cir.
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a lower federal district court's ruling that Maurice Vaughn (former pro baseball "Mo" Vaughn) must be held...
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