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Mugshots Deserving of 'Non-Trivial' Privacy Considerations
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit effectively negated a 1996 ruling it had made which gave substantial media access to criminal defendants' mugshots taken during the booking...
6th Cir. Dismisses Second Forum Case in Just as Many Weeks
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The Sixth Circuit just affirmed a second dismissal on forum non conveniens grounds in just as many weeks. In this case with international implications, the...
Sierra Club's Oil Pipeline Halt Efforts Fail in Sixth Circuit
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The Sierra Club has lost its appeal of a September federal district court decision to grant summary judgment to the US Forest Service and Enbridge Limited...
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Buck up, Buckeye lawyers! If you're looking for codes in the great state of Ohio, FindLaw has you covered. The world's number one legal website (that's us!) is...
After Polling Jurors, Judge Imposes Minimum Child Porn Sentence
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Is five years too short of a sentence for a man found with 19 videos and 93 images depicting child pornography? Not according to Judge James S. Gwin of the...
6th Cir. Affirms Whopping $10.4M Asbestos Cleanup Bill Against Scrapper
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A salvage scrapper will have to pay the full amount of some $10 million in cleaning costs to the EPA according to a recent ruling by the Sixth Circuit which...