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Reduced Sentences Unlikely for Amish Beard Cutters
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The reclusive world of Ohio's Amish community became a little less reclusive in 2011, after 16 members of a breakaway Amish sect ambushed their neighbors at...
Cell Site Records Are Like Stamps and Envelopes, Says 6th Cir.
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit employed a rather fascinating analogy comparing historical cell-site records of caller data to mailing addresses, thus raising questions...
Dog Poop Machete Attack Lands Man 5 Years
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Jeffery Walker had had enough with his neighbor's defecating dog. When the pooch pooped in Walker's yard, he complained to his neighbor. Still the stinky...
Chinese Citizen Can't Convince 6th Circ. of Persecution as Christian
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Another circuit court has upheld an IJ and Board of Immigration Appeals decision to deny review of a Chinese citizen's petition for asylum. This Sixth Circuit...
6th Circuit Clarifies the Bounds of Detention During Search
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
In a recent case in the Sixth Circuit, the court upheld a lower district's decision to deny a motion to suppress evidence. The case, United States v. Binford,...
6th Cir. Affirms Against Bullied Child in Harassment Case
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Bullying, it seems, is a reality of schoolyard politics. And despite the seeming injustice in a recent circuit court ruling, the Sixth Circuit determined that...
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