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Federal Courts Pro-Life 'Sidewalk Counselors' Lose 'Bubble Zone' Appeal

Pro-Life 'Sidewalk Counselors' Lose 'Bubble Zone' Appeal

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

When walking into or out of a medical facility in Chicago, the law prohibits others from coming within eight feet of that person to distribute literature or...

Federal Courts Court: Less Than 'Hellish' Workplace Still Hostile Environment

Court: Less Than 'Hellish' Workplace Still Hostile Environment

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

A man didn't have to show his work was "hellish" to sue for a hostile work environment, a federal appeals court said. In Gates v. Board of Education of the...

Federal Courts Court: Town Can Take Down Giant Rat

Court: Town Can Take Down Giant Rat

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

A giant inflatable rat made it into the books at the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The rat was central to Construction and General Laborers' Union No....

Federal Courts Court Upholds $15 Million Medical Malpractice Award

Court Upholds $15 Million Medical Malpractice Award

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

A federal appeals court upheld a $15 million judgment against a medical diagnostics company in Indiana, even though the state has a $1.25 million cap on...

Federal Courts 7th Circuit Says Parsonage Allowance Is Constitutional

7th Circuit Says Parsonage Allowance Is Constitutional

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

Clergy are entitled to an income tax break for housing expenses, a federal appeals court ruled. In Gaylor v. Mnuchin, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals...

Federal Courts Transgender Employment Discrimination Illegal Under Title VII

Transgender Employment Discrimination Illegal Under Title VII

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A funeral home in Michigan is learning one legal truth on appeal, or as the undertaker might colloquially say, postmortem: Transgender employees are protected...

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