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Ohio Argues Voters Incarcerated Right Before Election Day Subject to Different Deadlines
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments earlier this month over whether those jailed in Ohio right before Election Day are entitled to the same...
Kentucky Basketball Fans Are Crazy, 6th Circuit Agrees. Talk Radio Just Isn’t Liable for it.
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
March is the best time to be a basketball fan. It is, perhaps, the worst time to be a basketball referee. At least if you make a controversial call or two, and...
Sixth Circuit Recognizes a Fundamental Right to Basic Literacy for the First Time
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court has long recognized that U.S. citizens do not have a constitutional right to a “general education." However, it has been vague about...
Michigan's Signature Requirement for 2020 Ballot Access Remains Suspended
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
An injunction preventing Michigan's governor and secretary of state from enforcing ballot-access signature requirements will remain in place, for now, thanks...
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones . . . But You Still Don't Have Standing
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Adding color to your legal writing is a good idea. Vivid imagery and analogies can make a legal point stick in the minds of judges. But there is a line that...
Sixth Circuit Says Plainclothes Officers Can't Claim Qualified Immunity in Shooting of Henry Green
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the family of Henry Green against Columbus Police officers Zachary Rosen and Jason Bare,...
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