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Federal Courts Eddie Bauer Store Accused of Racial Hostility in Lawsuit

Eddie Bauer Store Accused of Racial Hostility in Lawsuit

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

A young, well-dressed African-American man interviewed for a job at Eddie Bauer, but he didn't get the job and he never knew why. In a new lawsuit, however, a...

Federal Courts US v. Flores-de-Jesus, No. 06-2670

US v. Flores-de-Jesus, No. 06-2670

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Defendants' drug convictions are affirmed, where the government improperly used a law enforcement officer as the first witness in a multi-defendant drug...

Federal Courts Top 3 Tips for Meet and Confer Success

Top 3 Tips for Meet and Confer Success

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

If electronic discovery is the vehicle through which lawyers conduct business, the meet and confer is the pre-purchase inspection. Federal Rule of Civil...

Federal Courts X-Ray Anal Cavity Search Doesn't Violate Fourth Amendment Rights

X-Ray Anal Cavity Search Doesn't Violate Fourth Amendment Rights

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

What lawyer can resist an anal cavity search? A cavity search case, that is. This week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in a civil...

Federal Courts Five Things to Know About First Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez

Five Things to Know About First Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Here at FindLaw, we understand the pressures of being a legal professional - most of us are recovering lawyers - so we want to help by tossing you that...

Federal Courts It's Been 10 Years Since Massachusetts Legalized Gay Marriage

It's Been 10 Years Since Massachusetts Legalized Gay Marriage

By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

On November 18, 2003, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts propelled the state into making history: Massachusetts became the first state to legalize...

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