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Supreme Court Slaps Down Appeals Court's Rules Favoring Veterans' VA Benefits Claims
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
In a 6-3 ruling handed down today, the Supreme Court scolded a federal appeals court that essentially got too friendly in its treatment of certain veterans...
Can Your Child Be Strip Searched at School? Supreme Court Mulls Issue in Savana Redding School Suit
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
Savana Redding was a 13-year-old eighth grade honor student at Safford Middle School in Arizona when the school's principal pulled her out of class and took...
What is Reverse Discrimination in the Workplace and Could it be Legal? Supreme Court to Tackle Issue
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
A fire department in New Haven, Connecticut, has had no job promotions in a long, long time and it has nothing to do with the recession or tight government...
Reconcile, or Else! Wife Handcuffs Herself to Husband to Work Things Out
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
In what appears to have been an ill-fated effort to save a marriage, 37-year-old Helen Sun handcuffed herself to her husband Robert Drawbaugh to try and talk...
Vermont Legalizes Gay Marriage Over Governor's Veto
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage after its House barely overcame Governor Jim Douglas's bill veto in a 100-49 vote (the...
Student Sues Eastern Michigan University; Claims was Dismissed for Not "Affirming" Being Gay
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
Although the debate over gay marriage has been getting the lion's share of media coverage, Eastern Michigan University (EMU) was sued in a noteworthy case by...
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