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9th Cir. Sets Aside BIA Ruling; Gay Filipino Can Stay in U.S.
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Rape. Repeated beatings. Unemployment. Verbal harassment. These are the conditions Dennis Vitug, a HIV-positive, gay Filipino faced growing up in the...
No Expert Needed To Survive Summary Judgment in ADA Case
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Could you tell the difference between a parking lot with a 2 percent grade and one with 2.1 to 2.7 percent grade? Matt Strong is a C-5 quadriplegic, and a...
Debra Milke Set for Retrial in Son's Murder After Earlier 9th Cir Relief
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
After 22 years on death row, in March, Debra Jean Milke was granted relief by the Ninth Circuit. That relief may be short-lasting however, as earlier this...
Inventor of Spider-Man Toy Gets Web-Blasted by Patent Precedent
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Steven Kimble must've been quite the Spider-Man fan. In 1990, he invented a toy that mimicked the superhero's ability to shoot spider-webs from his wrists, by...
No Hablo Bueno: Mistranslated Miranda Means Suppressed Statements
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
It's hard to criticize the arresting officer here. One poorly-translated synonym may have cost this conviction, but, even with years of Spanish classes in high...
Retroactively Modifying Where Immigration Regs. Have Gone Before
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
How does one make labor certifications and proper notice of retroactive changes to those regulations somewhat interesting? Cite Star Trek, of course. "Time is...
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