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En Banc Granted in Ariz. Judge's Campaign Funding Case
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Arizona elects its judges in counties with fewer than 250,000 people (everywhere but Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties). It also has a Code of Judicial...
High Roller's Suit Against Wynn Over Unpaid Debts Can Proceed
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In 2010, German gambler Konstantin Zoggolis had taken out credit from the Wynn casino in Las Vegas to the tune of about $1.3 million. Wynn said it was time to...
5 Judges Issue 3 Dissents From Habeas Grant to Interrogated Teen
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Yesterday, we (again) brought you the tale of Tio Sessoms, a then-teenaged suspect who kinda-sorta asked for counsel. The en banc Ninth Circuit, on its third...
On SCOTUS Remand, Teen Gets Habeas Relief From En Banc 9th Cir.
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
In 1999, a then-19-year-old burglary and murder suspect named Tio Dinero Sessoms was interrogated by police officers. They did not advise him of his Miranda...
3 Questions After Model Mayhem's CDA Sec. 230 Immunity Denial
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
From 2006 to 2011, Emerson Callum and Lavont Flanders posed as talent scouts on ModelMayhem.com, a social network for aspiring models. The duo would lure women...
3 Judges Dissent From 9th Cir. En Banc Denial in School Speech Case
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In an amended opinion and order, the Ninth Circuit has declined a request for a rehearing en banc in Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District. Judge...
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