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9th Cir. Decides Mistaken Identity Case: Cops Arrest Dad on Warrant for Son
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
There is a lesson in this police brutality case, and it's not about the Constitution. It's about having the same constitution as a suspect in a criminal...
Seattle Cops Lose Ninth Cir. Appeal Over Use of Force Policy
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A civil rights class action claim filed by over 100 Seattle police officers was dismissed by a lower federal district court in 2014, and has now, finally, had...
Bad Neighbor Claiming No Bad Intentions Loses Appeal
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Some judges were just born to write. Take Judge M. Margaret McKeown's recent opinion in the USA v. Max Spatig case. The opinion opens with this humdinger of a...
'Selfie Monkey' Settles Copyright Case
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
There's a problem with the settlement in the selfie-monkey case: the monkey did not consent to it. If the monkey took a full-on, toothy selfie, he ought to be...
Epic Snow Fight: Skiers v. Snowmobilers
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Many Americans know that Washington's Mt. St. Helens produced the deadliest and most destructive eruption in U.S. history. But relatively few know that...
Judges Push Back Travel Ban Against Family Members, Refugees
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
That Hawaiian judge stopped President Trump -- again. Judge Derrick Watson, slighted by Trump's legal general as that "judge sitting on an island in the...
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