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Second Circuit Blocks First Amendment Retaliation Suit
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
How much leeway do public employees have when criticizing operations within their departments? Very little, according to a recent First Amendment retaliation...
Sole Decision: Everyone Wins in Louboutin-YSL Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
There are plenty of perks that came with being a Gen Y child: Goonies, slap bracelets, and Mall Madness. The first incarnation of New Kids on the Block....
Actual Use Unnecessary for Lawful Sporting Purpose Exception
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Felons aren’t supposed to have firearms. We all know that by now. But the Sentencing Guidelines take a felon firearm possessor’s intent into account. For...
Wrong Words Will Cost You Under FDCPA
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Words matter when your communications are scrutinized under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). For example, there’s a different between...
Court Affirms High School Coach's Child Porn Sentence
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
It looks like Todd J. Broxmeyer's legal luck ran out in 2010. In 2008, a jury found the former high school field hockey coach guilty of producing child...
Bin Laden Aide Loses Videoconferencing Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Five appellate courts have considered whether videoconferencing qualifies as "presence" for sentencing. Five appellate courts have ruled that it doesn't. The...
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Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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Mariana Petersen
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