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Chicago in Court for Police Reform
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Judge Michael Dow, Jr., who is presiding over a high-profile case on police reforms, knows a lot. He holds doctorates of philosophy and law from the nation's...
Circuit Hears Debate on Clergy Housing Tax Break
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It turns out that taxes are not certain -- particularly when it comes to religion. Judge Barbara Crabb made that point in Gaylor v. Mnuchin, when she said a...
Judge Still Doesn't Like Cheese -- Case
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If you thought cheese could make you fat, what would you think if you found out it was made of cellulose? Cheese and crackers! You may as well just inject fat...
US v. Pulungan, No. 08-3000
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Defendant's conviction for attempting to acquire and export Leupold Mark 4 CQ/T riflescopes to Indonesia without a license, under 22 U.S.C. section 2778, is...
Illinois Sch. Dist. Agency v. Pacific Ins. Co., Ltd., No. 08-1776
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In a breach of contract action, district court judgment is reversed where: 1) the court erred in its grant of summary judgment for defendant on the estoppel...
Bakery Machinery & Fabrication, Inc. v. Traditional Baking, Inc., No. 08-1967
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District court order denying plaintiff's motion to vacate the default judgment against it is affirmed where plaintiff's claim for relief under Fed. R. Civ. P....