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A Lifetime of GPS Monitoring for Sex Offenders Is Constitutional
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A Wisconsin law requires convicted sex offenders who have been released from civil commitment to wear a GPS ankle bracelet all day, every day, for the rest of...
7th Cir. Rejects 'Light' Sentence for Violent Sheriff's Deputy
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A Putnam County, Indiana, sheriff's deputy who was convicted for excessive force won't get off with just a 14-month sentence, the Seventh Circuit ruled last...
Ramadan Meals Case Revived by 7th Cir.
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit revived a free exercise of religion case in which a Muslim inmate sued his jailers for interfering with his observance of Ramadan by...
Posner Shoots Down 'Bounty Hunter' Who Exposed Fraud for Money
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
This week, Judge Richard Posner authored a rather pithy and readable opinion in which his court affirmed a lower district court's dismissal of a relator's...
Spirit of AC21 Act Should Be Followed, Rules 2nd Cir.
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
In an immigration employment decision that could have far reaching impacts, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the legislative attempts to...
Water Analyst Can Publish Water Use Report, 7th Cir. Rules
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A water analyst hired by Chicago's non-profit Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) will be allowed to publish the findings of a water report that "left the...
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