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Jared Fogle's Latest Pitch: A Plea for a Shorter Sentence
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Jared Fogle, the disgraced former Subway pitchman, is attempting to reduce his sentence by pushing an argument that's sure to cause a stir: sex fantasies with...
Posner to Judges: Semper Scribo Simpliciter Sodes
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Three cheers for perennially popular federal Circuit Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit who took the time, once again, to stand again on his soap-box...
Can Cops Use iTranslate to Get Consent to Search? Si...
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
How accurate must a broken translation be in order for actual consent to be granted for a vehicle search? This question was the very center of a recent ruling...
7th Circuit Affirms Combined Convictions Against Child Abuser
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A divided Seventh Circuit affirmed both child abuse and felony gun use convictions against admitted abuser David Resnick in a split decision that implicates...
Wisconsin Polling of Jury During Trial Leads to Mistrial
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A criminal defendant is entitled to a polling of the jury after a verdict has been reached and announced. But one slip of how the polling is done could...
P.F. Chang's Data Hack Case Revived by 7th Circuit
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A class action suit against ersatz-Chinese food chain P.F. Chang's is allowed to proceed, said the Seventh Circuit, because two separate plaintiffs had alleged...
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