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Home Depot Faces Trial in Worker's Murder
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court said that Home Depot must face trial for a supervisor's off-duty murder of a company employee. The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of...
Throwing Rocks at Armed Israeli Soldiers Deemed a Terrorist Act
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A Palestinian man lost his petition to immigrate to the United States because he threw rocks at Israel soldiers when he was 13 years old, a federal appeals...
Posner's Pedigree Cats Bring an End to Eye-Drop Lawsuit
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Judge Posner isn't just one of the judiciary's most influential jurists, he's also a noted cat fancier. His puss, an eight-year-old Maine Coon named Pixie, is...
Court Denies Warrant That Would Force Individuals to Unlock Their Phones
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A U.S. district court in Chicago recently denied a warrant that would have allowed the government to compel any individual at the searched location to unlock...
Prison Starvation Case to Go Forward
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Nicholas Glisson made the mistake of selling a prescription pill to his confidant, who turned out to be an informant. The Wayne County judge made the mistake...
No Reduced Sentence for a Snitch Who Ran Too Soon
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Tyran ran. That was the problem for Tyran Patton, a government informant who lost out on a sentence reduction because he took off in the middle of an...