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Federal Courts Tribes Sue State Over Property Taxes On Reservation Lands

Tribes Sue State Over Property Taxes On Reservation Lands

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Native American tribes sued Wisconsin officials for trying to tax their land, renewing a battle they thought had ended more than 150 years ago. By treaty in...

Federal Courts Google Wins Facial Recognition Lawsuit

Google Wins Facial Recognition Lawsuit

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Google did not violate privacy laws by creating face templates of people who uploaded their photos to the company's cloud service, a federal judge ruled. In...

Federal Courts Lawsuit Blames Sorority Hazing for Athlete's Suicide

Lawsuit Blames Sorority Hazing for Athlete's Suicide

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a recently filed federal lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois court, the mother of Jordan Hankins, the Northwestern University basketball player...

Federal Courts Chicago Airbnb Ordinance Challengers Lack Standing

Chicago Airbnb Ordinance Challengers Lack Standing

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has done more than just uphold the lower district court's decision against one Chicago-area pro-Airbnb group's challenge...

Federal Courts Disabled Students Lose School Transfer Appeal

Disabled Students Lose School Transfer Appeal

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A recent Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision affirmed a lower court holding that the differential treatment received by disabled students seeking to...

Federal Courts 7th Circuit Limits Age-Based Protections

7th Circuit Limits Age-Based Protections

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act applies to employees, not job applicants. That's the ruling in Kleber v. CareFusion Corportion, a case from the U.S....

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