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Federal Courts No Subject Matter Jurisdiction for Wrongful Arrest Victim

No Subject Matter Jurisdiction for Wrongful Arrest Victim

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In 2006, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, in conjunction with WZTV-Fox 17, smeared a Nashville’s woman’s name as a...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Mulls University Affirmative Action Ban

Sixth Circuit Mulls University Affirmative Action Ban

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

While the Supreme Court prepares to consider whether a University of Texas affirmative action policy violates the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection clause,...

Federal Courts State Rule Violations Don't Nullify Judicial Immunity

State Rule Violations Don't Nullify Judicial Immunity

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided this week that a state court rules violation does not dissolve judicial immunity. Before ascending to the bench,...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Mulls Recess in Bible Study Lawsuit

Sixth Circuit Mulls Recess in Bible Study Lawsuit

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Litigants submitted briefs to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals this week in a civil rights lawsuit claiming that a principal violated a fourth grader's...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit: 1 Day Child Pornography Sentence Unreasonable

Sixth Circuit: 1 Day Child Pornography Sentence Unreasonable

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

What’s an appropriate sentence for a defendant who pleads guilty to possessing over 7,100 images of child pornography? While the Sixth Circuit Court of...

Federal Courts Sony is 'King of the Road' in Roger Miller Music Rights Lawsuit

Sony is 'King of the Road' in Roger Miller Music Rights Lawsuit

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that Sony owns the rights to "King of the Road" singer Roger Miller's 1964 song catalog, reversing a lower...

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