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Federal Courts No Brainer: 6th Cir Affirms Controlling Precedent on Organ Disposal

No Brainer: 6th Cir Affirms Controlling Precedent on Organ Disposal

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

Back in the 90s, the Sixth Circuit ruled that Michigan law provides next of kin with a constitutionally-protected property interest in a deceased relative's...

Federal Courts Standard of Proof for Juveniles: Reasonable Doubt v. Preponderance

Standard of Proof for Juveniles: Reasonable Doubt v. Preponderance

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

Kids grow up quickly. One day, they’re taking their first steps. The next, they’re getting busted for heroin distribution and beating the government in the...

Federal Courts Will Sixth Circuit Affirm Sovereign Immunity in Fort Bliss Shooting?

Will Sixth Circuit Affirm Sovereign Immunity in Fort Bliss Shooting?

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

Will the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals find that the military has a duty to protect the public from soldiers sufferings from post-traumatic stress...

Federal Courts Court Denies Karen Sypher New Trial in Rick Pitino Extortion Plot

Court Denies Karen Sypher New Trial in Rick Pitino Extortion Plot

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

Karen Sypher is infamous in Kentucky. In 2010, Sypher was convicted on six counts associated with an extortion plot to demand a house and cash from...

Federal Courts Court Won't Enjoin Individual Campaign Contribution Limits

Court Won't Enjoin Individual Campaign Contribution Limits

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

In 2010, Greg McNeilly sued to stop Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land from enforcing the state's individual campaign contributions limits. McNeilly...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit: Posthumous Denaturalization Appeal is Moot

Sixth Circuit: Posthumous Denaturalization Appeal is Moot

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

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to grant posthumous citizenship to former Nazi guard John Demjanjuk this week, finding that the appeal became moot...

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