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Standard of Proof for Juveniles: Reasonable Doubt v. Preponderance
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
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...
Will Sixth Circuit Affirm Sovereign Immunity in Fort Bliss Shooting?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
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...
Court Denies Karen Sypher New Trial in Rick Pitino Extortion Plot
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
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...
Court Won't Enjoin Individual Campaign Contribution Limits
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
In 2010, Greg McNeilly sued to stop Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land from enforcing the state's individual campaign contributions limits. McNeilly...
Sixth Circuit: Posthumous Denaturalization Appeal is Moot
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
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...
The Naked Meaning of Res Judicata: Stripper Loses Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Some lawyers chose the legal profession for the money that clients toss at their well-shod feet. In that regard, they have something in common with...