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Federal Courts Gay Prisoner Can Sue for Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Gay Prisoner Can Sue for Sexual Orientation Discrimination

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

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a Michigan prisoner’s discrimination lawsuit on Thursday, finding that the prisoner had sufficiently alleged a...

Federal Courts Maker's Mark Red Wax Seal Not Functional, Just a Pretty Face

Maker's Mark Red Wax Seal Not Functional, Just a Pretty Face

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

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that Maker's Mark Distillery, Inc.'s registered trademark for its red dripping wax seal is enforceable...

Federal Courts Driver's Privacy Protection Act Seems Fairly Useless

Driver's Privacy Protection Act Seems Fairly Useless

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

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that the bulk purchase of motor vehicle records without a specific need for every record does not violate...

Federal Courts Fen-Phen Fraud Lawyers Lose Sixth Circuit Appeal

Fen-Phen Fraud Lawyers Lose Sixth Circuit Appeal

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

Shirley Cunningham and William Gallion are down, but they still aren't out. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the infamous fen-phen lawyers' appeal...

Federal Courts Passing Notes Can't Substitute for Motion to Withdraw

Passing Notes Can't Substitute for Motion to Withdraw

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

Letter-writing is largely a lost art, (a reality not lost on fallen institutions like Mrs. John L. Strong and the U.S. Post Office). The Sixth Circuit Court...

Federal Courts Is Tennessee's Mandatory Welfare Drug Testing Bill Doomed?

Is Tennessee's Mandatory Welfare Drug Testing Bill Doomed?

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

People often say that insanity is repeating the same action with the expectation of a different result. So is the Tennessee legislature insane for considering...

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