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Federal Courts Irritable Bowel Telecommuting Case Granted Rehearing En Banc

Irritable Bowel Telecommuting Case Granted Rehearing En Banc

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Back in April, we covered EEOC v. Ford, in which an employee with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) alleged that Ford failed to make reasonable accommodations for...

Federal Courts 6th Cir. Reverses Amish Hate Crime Conviction

6th Cir. Reverses Amish Hate Crime Conviction

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Last year, a federal court convicted sixteen members of an Ohio Amish group of hate crimes. They cut the hair and shaved the beards of members of their sect...

Federal Courts 6th Cir. Rules Against Bible Believers in 'Heckler's Veto' Case

6th Cir. Rules Against Bible Believers in 'Heckler's Veto' Case

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The "Heckler's Veto" isn't just a vestige from your constitutional law class. It's alive and well -- so much so that the Sixth Circuit brought it back into the...

Federal Courts 'Occupy Nashville' Appeal Seems an Easy Case for the 6th Cir.

'Occupy Nashville' Appeal Seems an Easy Case for the 6th Cir.

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

As the Second Circuit wraps up its Occupy Wall Street case, the Sixth Circuit is just getting started with its own Occupy issues.On Monday, the court heard...

Federal Courts 2 Step Miranda Technique Undoes Sentence for Felon with Firearms

2 Step Miranda Technique Undoes Sentence for Felon with Firearms

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

After Leslie Ashmore, a convicted felon, was found in possession of firearms, he was tried for violating federal law and sentenced to 20 years in prison. On...

Federal Courts Sentence Upheld in Full for Drug Dealing Memphis Doctor

Sentence Upheld in Full for Drug Dealing Memphis Doctor

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Michael Patterson ran a small psychiatric practice in Memphis, Tennessee, with a fairly large side business in selling prescriptions for Percocet, Vicodin, and...

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