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Federal Courts 6th Cir: Ky. 300-Foot Polling Place Buffer Zone Unconstitutional

6th Cir: Ky. 300-Foot Polling Place Buffer Zone Unconstitutional

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

Kentucky law prohibits electioneering signs within 300 feet of a polling place -- or, at least, it did until October, when a federal judge held the law...

Federal Courts 6th Cir. Upholds Former Sheriff's Witness Tampering Conviction

6th Cir. Upholds Former Sheriff's Witness Tampering Conviction

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

Witness tampering? That's old and busted, run-of-the-mill, hardly worthy of news. How about when the person doing the tampering is a police officer? Yeah,...

Federal Courts Mich. City's Ban on Outdoor Donation Bins Unconstitutional

Mich. City's Ban on Outdoor Donation Bins Unconstitutional

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

The city of St. Johns, Michigan passed an ordinance banning unattended outdoor charitable donation bins. Planet Aid is a nonprofit organization that promotes...

Federal Courts Court Strikes Parts of Mich. Sex Offender Law for Vagueness

Court Strikes Parts of Mich. Sex Offender Law for Vagueness

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

Courts are continuing the trend toward striking down Draconian laws targeting sex offenders. Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal disapproved of...

Federal Courts Slep-Tone v. Karaoke Kandy: Lawsuit Goes Out of Tune in Sixth

Slep-Tone v. Karaoke Kandy: Lawsuit Goes Out of Tune in Sixth

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

Just like the verse-chorus-verse structure of classic pop music, federal litigation follows a predictable formula, one that courts don't like litigants...

Federal Courts That's Ruff: Dog Sniff not a Search, No Warrant Needed 6th Rules

That's Ruff: Dog Sniff not a Search, No Warrant Needed 6th Rules

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

A man stopped for speeding and arrested for possessing a kilo of heroin did not have his Fourth Amendment rights violated when police detained him so that a...

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