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6th Cir. Upholds Former Sheriff's Witness Tampering Conviction
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
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,...
Mich. City's Ban on Outdoor Donation Bins Unconstitutional
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The city of St. Johns, Michigan passed an ordinance banning unattended outdoor charitable donation bins. Planet Aid is a nonprofit organization that promotes...
Court Strikes Parts of Mich. Sex Offender Law for Vagueness
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Courts are continuing the trend toward striking down Draconian laws targeting sex offenders. Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal disapproved of...
Slep-Tone v. Karaoke Kandy: Lawsuit Goes Out of Tune in Sixth
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Just like the verse-chorus-verse structure of classic pop music, federal litigation follows a predictable formula, one that courts don't like litigants...
That's Ruff: Dog Sniff not a Search, No Warrant Needed 6th Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
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...
Opinion Isn't Fact: SCOTUS Reverses 6th Cir on Securities Fraud
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
When is an opinion that turns out to be wrong an untrue statement of fact? Only when it is not sincerely held, the Supreme Court ruled last week in a...
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