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Federal Courts 6th Circuit: Detroit's Dog Ordinance Bites

6th Circuit: Detroit's Dog Ordinance Bites

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Some 50,000 stray dogs roam -- sometimes in packs -- the streets and abandoned homes of Detroit. That's how the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals describes...

Federal Courts First Impression: Unmasking an Anonymous Blogger

First Impression: Unmasking an Anonymous Blogger

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In the closely watched case of the anonymous blogger John Doe who runs the blog "Amthrax," the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision in this...

Federal Courts Judge Reprimanded for Shortening Sentences for Birth Control

Judge Reprimanded for Shortening Sentences for Birth Control

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Judge Sam Benningfield, of White County, Tennessee, made national headlines this spring, again over the summer, and is doing it one more time this fall. For...

Federal Courts Blind Voters Win Accessible Voting Appeal

Blind Voters Win Accessible Voting Appeal

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A group of blind voters, along with the National Federation of the Blind, successfully appealed the dismissal of their lawsuit against Ohio's Secretary of...

Federal Courts Honeywell Retirees Won't Get Health Benefits

Honeywell Retirees Won't Get Health Benefits

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Honeywell Autolite factory in Fostoria, Ohio, once employed more than 1,000 people; that was nearly 10 percent of the town's population. Then, following a...

Federal Courts Interlocutory Appeal Accepted in Trump Rally Incitement Case

Interlocutory Appeal Accepted in Trump Rally Incitement Case

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Using a rarely exercised bit of appellate procedure, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to take up an interlocutory appeal of the Trump campaign...

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