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Appeals Court Bumps Federal Judge Off Cocaine Case
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Some federal judges are the very model of a modern major general; then there's federal district court judge John Adams. He's definitely a model of...
Judge Says No Constitutional Right to Literacy
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A Michigan federal court judge recently rejected claims filed on behalf of Detroit public school students that the state was denying the children their right...
Long Lunch ADA Accommodation Appeal Rejected
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
While employers need to be rather careful when employees make requests for accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the recent decision from...
Kentucky Asks 6th Cir. to Restore Fetal-Heartbeat Abortion Law
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Alexa Kolby-Molinas entered the room to discuss abortion. In Kentucky, women were required to have an ultrasound and then listen to a physician explain the...
6th Circuit Hears Two Clean Water Cases
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Navigating a bend in environmental law, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard two water pollution cases on the same day. In Kentucky Waterways Alliance...
Judge Sued for Denying Name Changes to Transgender Children
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
It's almost a maxim that half of the people in a courtroom -- other than the judge and staff -- go home unhappy. Judge Joseph W. Kirby knows that; appeals are...