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Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Affirms Warrantless Search Evidence

Sixth Circuit Affirms Warrantless Search Evidence

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Crack is wack, especially when it's discovered during a warrantless search of an automobile; but that doesn't mean that it inadmissible. The Sixth Circuit...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Prison Officials

Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Prison Officials

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Prisoners lose most of the pro se appeals that we read, but today, we have a rare example of a prisoner winning in an appellate court. The Sixth Circuit Court...

Federal Courts Company Challenges Epic Tobacco Settlement in Sixth Circuit

Company Challenges Epic Tobacco Settlement in Sixth Circuit

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Tobacco companies don't like Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, the Mississippi plaintiff's attorney famous for leading 46 states toward a $246 billion tobacco...

Federal Courts ADF and ACLU Spar in Julea Ward Free Speech Rights Case

ADF and ACLU Spar in Julea Ward Free Speech Rights Case

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Do First Amendment free speech rights cover a counseling student’s right to refuse to speak to someone? The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit: No Habeas Relief From Procedural Default

Sixth Circuit: No Habeas Relief From Procedural Default

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an Ohio man’s death sentence yesterday, finding that procedural default barred his habeas corpus petition. In 1985,...

Federal Courts Conspiracy Theory? Sixth Circuit Denies Cop Qualified Immunity

Conspiracy Theory? Sixth Circuit Denies Cop Qualified Immunity

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Let's say you have an employee who leaves his job. Things become awkward between the two of you. What would you do? Normal people would simply avoid each...

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