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Are Ponzi Scheme Proceeds Dischargeable in Bankruptcy?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Let's say your client made a little money as an investor in (what turned out to be) a Ponzi scheme. The scheme was revealed, and a court ordered your client --...
Can't Sit on a Jury? Then Civil Rights Not Fully Restored
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Defendant Jason Jones, a/k/a Peek-A-Boo, plead guilty (without a plea agreement), to violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), “being a felon in possession of a...
Senate Unanimously Confirms Gregory Alan Phillips to 10th Circuit
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
Last week, the Senate confirmed Wyoming Attorney General Gregory Alan Phillips for a seat on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Phillips, or as we like...
Denied Dental Braces? Could be 8th Am Violation, 10th Cir Says
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Most people hate going to the dentist -- not Arthur Conley. Mr. Conley filed a §1983 claim against many defendants for alleged constitutional violations...
10th Circuit Upholds Hate Crime Conviction
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit has upheld a hate crime conviction of a Fruitland man, William Hatch, 31. Hatch and two other co-defendants were the first people in this...
10th Circuit Finds Insurance Co. Has Duty to Defend
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit held that Universal Underwriters Insurance Company (parent company, Zurich), the insurer of a car dealership, had a duty to defend he...