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Molestation or Not, Ineffective Counsel Also Inappropriate: Court
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
When defendant David Glen Heard pleaded guilty in district court to two counts of violating Oklahoma's lewd molestation statute, he didn't realize that there...
Lavish Judge Retreats and EPA Haze Rehearing Petition
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit didn't have any cases making jurisprudential history this week, though it has managed to stay in the news. One item can have serious...
District Court Permanently Enjoins Sharia Law Ban Amendment
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Under the invisible threat of Sharia law taking over their courts, Oklahoma enacted a constitutional amendment that would prohibit Sharia law from being...
10th Cir: Possess Child Porn, Cross the Dist. Ct., Go To Prison
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit handed down a ten-year prison term earlier this month, despite an original sentence of only probation. Defendant David Huffman originally...
Colorado's "Amazon Law" Still in Effect, Perm Injunction Dissolved
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Colorado has a sales tax of 2.9% for products purchased in the state, and a use tax of 2.9% for products purchased outside the state, but used in the state....
Non-Retaliatory Reasons Make Firing OK: 10th Circuit
By Betty Wang, JD | Last updated on
Plaintiff Jerry Keeler was employed by ARAMARK, a food service provider. While employed there, he felt that they did not appreciate him as an employee, because...