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Federal Courts Qualified Immunity Trumps First Amendment Lawsuit Over Wetlands

Qualified Immunity Trumps First Amendment Lawsuit Over Wetlands

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Identifying a right to be free from retaliatory restriction on speech, a federal appeals court ruled that a township official was nonetheless immune from...

Federal Courts Fair Housing Claims Survive Death of a Party

Fair Housing Claims Survive Death of a Party

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on

Continuing a neighborhood dispute beyond the grave, a federal appeals court said that Fair Housing Act claims survive the death of a party. The U.S. Third...

Federal Courts Man Held in Contempt for Refusing to Unlock Devices in Child Porn Case

Man Held in Contempt for Refusing to Unlock Devices in Child Porn Case

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on

A federal appeals court affirmed a contempt ruling against a man who refused to give authorities passwords to his electronic devices known to have child...

Federal Courts Court: Medical Residents Are Covered by Federal Discrimination in Education Laws

Court: Medical Residents Are Covered by Federal Discrimination in Education Laws

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on

For the first time, a federal appeals court has ruled that a resident doctor may sue a teaching hospital for gender discrimination under education...

Federal Courts Hybrid Medical Device Not Exempt From State Liability

Hybrid Medical Device Not Exempt From State Liability

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on

Walter Shuker had a complicated hip replacement surgery. It wasn't just the total replacement of his hip that was complicated. It was the device -- an...

Federal Courts Tribe's Arbitration Clause Is Unenforceable

Tribe's Arbitration Clause Is Unenforceable

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on

If this were the Old West, John MacDonald might've said he got scalped. But times have changed, and so MacDonald just says he got ripped off in a bad loan. He...

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