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Federal Courts Defining Violent Felonies Under the ACCA

Defining Violent Felonies Under the ACCA

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

Conrad Clinton Blair was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), and appealed his sentence claiming that his prior sentences were not violent...

Federal Courts Pa. District's FAPE Funding Formula Does Not Violate ADA or RA

Pa. District's FAPE Funding Formula Does Not Violate ADA or RA

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

A class of disabled students sued the Pennsylvania Department of Education, claiming that the state's special education funding formula violated the...

Federal Courts Fathers' Claims Against Israeli Officials Fail in US Court

Fathers' Claims Against Israeli Officials Fail in US Court

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

Three fathers filed suit against Israelis officials including two former cabinet-level Ministers, a current Israel Supreme Court Justice, and a current Haifa...

Federal Courts Pa. School District Votes to Appeal 'I Heart Boobies' Case to SCOTUS

Pa. School District Votes to Appeal 'I Heart Boobies' Case to SCOTUS

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

We've just about had enough with the notion that breast cancer awareness-promoting bracelets reading "I Heart Boobies" are lewd or indecent. But apparently,...

Federal Courts 3rd Cir. on FBI Maps: ACLU's FOIA Request Appeal Unsuccessful

3rd Cir. on FBI Maps: ACLU's FOIA Request Appeal Unsuccessful

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

September 11, 2001, was a game-changer as far as FBI activity is concerned, with the release of the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide in 2008. As a...

Federal Courts 3rd Cir. Gay Marriage Round Up: Del. and N.J. Lead the Way, Pa. Lags

3rd Cir. Gay Marriage Round Up: Del. and N.J. Lead the Way, Pa. Lags

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

Since the Supreme Court's Windsor decision finding DOMA unconstitutional, earlier this year, there's been a flurry of activity across the nation with renewed...

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