Appellate Law

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit - United States v. Gamache (Entrapment)
View the article here Very long, but worth the read. It discussed online entrapment. United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit ____________________ No. 97-2418 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v...

Citing Progress, MySpace Says 90,000 Sex Offenders Blocked From Site
MySpace continues to use their "entrapment scheme" to log any registered sex offender (RSO) who trys to setup an account on MySpace. While MySpace has verbally made claims that it does not want RSOs on their website, MySpace has yet to amend their Terms of Agreement (TOA) to alert any possible RSOs that may want to establish an account, that doing so is against MySpace Policy: Entrapment...

Brady Contentions in Entrapment Case Rejected
US v. Ford, 2008 WL 5173125 (10th Cir. Dec. 11, 2008) (published): Defendant was convicted of illegally selling or possessing a machine gun. At trial, his primary defense was entrapment...

Tips for avoiding escalator injuries from the CPSC
--> Tips for avoiding escalator injuries from the CPSC On May 13, 2008, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released tips to keep an estimated 90 billion escalator riders safe while using the moving stars...

Boys' Jackets Recalled by Gap Outlet for Entrapment Hazard
Gap Outlet, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of its "Warmest Jacket" boys' jackets. The jackets have a waist drawstring which can become caught or snagged in small spaces such as doorways or on cabinet doors and posing an entrapment hazard to small children.

Have You Been Entrapped
Entrapment occurs when the police, or someone working for the police, cause a person to commit a crime using methods that create a substantial risk that the crime was committed by someone who was not ready to commit such a crime but for the improper methods employed by the police...

Drop Side Cribs
Recalled Due to Entrapment Hazard

Simplicity Drop Side Cribs
Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation Promps Recall

Ellsworth School District
4.4% increase in salaries as part of contract settlement.

The Plainfield School District
$10,500 settlement resolves eminent domain dispute.

Locker Room Hazing
School district to pay $567,500 settlement in harassment lawsuit.

Teachers Paid
LA School District pays 8% interest to teachers for payroll problems.