Litigation

Plain Error in Calculating Guidelines
United States v. Andre D. Bennett, No. 05-3709 (August 29, 2006): Mr. Bennett received a four-level enhancement for his use of a firearm in connection with another felony offense...

Alabama: another judge, another year, and another way to dodge having to decide what a "crime involving moral turpitude" is
AP reports: Voter registrars could have to wait awhile longer to learn which felons can vote — and just what constitutes "moral turpitude" — because a judge said Wednesday she may dismiss a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties...

Lawsuit Charges Former Veteram Granite City Illinois Police Officer Walter Milton With Bar Beating - Arrest Warrent Issued
GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS - A former Granite City police officer, charged recently with aggravated battery following an off-duty bar fight, also faces a lawsuit from the victim...

Hybrid Aggravated Felonies
Looking for a new angle on aggravated felony arguments? Try this one on for size: hybrid crimes...

Ninth Circuit Finds Counterfeiting Constitutes Crime of Moral Turpitude
Senegal citizen Elimane Tall got involved in counterfeiting. In 2003, he pled guilty to one count of “counterfeit of a registered mark” in violation of California Penal Code § 350(a)(2), which imposes criminal penalties on any person who “willfully manufactures, intentionally sells, or knowingly possesses for sale any counterfeit of a mark registered with the Secretary of State or registered on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office…” In 2004, Mr...

POSNER BLASTS IMMIGRATION COURTS
Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner, one of the country's most influential jurists (and a professor at my alma mater, the University of Chicago Law School) has some tough words for the state of the nation's immigration courts...

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Missing Children
Databases and organizations

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

How do i go bout geting a free laywer to sue the durham police department for drug raids and nothing is found?they have been in my house 4 or 5 times seems like every 4 months or so and breaking down my door tearing up m
They need a warrant to get into your house...if they never showed you one...you ...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...

How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...

How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Illinois Employment Labor Law
Illinois Employment Law alleged violations of Illinois state labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada
allegedly overcharged for immigration application fees.

Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Division of Immigration Health Services
allegedly drugged deported immigrants with sedatives.

Wii Battery Recharge Stations Recalled
Wii Battery Recharge Stations Recalled

Officer Firing Upheld
Pueblo pays $20,000 settlement to rightfully discharged officer.