With the Supreme Court in full swing, Monday was a busy day for denials (just take a look at the order list). One of the cases denied cert. was a case originating in the Seventh Circuit, and one of a trio of cases the SCOTUSblog likes to call the “washing machine” cases. We also take a look at Wisconsin’s voter photo ID law that is before Wisconsin’s highest court. Last year we wrote about Sears, Roebuck and Co....
A Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision could give students pause about studying on long flights. Nick George filed a civil rights claim against the feds in 2010 after he was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for carrying Arabic flash cards. Friday, the Philadelphia-based appellate court will hear arguments about whether George’s lawsuit against the federal government should be allowed to proceed. George sued TSA, the Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI for wrongful detention....
Not so many years ago, a taxi driver had to pay $545,000 for a medallion to operate in Philadelphia. After Uber took over the City of Brotherly Love, however, that medallion was worth about $80,000. What was worse, the driver borrowed against it to buy a cab. That is a substantial loss, but not damages. In Philadelphia Taxi Association v. Uber Technologies, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals said it’s just competition and it’s not unfair....
Appeal of a conviction for drug related offenses is dismissed where the district court’s acts were fully consistent with the terms of the plea agreement and the acceptance of defendant’s plea agreement was unambiguous, and the court did not err by failing to specify that it was accepting Brown’s plea agreement. Read US v. Brown, No. 08-2273 Appellate InformationAppeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division....
Conviction for obstructing the administration of the IRS, filing false IRS forms, and passing phony financial instruments with the intent to defraud is affirmed where: 1) the delays in defendant’s trial did not violate the Speedy Trial Act as the the district court was permitted to exclude at least thirty days to resolve multiple pretrial motions; 2) the indictment for defendant’s conviction for obstructing the due administration of the IRS is not duplicitous as the indictment solely charges a violation of the omnibus clause of 26 U....
Can a Second Circuit attorney balance an appellate practice with a love life? Yes, according to former Cravath, Swaine & Moore litigation associate Lauren Willig. Willig’s opinion carries weight here. In addition to being admitted to practice in New York and before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Willig is the New York Times best-selling author of the Pink Carnation series of historical romance novels. We asked Willig for Valentine’s Day tips for lawyers who are still planning for next week’s saccharin sweet celebration....
