tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2009-03-31:/sixth_circuit/21 2013-05-21T18:48:04Z News and information from the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, brought to you by FindLaw.com. Movable Type Enterprise 4.38 http://images.findlaw.com/logo/logo_lp_rss.gif tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39970 2013-05-21T19:01:55Z 2013-05-21T18:48:04Z Kelly Cheung Remembering the late singer Whitney Houston when she so famously told Diane Sawyer that "Crack is whack," the Sixth Circuit could not agree more. More specifically, the court would probably agree with the famous singer that the use of crack...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/60LkTZ9gcgU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/05/sixth-circuit-old-sentencing-for-crack-is-whack.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39898 2013-05-17T13:01:25Z 2013-05-17T04:55:22Z Kelly Cheung It was in Sidney Brown’s house where officers found cocaine, a Beretta pistol, and $4,700 in cash. An anonymous informant notified the police of seeing cocaine at Brown’s house and a search warrant was subsequently issued. Brown was convicted of...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/xVFiUg_y6ho" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/05/6th-circuit-says-use-common-sense-saw-drugs-is-probable-cause.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39799 2013-05-09T19:06:42Z 2013-05-09T19:06:41Z Corey Licht, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/corey-licht/47/b69/6a9 We all make typos. Most of the time, it's no big deal. While a typo in an email between friends is harmless, a typo on a resume or a cover letter can be devastating. It's all about the context. So...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/gDcWs4FkWPQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/05/sixth-circuit-e-filing-error-does-not-make-appeal-untimely.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39697 2013-05-02T13:02:54Z 2013-05-02T13:03:22Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Three minutes cost Gary Johnson, the 2012 Libertarian Party candidate for President of the United States, his spot on the ballot in the State of Michigan. Three minutes. Johnson originally ran in the Republican primary. At the last minute, he...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/i1cXu9JRtic" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/05/6th-cir-affirms-lib-party-pres-candidates-ballot-access-denial.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39593 2013-04-25T19:45:08Z 2013-04-25T19:56:56Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Tamara Greene was the exotic dancer that wasn't assaulted by the former Mayor of Detroit's wife at the infamous party that never happened at the Manoogian Mansion in fall 2002. Months after the party that never was, Greene was shot...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/HaJDTeGkYoM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/04/kilpatrick-wont-answer-for-quashing-probe-of-strippers-murder.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39515 2013-04-19T19:30:30Z 2013-04-19T19:44:16Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq "Shake and Bake," also known as the "One Pot Method," is a procedure for manufacturing methamphetamine. This new meth-making method combines all of the ingredients into a single bottle (such as a Gatorade bottle). The meth maker shakes the bottle,...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/3NyKoYIgzFs" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/04/shake-and-bake-meth-rumors-lead-cops-to-bomb-miranda-mistake.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39427 2013-04-12T18:51:21Z 2013-04-12T19:19:44Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq What would you do if a naked, mentally-unstable man ran towards you, asked to be arrested, and then skipped away like a looney? Hiding in your car, locking the door, and calling the police is pretty good idea. For the...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/RNkcf8jCH0Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/04/cops-tacking-suffocating-of-naked-lsd-influenced-man-excessive.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39359 2013-04-09T19:12:55Z 2013-04-09T19:13:47Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Jeannette Martello, M.D., J.D. is a very intelligent woman. After all, she possessed both an M.D. and a J.D. (from Boalt Hall, no less). Nonetheless, she was unable to clear the hurdle that was the bar exam, despite four tries...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/T5Tw7kkDuUw" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/04/shady-lawyer-beats-shady-jd-md-in-contingency-fee-dispute.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39313 2013-04-05T20:13:01Z 2013-04-05T20:13:26Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq From the court's description of Kevin Daws, you'd think he was Omar from "The Wire." On a cold winter evening in rural Henderson County, Tennessee, Daws broke into an acquaintance's house by jamming a shotgun barrel through the window, then...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/c-axDJiC7-s" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/04/rob-with-a-shotgun-complain-about-unreasonable-search.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39270 2013-04-03T20:41:56Z 2013-04-22T22:16:10Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq You know you botched an arbitration when, after five years of proceedings, the Sixth Circuit refers to your work as “a model of how not to conduct one.” Or you could read the court’s opinion, which is a 10-page retelling...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/HyZzmOHLuAI" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/04/thomas-kinkade-mediation-model-of-how-not-to-conduct-one.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39191 2013-03-28T18:59:09Z 2013-03-28T18:50:34Z Robyn Hagan Cain In Goss v. Lopez, the Supreme Court held that the Due Process Clause applies to suspension or expulsion from school where a state has conferred a property interest in a public education. Before you kick a kid out of his...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/7dxo8sATjyI" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/03/out-of-district-student-entitled-to-due-process-before-expulsion.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39177 2013-03-27T20:25:56Z 2013-03-27T20:38:17Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Six-year-old B.H. went to the school office, twice in three days, complaining of irritation in her genital area and that it "burned" when she urinated. The initial visit to the office led to a phone call with the girls' mother,...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/EHIVDTNSYKc" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/03/school-nurse-immune-from-suit-after-examining-childs-genitalia.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39097 2013-03-22T16:15:03Z 2013-03-22T16:17:57Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Charles Kinison, Jr. is an alleged pedophile. We say “alleged” because he is innocent until proven guilty. That being said, if the facts contained in this opinion are true, it’s only a matter of time. And he almost got away...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/KJ1UK2jGEtk" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/03/girlfriend-turns-in-pedophile-provides-texts-no-probable-cause.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.39047 2013-03-20T13:01:56Z 2013-03-20T00:03:39Z Robyn Hagan Cain In 1999, Geraldine Fuhr filed a successful lawsuit to be instated as varsity boys basketball coach at Hazel Park High School, where she had been employed as varsity girls basketball coach. For five years she coached both the girls and...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/XdXfF-rnslk" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/03/basketball-coach-fails-to-meet-prima-facie-retaliation-burden.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/sixth_circuit//21.38966 2013-03-14T19:57:53Z 2013-03-14T19:58:09Z Robyn Hagan Cain For 15 years, Tennessee’s Medicaid program has operated under a federal consent decree. In recent years, however, the Volunteer State moved to vacate the decree on grounds that the State is now compliant with both the decree and the Medicaid...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Sixth Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USSixthCircuit/~4/KvUxWHq0wIg" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/2013/03/affirmed-tenncare-federal-consent-decree-vacated.html