Constitutional – Draft registration – Federal employment ban
Where four plaintiffs brought suit challenging the constitutionality of a federal statute barring employment in the Executive Branch to citizens and resident aliens who were required to register for...
View ArticleSearch and seizure –‘Knock and talk’ interview – Mental state
Where a defendant has challenged a U.S. District Court order denying his motion to suppress, the appeal must fail, as the police did not violate his constitutional rights. The post Search and seizure –...
View ArticleNegligence – Car accident – Pain and suffering
Where a jury awarded $450,000 to a motorist who was injured when her car was struck by another vehicle owned by the defendant, the verdict should be upheld in full, as the defendant has demonstrated no...
View ArticleCriminal – Restitution
Where (1) an incarcerated defendant used the prison’s computer system to gain entrance for himself and others into the Plymouth County Correctional Facility’s personnel files, which contained Social...
View ArticleCriminal – Firearm – Drug trafficking
Where a defendant has challenged his conviction for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, the challenge must be rejected because there was sufficient evidence of guilt and the jury...
View ArticleGet ready for Form I-9 audit: ICE agent is coming
In 2010, the innocuous-looking one-page Form I-9 led to record penalties, criminal charges and federal-contract debarments against employers. All indications are that federal immigration-law...
View ArticleConstruction worker’s suit is governed by another state’s law
A construction company could be sued under Massachusetts law for personal injuries suffered by a worker at the Newport Naval Station, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The construction...
View ArticleModification of mortgage on two-family home allowed
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge did not err by confirming a Chapter 13 plan that modified a claim secured by a second mortgage against the debtor’s two-family home, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the...
View ArticleAG defends sharing data with immigration agents
Amid widespread criticism, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has been on a public relations blitz to defend the state’s participation in a controversial federal program that allows local law...
View ArticlePublic defender works to improve eyewitness accuracy
Eyewitnesses are notoriously unreliable. Frightening stories abound about well-meaning witnesses who pick the wrong faces from photo lineups or testify in court and send innocent men and women to...
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