Month: July 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court has recently ruled on a case that will have wide impact on the way law enforcement collects evidence in the digital age. As a federal appeals lawyer discusses, warrantless searches of a suspect’s cell phone have been held unconstitutional in most cases. The Background of the Case The issue before the court was […]

The ex-mayor of a small town in California was found dead along with his wife. As a federal appeals lawyer in California explains, the wife was apparently suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s. The Victims in the Case 73-year-old Vaso Medigovich was the former mayor of Corte Madera. He and his wife Meredithe had retired to the affluent Park […]

The lawyers for Jodi Arias have lost their attempt to have the death penalty removed from the table of options for her sentencing. An Arizona federal appeals lawyer explains the basis for the defense’s request and what’s next for Arias. Recent Developments in the Jodi Arias Case As a Arizona federal appeals attorney discusses, Jodi Arias was convicted of […]

Litigation by individual smokers and tobacco companies has been winding its way through the Florida courts for more than two decades. As a Florida federal appeals attorney explains, the U.S. Supreme Court has just weighed in with a decision that could cost tobacco companies tens of millions of dollars. The Procedural History of the Case In the early […]

New York is poised to pass a bill that would legalize marijuana for medical use. Governor Andrew Cuomo has raised concerns about the bill as is and, as an appeals lawyer can explain, this may delay passage. What’s in New York’s Compassionate Care Act New York legislators have crafted the so-called Compassionate Care Act aimed at legalizing […]