Laura Castro

February 26, 2014 | National Law Journal

An Indiana school district's short-hair policy that applies only to boys who want to play basketball constitutes sex discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled on Feb. 24.

By Laura Castro

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February 24, 2014 | National Law Journal

A lawsuit against ConAgra Foods Inc. raising California state claims and challenging the labeling of sunflower seed packages can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Feb. 20.

By Laura Castro

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February 24, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court on Feb. 21 upheld the convictions of four Cambodian woman who, with the help of organizers, entered into sham marriages with American men to obtain permanent U.S. residency.

By Laura Castro

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February 22, 2014 | National Law Journal

An appeals court ruled an excessive force lawsuit can proceed to trial to determine if a police officer was justified in ordering his dog to bite a man who claims he wasn't resisting arrest.

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February 19, 2014 | National Law Journal

The government generally must first obtain a search warrant for probable cause to collect data from a cellular provider about the past locations of a subscriber's mobile phone, Massachusetts' highest court ruled on Tuesday.

By Laura Castro

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February 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

An employer's decision to deny disability retirement benefits to a former employee was "arbitrary and capricious" by failing to provide a reasoned explanation for the denial, a federal appeals court ruled on Feb. 13.

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February 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court rejected a woman's claim that the inclusion of her lover's suicide note at trial, implicating the woman in the murder of her husband, was unconstitutional.

By Laura Castro

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February 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

A Tennessee police officer does not have qualified immunity in an excessive force lawsuit over allegations he violated a man's constitutional right by using a Taser on him when he was not armed or threatening, a federal appeals ruled on Feb. 13.

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February 14, 2014 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Feb. 11 upheld the conviction of a New York man who defrauded the federal government.

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February 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court on Feb 11 sided with the Obama administration in declining to block the force-feeding of detainees on a hunger strike at the Guantánamo Bay naval station. The divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, however, concluded that the prisoners can use federal habeas petitions to challenge confinement conditions.

By Laura Castro

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