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The Boston Globe
March 7, 2018
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they may have to drop extortion charges against two city officials accused of strong-arming organizers of a Boston music festival if a judge does not reconsider his planned instructions to the jury, the latest twist in a public corruption case that has dogged the WalshÃâà...
TCPalm
March 7, 2018
He became a professor at Harvard Law School before being recruited back to Washington in 2009 to work in the Obama administration as acting assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel. Barron returned to Harvard until his appointment as a judge in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in 2014Ãâà...
BayStateBanner
March 7, 2018
He summed up the city's defense for continued use of the hair test as, “They have been using it for so long, and they are going to stick with it.” The city of Boston has spent at least $1.6 million to defend against the officers' case and the lawsuit has gone before the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals twice overÃâà...
Lexology
March 7, 2018
While the Muro Court's decision represents novel California State precedent, the United States Supreme Court may soon end the debate nationwide, having recently granted review of a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira), interpreting the scope ofÃâà...
Big Island Now
March 7, 2018
Gov. David Ige announced the appointments of Lisa Ginoza as chief judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals and James Ashford to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit. The governor made the selections from a list of nominees submitted to him by the Judicial Selection Commission. Gov. Ige selectedÃâà...
The Philadelphia Tribune
March 6, 2018
In 13 years of legal wrangling, the officers' case has gone up to the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals twice and has cost the city at least $1.6 million to defend. — (AP). The appeals court, which revived the case in 2016, said a “reasonable” judge or jury could find that the department refused to adopt anÃâà...
theday.com
March 5, 2018
In 13 years of legal wrangling, the officers' case has gone up to the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals twice and has cost the city at least $1.6 million to defend. The appeals court, which revived the case in 2016, said a "reasonable" judge or jury could find that the department refused to adopt an alternativeÃâà...
Commercial Carrier Journal
February 28, 2018
The First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling last May saying Oliveira did have the right to bring his case to court for resolution, which Prime appealed to the Supreme Court. The high court on Feb. 26 granted the carrier's petition to hear the case. The questions before the Supreme Court will not centerÃâà...
The Advocate
February 26, 2018
This week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments to decide whether the 70,000 Louisianans who are currently on probation or parole have the right to vote under our state constitution. As professors of constitutional law, we urge the court to uphold this fundamental right and allow everyÃâà...
Overdrive Magazine
December 31, 1999
The First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling last May saying Oliveira did have the right to bring his case to court for resolution, which Prime appealed to the Supreme Court. The high court on Feb. 26 granted the carrier's petition to hear the case. The questions before the Supreme Court will not centerÃâà...
Law.com
December 31, 1999
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed its Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's adoption of the Sunbeam rule, and held that a trademark licensee of a debtor-licensor is not entitled to continuing performance, after the debtor-licensor rejected the underlying contract. In its decisionÃâà...
