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Judge denies bid to delay Alamo property hearing
A federal magistrate has denied a bid by a follower of convicted evangelist Tony Alamo to delay the sale of six Fort Smith properties.
Career Public Defender a Rarity for Federal Appeals Courts
On Friday, Jane Kelly became a federal appeals court judge with an unusual background that supporters say makes her a perfect fit for the job and a potential U.S. Supreme Court candidate someday.
California robbery case leads Supreme Court to reconsider police search laws
A tattooed inmate in one of California's most remote prisons will now get his moment in the Supreme Court sun, along with a shot at clarifying the rules governing certain law enforcement searches.
Jane Kelly's experience rare on US appeals court
Jane Kelly will become a federal appeals court judge Friday with an unusual background that supporters say makes her a perfect fit for the job and a potential U.S. Supreme Court candidate.
"Essential Functions" Under the ADA Can Include Job...
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires covered employers generally to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities.
Report: YRC made bid to acquire ABF Freight
The company that is a target of a $750 million lawsuit filed by Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp.
Judge narrows scope of wrongful conviction case
A federal judge has significantly narrowed the scope of a lawsuit filed by two Omaha, Neb., men who claim the city of Council Bluffs and two former police detectives lied and hid evidence leading to their conviction on murder charges.
Randeep Mann resentenced to life in prison
A resentencing proceeding Wednesday for a former doctor convicted in the bombing of the leader of the Arkansas Medical Board left him with his original life sentence but afforded his lawyer a chance to again claim his client is innocent.
Omaha trial on deaf medical student's lawsuit set
Jury trial has been set in the case of a man who accuses Creighton University in a lawsuit of discriminating against him because he is deaf.
Sentence upheld for Canadian man convicted in $1.5M US fraud case
A United States appeal court has upheld the sentence of a Canadian man convicted in what witnesses called one of the largest credit card schemes in American history.
An Officer And An Affirmation: Eighth Circuit Finds Officers Failed To Prove Damages In FLSA Claims
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently held that a claim brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act may not proceed when the employee fails to provide evidence of actual damages.
Sentence upheld for man convicted in fraud case
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence of a Canadian man convicted in what witnesses called 1 of the largest credit card schemes in U.S. history.
Divided 8th Circuit Panel Says TTAB 2(d) Decision Has No Preclusive Effect in Infringment Suit
B & B Hardware sued Hargis Industries for trademark infringement, claiming that defendant's use of the mark "Sealtite" for "self-drilling and self-taping screws" infringed B&B's mark "Sealtight" for fasteners used in the aerospace industry.
Volunteers complete Community Juvenile Arbitration Program
Pictured are: From L to R- Julie Bledsoe, Arbitration Director, new arbitrators for Eighth Circuit: Henry Campbell, Jr., Linda Poole, Jewell Hall, Tasha Gadsden, Jerry King, Tamara Cannon, Tiera Moore, Randi Arsenault and Marti Arsenault Eighth Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announces that a new group of volunteers for the Community Juvenile ... (more)
Ark. doc convicted in bombing resentenced to life
A resentencing proceeding Wednesday for a former doctor convicted in the bombing of the leader of the Arkansas Medical Board left him with his original life sentence but afforded his lawyer a chance to again claim his client is innocent.
Appeals court affirms execution in overthrow plot
A federal appeals panel on Monday upheld the death sentence of a man convicted in the slaying of an Arkansas family as part of a white-separatist plot to create a new nation in the Pacific Northwest.
Appeals court affirms execution in overthrow plot | 27 minutes
An appeals panel has upheld the federal death penalty for one of two men convicted in the slaying of an Arkansas family as part of a plot to create a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest.
Federal appeals court upholds part of Missouri funeral protest ban
The challenge to the laws came from members of the Westboro Baptist Church [JURIST news archive], who routinely protest the funerals of soldiers and claim that US soldiers killed in combat are God's retribution for American tolerance of homosexuality.
Court issues mixed ruling on Mo. funeral protests
The decision by a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stems from a challenge to a pair of 2006 Missouri laws enacted after protests of military members' funerals by a Kansas-based church that denounces homosexuality.
Court issues mixed ruling on Mo. funeral protests
A federal appeals court has upheld a Missouri law banning protests within 300 feet of funerals but has struck down a broader law that could have kept protesters even further away.