The question for this Court, distilled to its essential form, is whether the
Constitution, as the Supreme Court declared in Ex parte Milligan, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 2,
120 (1866), remains “a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace.” And if
so, whether it protects Plaintiffs’ right to challenge an Executive Order that in text speaks
with vague words of national security, ... More...   $0 (05-25-2017 - )

“Registration” of a copyright is a precondition to filing suit for copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 411(a). This appeal requires us to decide an issue that
* Honorable Danny J. Boggs, United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation.
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has divided the circuits: whether registration occurs when an owner ... More...   $0 (05-18-2017 - FL)

Seattle, WA - Jury Find Huawei Stole Smartphone-Testing Robot Technology

T-Mobile USA, Inc. sued Huawei Device USA, Inc. on a patenting infringement theory claiming that Huawei used smartphone-testing robotic technology called "Tappy" patented to T-Mobile and trade secrets without permission. Tappy similated the touch of a human finger and was designed to make it possible to develop main... More...   $0 (05-18-2017 - )

Following his convictions for aggravated criminal sodomy and two counts of rape, Terrance Isaiah Sims was required to register under the Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA), K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., with his local sheriff's office in the months of January, April, July, and October of each year for the remainder of his life. He was also required under K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 22-4905(k) (now K.S.A. 2... More...   $0 (05-16-2017 - KS)

The facts forming the basis for this appeal are not in dispute, and both parties
agree that Officer Anthony Martin turned left at a red light before ultimately initiating a traffic stop
of Wilson late one night. In the hearing on the motion to suppress, Officer Martin testified that
there was no emergency when he made the turn, that he was not pursuing anyone when he made
the left... More...   $0 (04-26-2017 - TX)

On May 18, 2011, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of
information charging defendant1 with six counts of armed robbery, in violation of
La. R.S. 14:64. Defendant pled not guilty, and the case proceeded to trial before a
twelve-person jury on February 16-19, 2016. After considering the evidence
presented, the jury found defendant guilty as charged on all six ... More...   $0 (04-20-2017 - LA)

In August 2013, the State filed an information in the District Court charging
Talksabout with one count of sexual intercourse without consent. The State filed
the information directly in the District Court pursuant to § 41-5-206(2), MCA, because
of the nature of the charge and because Talksabout was seventeen when the offense
occurred. The charge arose out of Talksabout’s non-c... More...   $0 (04-16-2017 - MT)

In April 2006, Sprung was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sodomy under K.S.A. 21-3506(a); two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under K.S.A. 21-3504; and one count of criminal threat under K.S.A. 21-3419. Sprung was later found guilty on all four counts by a jury.

Sprung was sentenced to 123 months' imprisonment for the one count of aggravated criminal ... More...   $0 (04-10-2017 - KS)

On July 8, 2013, the defendant was charged with having committed various
crimes stemming from an incident of domestic violence on Nancy
Jones1 that took place two days earlier in the Dorchester section
of Boston (Dorchester case).2 At the defendant's arraignment, a
judge of the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court
Department (Dorchester judge) determined tha... More...   $0 (04-07-2017 - MA)

Atlanta, GA - Member of CD and DVD Counterfeiting Ring in Atlanta Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison

A Dakar, Senegal, man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his involvement in a counterfeit DVD and CD ring.

Mamadou Aliou Simakha, 41, was also ordered to pay $70,894 in restitution, jointly and severally with his co-defendants, by U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey Jr. of ... More...   $0 (03-22-2017 - GA)

In a plea to the court, defendant and appellant Luther Darnell Stapleton, Jr., pleaded guilty to petty theft with a prior (Pen. Code, § 666).1 In return, defendant was placed on probation for a period of 36 months on various terms and conditions. On appeal, defendant challenges two of his probation conditions on constitutional grounds. For the reasons explained below, we find no error and affir... More...   $0 (03-16-2017 - CA)

Plaintiff/appellee GeoSteering LLC sued defendant/appellant Sergey Efremov seeking a temporary restraining order, a temporary injunction, a permanent injunction, and damages. The trial court entered a temporary injunction in GeoSteering’s favor, and Efremov brought this interlocutory appeal.
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BACKGROUND
The service of “geosteering” involves monitoring drilling operations using real-ti... More...   $0 (03-15-2017 - TX)

Long Canyon Phase II and III Homeowners Association, Inc. (“the HOA”) appeals
from an interlocutory order denying its motion to dismiss a suit by Chris and Lisa Cashion. The
parties have for several years disputed whether the Cashions’ alleged landscaping activities in a
drainage easement violate the HOA’s rules. After the HOA sent the Cashions a notice of intent to
sue for non-com... More...   $0 (03-12-2017 - T)

Lexington, KY - Winchester Man Sentenced To 24 Months For Illegally Hacking Into Website And Lying To Federal Agents

A Winchester, Ky., man, who previously admitted to hacking and taking control of a high school sports website, to gain publicity for his online identity and harass and intimidate the website owner and others, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.

U.S. ... More...   $0 (03-08-2017 - KY)

Minneapolis, MN - Attorney Pleads Guilty For Role In Multi-Million Dollar Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Copyright Infringement Settlements From Victims Who Downloaded Porn

John L. Steele, pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar scheme to fraudulently obtain payments to settle sham copyright infringement lawsuits by lying to state and federal courts throughout the country. On... More...   $0 (03-07-2017 - MN)

On August 3, 2015, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of
information charging defendant, Sean E. Stock, with simple burglary of an
inhabited dwelling, in violation of La. R.S. 14:62.2. On August 4, 2015, defendant
was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. Thereafter, on October 28, 2015, a
superseding bill of information was filed against defendant, add... More...   $0 (03-04-2017 - LA)

This dispute between two clergymen — each claiming to be the Bishop of The
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina — comes to us a second
time. Bishop Charles G. vonRosenberg initiated this action, seeking declaratory and
injunctive relief. He alleges that Bishop Mark J. Lawrence has violated the Lanham Act
by falsely advertising himself to be the Bishop of the... More...   $0 (02-22-2017 - SC)

On the morning of December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, a gunman used an AR-15-type Bushmaster rifle and detachable thirty-round magazines to murder twenty first-graders and six adults in the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Two additional adults were injured by gunfire, and just twelve children in the two targeted classrooms were not shot. Nine terrified children ran from one of the classrooms... More...   $0 (02-22-2017 - MD)

Torres was involved in drug trafficking in Grand Island,
Nebraska. Through his drug activities, Torres knew a man
known as Billy Packer, who was also involved in drug trafficking.
It was through Packer that Torres met Jose Cross, Gina
Padilla, and Timothy Donohue.
Edward Hall allowed Donohue to live in Hall’s house in a
room on the second floor. Hall also allowed Padilla to... More...   $0 (02-18-2017 - NE)

Plaintiff Sundus Shaker Saleh sues several individuals who served as high-ranking officials in the administration of President George W. Bush. Plaintiff claims that the former officials conspired to engage in, and did engage in, a war of aggression against Iraq and that, in doing so, they violated the “law of nations” within the meaning of the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350. The di... More...   $0 (02-13-2017 - CA)

Plaintiff Sundus Shaker Saleh sues several individuals
who served as high-ranking officials in the administration of
President George W. Bush. Plaintiff claims that the former
officials conspired to engage in, and did engage in, a war of
aggression against Iraq and that, in doing so, they violated the
“law of nations” within the meaning of the Alien Tort Statute
(“ATS”), 28... More...   $0 (02-12-2017 - CA)

Dawson contends that the district court violated his due process rights when it failed to appoint counsel to represent him after the court requested the State to respond. A district court has three options when handling a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion:

"'(1) The court may determine that the motion, files, and case records conclusively show the prisoner is entitled to no relief and deny the m... More...   $0 (01-22-2017 - KS)

On April 8, 2014, Lawrence and his brother, Steven Dubois, arrived at Wayne
Miller Coins on Last Chance Gulch in Helena, Montana. Lawrence and Dubois entered
the shop after being buzzed in through the back door. Lawrence was in possession of
coins he wished to have appraised, something he had done previously at Miller Coins.
After Wayne Miller, the owner of the shop, informe... More...   $0 (01-22-2017 - MT)

At the January 18, 2015 hearing, Louisiana State Trooper Eric Thaxton
testified that on September 18, 2015, at approximately 11:10 p.m., he and his
partner, Officer Charles Robertson, responded to a call from NOPD dispatch
concerning a suspicious vehicle near Elk Street. The dispatcher advised that loud
music was emanating from the truck and that a male wearing a red hat was w... More...   $0 (01-19-2017 - LA)