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Court strikes a blow for sentencing discretion under provision in federal firearm statute

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Share People given consecutive sentences under the federal law that imposes penalties for the use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking may now be entitled to a new sentencing hearing, thanks to the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling Friday in Lora v. United States.

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Legislature likes, clarifies Supreme Court interpretation of statute narrowing murder liability

At the Lectern

Two months ago , the Supreme Court in People v. Last week, the Legislature sent to the Governor a bill — SB 775 — that would amend the statute. Last week, the Legislature sent to the Governor a bill — SB 775 — that would amend the statute. It’s unclear whether SB 775 would affect those cases.

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WHAT IS ASSOCIATIONAL DISCRIMINATION?

JayS.Rothman&Associates

For example, courts have held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination on the basis of their associates’ race, gender, religion, and/or national origin. Iona College, a federal appellate court explained the rationale for reading associational discrimination into Title VII. In Holcomb v.

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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.

Day on Torts

Defendant filed a petition for dismissal pursuant to the TPPA, and after finding that the TPPA applied, that plaintiff was a limited-purpose public figure in the context of this action, and that plaintiff “had not established a prima facie case for actual malice,” the trial court dismissed the case. The TPPA, Tenn.

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Proper analysis for petition to dismiss under Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA).

Day on Torts

The trial court denied the TPPA motion to dismiss, and plaintiffs appealed this denial, which was vacated on appeal due to the trial court’s use of the wrong analysis. The Court of Appeals quoted Tenn. 20-17-105(a)(b); additional citation omitted). internal citation omitted).

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Legal Malpractice Claim Filed More than One Year after BPR Complaint was Untimely.

Day on Torts

Where plaintiff had filed complaints with the Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) complaining of the same allegations that allegedly supported her legal malpractice claim, and those BPR complaints were filed more than one year before the legal malpractice suit was filed, summary judgment based on the statute of limitations was affirmed.

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Hyatt v. Hirshfeld: A perfect storm that overwhelmed the PTO

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From 2003-2012, the PTO stopped examining Hyatt’s applications pending litigation in a couple of the cases that culminated in the Supreme Court’s decision in Kappos v. This case involves four applications that were rejected by the examiners and the PTAB. 145 seeking a court order that the USPTO issue his patents.