Lawrence Eugene Shaw was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1344(1) for executing a scheme to obtain funds from a Bank of America (“BoA”) account belonging to Stanley Hsu, a Taiwanese businessman. See United States v. Shaw, 781 F.3d 1130, 1133 (9th Cir. 2015...
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As Ohio’s chief law enforcement officer, the Attorney General (the “OAG”) is charged with collecting debts owed to state entities under Ohio law. Gillie v. Law Office of Eric A. Jones, LLC, 37 F. Supp. 3d 928, 931 (S.D. Ohio 2014). The OAG “may appoint...
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Consolidated with Horne v. Flores (Docket No. 08-289).
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In 2016, Petitioner Denard Stokeling, a convicted felon, pled guilty to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida....
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In 2003, the Respondent City of Roswell, Georgia (“City”) enacted an ordinance (Roswell City Ordinance 21.2) governing the standards for wireless communication towers. T-Mobile South LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia, 731 F.3d 1213, 1214 (2013); see also...
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Gary and Venida Thacker sued the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) because of an accident that the Thackers allege was caused by the TVA’s negligence. Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority at 2. On July 30, 2013, Gary Thacker and his friend, Anthony...
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This case involves two Respondents, Victor Stitt and Jason Sims, from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, respectively.
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After the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, categorizing greenhouse gases (GHG) as an “air pollutant” and therefore subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began regulating GHGs....
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On August 23, 2007, Petitioner John Yates and his crew were actively engaged in fishing aboard their vessel when Officer John Jones (“Officer Jones”) of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approached for an inspection. See United...
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In March of 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) to provide financial relief from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Confederated Tribes v. Mnuchin at 19. Title V of the CARES Act set aside $8...