Structure of the United States Federal Court System - The United States Supreme Court
Aug 20, 2010
USSC - The United States Supreme Court
Atop the pyramid is the United States Supreme Court. The Court hears appeals from the Circuit Courts, from the highest courts of the respective states (when a fed...
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Structure of the United States Federal Court System - Federal Appeals Courts
Aug 20, 2010
Federal Appeals Courts
Above the District Courts sit the Circuit Courts of Appeal. There are 13 such courts (1st through 11th Circuits, plus the District of Columbia and the Federal Circuit). With one ...
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Structure of the United States Federal Court System - Federal District Courts
Aug 20, 2010
The federal court system has three basic levels: the District court, the Circuit court and the Supreme Court.
Federal District Court
This is the lowest tier of federal courts, where suits are first bro...
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The marital privilege in Florida
Aug 20, 2010
I recently answered a question about whether or not a man (the alleged victim) could be forced to testify against against his wife who was being charged with aggravated assault. The husband did not wan...
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Recording phone conversations in Florida
Aug 17, 2010
I get asked all the time whether it is legal to record a phone conversation in Florida without the other person's consent. I thought I'd post my answer here for future reference.
The answer is No. Twel...
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Crimes that cannot be sealed in Florida
Aug 13, 2010
Your criminal history record cannot be sealed or expunged in Florida if you were convicted of the crime. Furthermore, even if adjudication was withheld, there are certain crimes that cannot be sealed i...
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Triple Threat Match: Independant Contractors v. Employees v. PRO WRESTLING - FINAL VERDICT
Aug 13, 2010
Final Tally:
Employee -14
Independant Contractor -5
None of the Above -1
Based on the above tally, it would seem almost a foregone conclusion that the WWE must treat their wrestlers as employees. After...
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Triple Threat Match: Independant Contractors v. Employees v. PRO WRESTLING - PART NINETEEN
Aug 13, 2010
Right to discharge: employee can be fired at any time. Contractor
can't be fired as long as he/she is performing in accordance with the
applicable contract.
The WWE has the best of both worlds here. ...
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Triple Threat Match: Independant Contractors v. Employees v. PRO WRESTLING - PART SEVENTEEN
Aug 13, 2010
Working for more than one firm at a time: employees normally can't do it, but contractors can.
WWE wrestlers abosultely CANNOT work for anyone else when they are under contract with the WWE. Virtually ...
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Triple Threat Match: Independant Contractors v. Employees v. PRO WRESTLING - PART FIFTEEN
Aug 13, 2010
Significant investment: an employer invests time and money to train an
employee. No such investment is needed with a contractor.
As I mentioned in a previous post, with a very select few exceptions, a...
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