Entries for March 2013

The United States Supreme Court recently rejected as unconstitutional a search which followed a drug-sniffing K9's indication that drugs may be present inside a home.  According to the Court, while a police officer had the right to approach the residence's door and knock, deploying the K9 at or near the door or perimeter of the house without a...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to allow post-appeal hearings under Daubert, without invalidating the original jury verdict.  This "do over," while achieving some measure of judicial economy, would represent a watershed change for litigators.  Read more here.

Jeffrey Standen, veteran faculty member at Williamette University College of Law, has been selected as the new dean for Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law.  The National Law Journal has the details.

As budget battles continue in Washington, D.C., Federal Courts are among the agencies impacted.  Read more here.

Jason V. Reed, of Edmondson & Associates, was recently elected as a member of the Board of Directors for the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky. Reed’s initial term on the Board of Directors will last for two years. The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky, founded in 2007, is Northern Kentucky’s only emergency cold-weather...