A defense lawyer’s failure to object to the government’s use of a prior state law drug trafficking conviction to support a “career offender” sentence enhancement did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. A Maine state court had convicted defendant Trezjuan Thompson of unlawful trafficking in scheduled
A worker at one of Maui’s largest private employers, Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, filed a class-action lawsuit Friday alleging owners of the luxury hotel giant misclassified hundreds of spa and salon workers, groundskeepers, facilities maintenance personnel and window washers as independent contractors in a “fraudulent scheme” to avoid pay and benefits at two of its landmark hotels, the Grand Wailea and Beverly Hills Waldorf Astoria.
This was the final week of oral arguments of the term and also the final oral arguments for Justice Breyer. Your hosts discuss a kind tribute that the Chief Justice gave to his retiring colleague, new cert grants, and some of this week's high-profile arguments. They also discuss the two decisions of the week and what happens when the court splits 4-4 on a case.