A Colorado credit union, which announced its change to customers legal rights in two sentences at the bottom of an email that required multiple clicks to see the new policy, gave sufficient notice to consumers, the Court of Appeals ruled last week.
A Colorado credit union, which announced its change to customers legal rights in two sentences at the bottom of an email that required multiple clicks to see the new policy, gave sufficient notice to consumers, the Court of Appeals ruled last week.
In 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court gave its approval to a special type of guilty plea, one in which a criminal defendant maintains his innocence while at the same time accepting a plea deal from the prosecution. Those "Alford pleas," named after the case Alford v. North Carolina, are permissible when a defendant believes it is in his best interest and, the Supreme Court added, when there is "a factual basis for the plea."
In 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court gave its approval to a special type of guilty plea, one in which a criminal defendant maintains his innocence while at the same time accepting a plea deal from the prosecution. Those "Alford pleas," named after the case Alford v. North Carolina, are permissible when a defendant believes it is in his best interest and, the Supreme Court added, when there is "a factual basis for the plea."
State law provides immunity to the El Paso County sheriff for intentionally detaining an inmate for months upon request from immigration authorities, a Court of Appeals panel decided 2-1 in