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Hill v. United States
11 published works
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
The Sixth Circuit Holds That Meal Periods Spent “Doing Exactly What One Might Expect An Off-Duty Employee To Be Doing” Are Not Compensable.
In Ruffin v. MotorCity Casino, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether casino security guards were entitled to be paid for meal periods during which they were required to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Over lengthy dissents, en banc Eleventh Circuit shuts 2255 door to claims based on advisory guideline misapplication
Main November 14, 2014Over lengthy dissents, en banc Eleventh Circuit shuts 2255 door to claims based on advisory guideline misapplicationThe Eleventh Circuit has today provided some special weekend reading for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Has Justice Scalia won the legislative history war despite losingDorseybattle?
Main June 21, 2012Has Justice Scalia won the legislative history war despite losing Dorsey battle?There is much to say in future posts on future days about the merits and the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A (too) quick first take onSouthern UnionandHill/Dorsey
Main June 21, 2012A (too) quick first take on Southern Union and Hill/DorseyI am so very pleased and grateful the Supreme Court finally handed down today opinions in two of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
In 5-4 opinion, defendants prevail in crack pipeline cases via the FSA
Main June 21, 2012In 5-4 opinion, defendants prevail in crack pipeline cases via the FSAAs I hoped and expected, today brought us not only a pro-defendant Sixth Amendment ruling from…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Why I think defendants should win “fight about competing background rules” inHillandDorsey
Main April 19, 2012Why I think defendants should win "fight about competing background rules" in Hill and DorseyDespite lots of travels and other commitments, I have had time now to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Why talk of “retroactivity” makes me (unjustifiably?) nuts in the FSA pipeline cases
Main April 13, 2012Why talk of "retroactivity" makes me (unjustifiably?) nuts in the FSA pipeline casesRegular readers know I blogged a lot about the application of the Fair Sentencing Act…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Why the wasteful(?) Eighth Circuit affirmance of FSA pipeline sentence withHillandDorseypending?
Main December 12, 2011Why the wasteful(?) Eighth Circuit affirmance of FSA pipeline sentence with Hill and Dorsey pending?As regular readers know (and as reported here), last month the Supreme Court…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of details on the new SCOTUS sentencing cases
Main November 28, 2011Lots of details on the new SCOTUS sentencing cases Via SCOTUSblog at this post, I can provide here more information and links to key documents in the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS to review FSA pipeline issue viaDorseyandHillgrants
Main November 28, 2011SCOTUS to review FSA pipeline issue via Dorsey and Hill grantsAs indicated on this Supreme Court order list released this morning, the Justice have taken up a…