To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw November 8-12 2010. United States First Circuit, 11/12/2010 Freedom from Religion Found. v. Hanover Sch. Dist., No. 09-2473 In plaintiffs’ suit seeking a declaration that the federal Pledge statute and the recitation…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw October 11-15 2010. United States First Circuit, 10/14/2010 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston v. Seger-Thomschitz In an art museum’s action for a declaratory judgment to confirm its rightful ownership of a painting,…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw October 4-8, 2010. United States First Circuit, 10/08/2010 Tevlin v. Spencer District court’s denial of defendant’s request for habeas relief from his convictions for first-degree murder, armed robbery, and assault and battery…
I often find there is little time to read all of the books I would like, or even need, to and therefore find myself resorting to book reviews. Last Sunday I read a review that to me seemd exceptional and would like to share it with you. David Badertscher REVIEW::…
Constitutional Law United States Second Circuit, 09/14/2010 Chase Grp. Alliance LLC v. N.Y. Dep’t of Fin. In an action claiming that plaintiffs’ right to due process was violated by liens placed upon their properties by the City of New York, dismissal of the action is affirmed where the complaint alleged…
Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues BY: Alison M. Smith, Legislative Attorney Report No. RL31994 Subjects: Families; Law; Minorities Congressional Research Service Reports, 111th Congress (8/18/2010; Posted: 9/8/2010) Summary The recognition of same-sex marriages generates debate on both the federal and state levels. State legislators in Vermont and New Hampshire have legalized…
TITLE: THE CONSERVATIVE ASSAULT ON THE CONSTITUTION SUBTITLE: AUTHOR: Erwin Chemerinsky PUBLICATION DATE: October 5, 2010 PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster PAGE COUNT: 305 pp. + index ISBN: 978-1-4165-7468-2 PRICE: $27.00 A prolific author and law school dean, Chemerinsky brings his expertise in Constitutional law to his fifth book on the…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw August 16-20, 2010. United States Third Circuit, 08/18/2010 McCauley v. Univ. of the Virgin Islands In plaintiff’s 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a university, its president and two other individuals arising…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw August 2-6, 2010. United States First Circuit, 08/04/2010 IMS Health Inc. v. Mills In a challenge to the constitutionality of 22 Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 22, section 1711-E(2-A), which allows prescribers…
On Wednesday August 4, 2020 Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco struck down California’s ban on same sex marriage in a 136 page opinioon, ruling that voter approved Proposition 8 violates the constitutional right of equal protection. Proposition 8 defines marriage as a union between a man…