To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw May 24, 2010. ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION, COMMERCIAL LAW, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, SPORTS LAW, TRADEMARK American Needle, Inc. v. Nat’l Football League, No. 08–661 In an antitrust action challenging the NFL’s grant to…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw May 17-21, 2010 U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, May 17, 2010 Coggeshall v. Massachusetts Bd. of Registration of Psychologists, No. 09-1111 In plaintiffs’ 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the Massachusetts…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw May 17-21, 2010 ——————————————————————————– U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, May 17, 2010 Parsley v. US, No. 09-1690 District court’s denial of defendant’s motion under 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to vacate…
A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust Graham v Florida No. 08–7412. United States Supreme Court Decision: May 17, 2010 In a 5-4 opinion by Justice Kennedy, the United States Supreme Court ruled that sentencing juveniles to life without the possibility of parole for non-homicide cases is impermissible…
A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust United States v. Comstock (No. 08-1224) United States Supreme Court Decision: May 17, 2010 In United States v. Comstock (08-1224), the Court reversed and remanded the lower court’s decision ruling that federal officials can indefinitely hold inmates considered “sexually dangerous” after…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw May 6, 2010 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CIVIL PROCEDURE, CLASS ACTIONS, FAMILY LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW City of N.Y. v. Maul, No. 65 In an action concerning the alleged failures of the New York City…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw May 3-7, 2010 U.S. Supreme Court, May 03, 2010 Renico v. Lett, No. 09–338 In a murder prosecution, a grant of petitioner’s habeas petition is reversed where it was reasonable for the…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw May 3-7, 2010 U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, May 04, 2010 Estate of Oliva v. Dep’t of Law & Pub. Safety , No. 09-2082 In an action by the estate of…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw April 12 -16, 2010: U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, April 15, 2010 Foley v. Kiely , No. 09-1250 In plaintiff’s 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim against Massachusetts State Troopers and a…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw April 12 -16, 2010: U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, April 14, 2010 US v. Cintron-Echautegui, No. 08-1800 In a conviction of defendant for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, district court’s imposition…