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…
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, 10/07/2010 US v. Figueroa-Gonzalez Conviction of defendant for carjacking and firearm use during and in relation to a crime of violence is affirmed as there…
A significant note from the Duke Law Journal by Joanna Huang with the above title has been posted today September 29 on the Sentencing Law and Policy blog According to Ms. Huang, “…in 1987 the United States political and social systems lost trust in the judiciary and severely limited its…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw September 13-17, 2010. Criminal Law & Procedure United States First Circuit, 09/14/2010 Merlonghi v. US In plaintiff’s suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), for the actions…
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…
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 First Circuit, 08/17/2010 US v. Donath Defendant’s appeal of his conviction for his participation in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and other drugs and a below-guidelines sentence…
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 Second Circuit, 08/02/2010 US v. Johnson Defendant’s sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where a violation of Connecticut General Statute section…
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…