Julian Ku, Hofstra University School of Law:"Having failed to motivate myself to get down to D.C. for oral argument in Medellin, and being too cheap to shell out the money for an instant transcript, I will have to content myself...
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Ruling on local government liability in wireless tower case [US SC]
City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams, Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Scalia, March 22, 2005 [limiting the liability local governments face in fights over cell phone towers, holding that a small California town does not have to...
Pinney, et al. v. Nokia, Inc. et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, March 17, 2005 [ruling that because the claims only raised issues relating to state claims, including consumer protection, they were not preempted by...
Johnson v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, February 23, 2005 . Excerpt from the majority opinion by Justice O'Connor:The fact that strict...
Supreme Court holds strict scrutiny applies to race-based prison regulations
In a decision handed down Wednesday morning, the US Supreme Court has ruled that state prisons cannot temporarily segregate inmates by race, except in the most extraordinary circumstances. In Johnson v. California , the...
Jack Balkin, Yale Law School:"In Hernandez v. Robles a New York State trial court judge held that the New York State constitution prohibited restricting marriage to opposite sex couples.The court held that prohibition on same sex couples violated the Due...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court denies appeal over use of military trials for foreign terror suspects
AP is reporting that the US Supreme Court denied Tuesday an appeal over government's use of military trials for foreign detainees accused of terrorism. JURIST's Paper Chase will have more information as the order list becomes available.10:45 AM ET...
First Circuit says Puerto Rico Supreme Court should rule on disputed ballots in gubernatorial race
The US First Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Boston ruled Wednesday that the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, not the local US District Court in San Juan, should rule on a case concerning disputed ballots in the territory's November...
Godsey [Cincinnati]: Supreme Court to Hear Two Criminal Cases Today
Mark Godsey, University of Cincinnati College of Law:"On Monday December 6, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Texas death row inmate, Thomas Miller-El, claiming Texas prosecutors improperly struck minorities from his jury. This is the second time...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, December 6.The US Supreme Court will hear 10 AM ET oral arguments in Wilkinson v. Dotson (case summary from Duke Law School), where...