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20 Jun 2019, 5:26 am by Dan Ernst
Called the Baumes Law, after its principal author and advocate New York Senator Caleb Baumes, the law remains one of the harshest habitual offender laws ever passed in the United States. [read post]
2 Jun 2008, 4:21 am
" He also pointed out that a majority does not join Justice Stevens' piecemeal view of lenity, so the decision "does not hold that the outcome is different when contrary legislative history does exist. [read post]
15 Apr 2010, 2:19 pm by Jim Harper
Stevens wrote in his dissent that “This case is about power — the power of the Congress of the United States to create a private federal cause of action against a State, or its Governor, for the violation of a federal right. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 11:10 pm
In a split decision, the Vermont Supreme Court affirmed, rejecting Wyeth's preemption argument.The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Wyeth v. [read post]
9 Jul 2008, 4:36 pm
  Indeed, the Court held that in the event of ambiguity, the interpretive "canon" of California State Bd. of Equalization v. [read post]
9 Jul 2008, 4:36 pm
  Indeed, the Court held that in the event of ambiguity, the interpretive "canon" of California State Bd. of Equalization v. [read post]
18 Apr 2010, 8:59 am by Tom Goldstein
On preemption, Justice Stevens recently had significant success in securing a majority for two important opinions limiting the extent to which federal law trumps state law. [read post]
20 Apr 2010, 10:00 am by David Kopel
” The statute would therefore outlaw the sale in the United States of a bullfighting video produced in Spain (since bullfighting is not legal in the United States), the sale of any hunting video or magazine in the District of Columbia (since no hunting is allowed in the District) or the sale of a crossbow hunting video or magazine in the many states which allow hunting with compound bows but not with crossbows. [read post]
9 Apr 2010, 1:01 pm by Betsy McKenzie
Nixon appointed him to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Chicago, in 1970.Justice Stevens maintained an active life outside the court, and did much of his work from a home in Florida, for years piloting his own plane there and back. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 11:45 am
Scores of advocacy groups have lined up on each side of United States v. [read post]
22 Feb 2024, 6:32 am
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUSINESS FEDERATION, CENTRAL VALLEY BUSINESS FEDERATION, and WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffs, v. [read post]