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NOTICE: SSRN's Indigenous Nations & Peoples Law e-Journal

1 Apr 2010, 4:27 pm by Sean Patrick Donlan

The latest SSRN Indigenous Nations & Peoples Law e-Journal includes the following: The Substantial Burden Mountain: Implications of the United States Supreme Court’s Denial of Certiorari in Navajo Nation v. [read post]

Juris Diversitas - http://jurisdiversitas.blogspot.com/

Attempted first-degree felony murder & Lesser included offenses: Criminal opinion just released

1 Apr 2010, 2:25 pm by William Ryan Moore

” Id. at 945-46 (citing Brown v. [read post]

Florida Criminal Lawyer Blog - http://www.floridacriminallawyerblog.com/

Ninth Circuit Approves California Ban on Slaughtering Nonambulatory Animals Against Preemption Challenge

31 Mar 2010, 4:26 pm by Richard Goldfarb

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals may be the best-known lower court judge in the United States. [read post]

Food Liability Law Blog - http://www.foodliabilitylaw.com/

New York's Persistent Felony Offender Sentencing Law Ruled Unconstitutional

31 Mar 2010, 10:49 am by Brian Shiffrin

Fine twice challenged the statute at the New York Court of Appeals (People v Rosen, 96 NY2d 329 [2001] and People v Daniels, 5 NY3d 738 [2005]), and at the Second Circuit (Brown v Greiner, 409 F3d 523 (2d Cir 2003]). [read post]

New York Criminal Defense - http://newyorkcriminaldefense.blogspot.com/

Untitled

29 Mar 2010, 8:45 am

Although the conduct test was not met, the effects test was.The effects test asked whether conduct outside of the United States had a substantial adverse effect on U.S. investors or securities markets, the court noted. [read post]

Trade Regulation Talk - http://traderegulation.blogspot.com/

Cramdown - Found this very interesting case. A vehicle which was purchased and used primarily for business purposes which was purchased within the past 910 days may be crammed down.

28 Mar 2010, 8:11 am by R. Grace Rodriguez, Esq.

This is an important case for those of you who recently purchased a car to use in your business, BUT now find yourself needing to file bankruptcy.IN RE DENNIS & JESSICA HASKINSIn re: Dennis & Jessica Haskins, Chapter 13, Debtors.Case No. 09-10520.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. [read post]

The Truth About Loan Modification, Foreclosure & Bankruptcy - http://letbksaveyou.blogspot.com/

Summary 2010 WY 37

25 Mar 2010, 10:46 am by Meg Martin

The United States Supreme Court discussed the definition of “prevailing party” at length in Buckhannon. [read post]

Law Library Letter - http://wyolawlibrary.blogspot.com/

By "The Warren Court Era," perhaps you mean Warren Burger?

24 Mar 2010, 5:19 pm by JB

Wade is a bipartisan decision that actually unites the left and the right wings of the Court. [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

Once More Into The Breach

18 Mar 2010, 2:47 pm by Beck, et al.

Microsoft Corp., 309 F.3d 193, 202 (4th Cir. 2002) (“allegations must be stated in terms that are neither vague nor conclusory’”); Browning v. [read post]

Drug and Device Law - http://druganddevicelaw.blogspot.com/

Freezing the payment of salary increments does not freeze the crediting of service for the purpose of determining an employee's increment step

16 Mar 2010, 10:17 pm

Freezing the payment of salary increments does not freeze the crediting of service for the purpose of determining an employee's increment stepMatter of Meegan v Brown, 63 AD3d 1673In response to a State Comptroller's report concerning a fiscal crisis in the City of Buffalo, the State Legislature passed the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority Act on July 3, 2003. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - http://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

CA7: Possessor of a computer bag had apparent authority to consent to its search

16 Mar 2010, 5:30 am

United States v. [read post]

FourthAmendment.com - http://fourthamendment.com/blog/index.php?blog=1

After Stevens - What will the Supreme Court be like without its liberal leader?

15 Mar 2010, 10:14 am by Hilde

”On September 9th last year, Stevens engaged in a classic version of advocacy-by-interrogation during the argument of Citizens United v. [read post]

Lethal Injection - http://lethal-injection-florida.blogspot.com/

This week on the Wiki

14 Mar 2010, 6:17 pm by Anna Christensen

United States and Bloate v. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases

14 Mar 2010, 12:30 pm by Howard Friedman

United States, 2010 U.S. [read post]

Religion Clause - http://religionclause.blogspot.com/

New Issue: Journal of International Criminal Justice

11 Mar 2010, 12:11 pm by Jacob Katz Cogan

Drumbl, Prosecution of Genocide v. the Fair Trial Principle: Comments on Brown and others v. [read post]