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3 Dec 2015, 12:25 pm by John Elwood
Blackston, 15-161, a state-on-top habeas case that asked whether a Michigan court’s denial of a defendant’s request to introduce two witnesses’ written recantations of their testimony was a Confrontation Clause violation. [read post]
30 Nov 2015, 9:27 am by Lyle Denniston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected that plea with a deeply divided decision. [read post]
20 Nov 2015, 11:24 am by John Elwood
The Ennead set for argument a rare appeal, Wittman v. [read post]
12 Nov 2015, 11:30 am by John Elwood
Blackston, 15-161, is a state-on-top habeas petition involving the Confrontation Clause and impeachment with extrinsic evidence and the deference due to state-court conclusions about the harmlessness of any error. [read post]
10 Nov 2015, 8:00 pm by John Ehrett
Stephens 15-187Issue: (1) Whether a federal court of appeals is authorized to review sua sponte and invalidate an order reopening the time to appeal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(6), when the appellee never appealed the order; (2) whether attorney abandonment, which Maples v. [read post]
6 Nov 2015, 8:57 am by John Elwood
Whether Section 4B1.2 is void for vagueness in light of Johnson has already split the courts of appeals. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 6:00 am by John Ehrett
City of Burlington 15-156Issue: Whether the Federal Aviation Act preempts all state and local general land-use regulation aimed at addressing off-site airport noise, as the Vermont Supreme Court and other state high courts have held, or whether it preempts only those state and local general land-use regulations that conflict with federal law or intrude into a preempted field in their scope and effect, as the Second Circuit and several other federal courts of appeals and state high courts… [read post]
22 Oct 2015, 8:00 pm by John Ehrett
United States 14-1306Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioners in this case.Issue: Whether a court of appeals, having found an appeal barred by an appeal waiver in a plea agreement may vacate the judgment and remand to allow imposition of a higher sentence in the absence of a cross-appeal by the government. [read post]
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC, see here) allowed Pham’s appeal because the decision made him stateless and was not permitted under section 40(4) of the 1981 Act. [read post]
23 Jul 2015, 10:01 am by Carey Sias
Girard’s surviving sons wanted to overturn the will and divide the estate, but after an appeal to the Supreme Court Brewster secured the trust funds for the city and Girard College. [read post]
23 Jul 2015, 8:43 am
Girard’s surviving sons wanted to overturn the will and divide the estate, but after an appeal to the Supreme Court Brewster secured the trust funds for the city and Girard College. [read post]
23 Jul 2015, 1:56 am by Carey Sias
Girard’s surviving sons wanted to overturn the will and divide the estate, but after an appeal to the Supreme Court Brewster secured the trust funds for the city and Girard College. [read post]
8 Jul 2015, 11:17 am by Lisa A. Mazzie
So, when I got to Chief Justice John Roberts’ dissent, it initially made some sense to me, and I could envision its appeal to many others. [read post]
4 Jul 2015, 10:52 am by Shawn R. Dominy
The prosecution appeals to the court of appeals, but the appellate court affirms the decision of the trial judge. [read post]
15 Jun 2015, 11:24 am by Mark Walsh
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit erred in declining to take jurisdiction over the immigration appeal of a Mexican citizen who faces deportation over an assault conviction but argues that he is due further proceedings because he received ineffective assistance from his attorney. [read post]
29 May 2015, 5:32 am
Thorough appeal A thorough appeal is a vital safeguard in legal systems that rely on judges to make decisions. [read post]