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20 May 2012, 4:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But state Comptroller Susan Combs had resisted paying Billy Frederick Allen, arguing that his conviction was overturned because he had ineffective lawyers, not because he had proven his innocence.The state Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion written by Justice Dale Wainwright, disagreed, saying the state's criminal courts had shown Allen had a legitimate innocence claim and he should be paid.Jeff Blackburn, chief counsel of the Innocence Project of Texas, which works … [read post]
18 May 2012, 2:16 pm by CJLF Staff
Under state guidelines, the prison agency has 30 days to comply, or to challenge the opinion in court. [read post]
18 May 2012, 11:12 am by WOLFGANG DEMINO
He was exonerated years later by DNA evidence, and in 2010, Governor Rick Perry granted him the state’s first posthumous pardon. [read post]
14 May 2012, 10:01 am by azatty
Based on the evidence and the opinions of lawmakers, sentencing reform is not in the offing. [read post]
10 May 2012, 4:12 am by Benjamin Wittes
In response, Remes wrote in with the following: My friends David Rivkin and Cully Stimson had an opinion piece in the Washington Post [recently] decrying Virginia’s new NDAA law, HB 1160 (2012 Virginia Laws Ch. 792). [read post]
9 May 2012, 1:15 pm by Eugene Volokh
In my opinion the most important issue isn’t health care, or any of the things we’re talking about here, it’s Angus King. [read post]
8 May 2012, 11:34 am by Jeff Gamso
  Both in panel and en banc, the First Circuit was split with majority and dissenting opinions. [read post]
1 May 2012, 8:21 am by Mandelman
  In Minnesota, similar degrees of civil unrest and the threat of violence led Chief Justice Hughes to declare a moratorium on foreclosures. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 11:42 am by Lyle Denniston
Ultimately, the legislature passed S.B. 1070 in 2010, and its current governor, Janice Brewer. signed it into law on April 29 of that year. [read post]
19 Apr 2012, 4:34 am by Russ Bensing
  But, as Justice Ginsburg’s opinion for the three dissenters explains, there’s more to the story than that. [read post]
16 Apr 2012, 8:47 am by Rosalind English
  Although Article 8 allowed for certain justifications for interference, such as the possibility of offending public opinion, which covered the loss of public confidence in the administration of justice, this was not the sole factor which might justify interference with Article 8 rights. [read post]
16 Apr 2012, 8:02 am by South Florida Lawyers
I'm pretty sure that's what the interwebs need more of -- opinions.Even so, this is a rare burst of clear-eyed advocacy from a Miami Herald editorial page often devoid of opinions worth discussing:The commission should make smooth functioning of the court system a priority when it examines in detail the budget approved by the Legislature and sees what funds are available after the governor’s budget vetoes.This, though, would be just a temporary patch. [read post]
16 Apr 2012, 6:01 am by Rebecca Tushnet
  When you read a lot of ECJ opinions, a lot seem shallow and unreasoned and hard to follow. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 7:38 am by Rick Hasen
The lawsuit was brought as the panel was vetting applicants to replace three justices ousted by voters after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriages legal.” The very interesting opinion is here (via Howard). [read post]
9 Apr 2012, 9:39 am by William G. Ross
Warren’s experience as a three-term California governor and as the Republican vice presidential nominee in 1948, before he became Chief Justice, would have made him a natural successor to Eisenhower if he had not been Chief Justice. [read post]
7 Apr 2012, 5:15 am by Lyle Denniston
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a dissent joined by Justices Stephen G. [read post]