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11 Mar 2013, 7:40 am by Mary Dwyer
§ 2254(d)(1), by granting habeas relief on the ground that the Nevada Supreme Court unreasonably applied “clearly established Federal law, as determined by” this Court when it held that respondent’s right to present a defense was not violated by the exclusion of extrinsic evidence through which he sought to impeach a prosecution witness on a collateral matter. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 1:13 pm by John Elwood
  Both are back for more exciting relist action. [read post]
13 Aug 2012, 11:23 pm by Paul Karlsgodt
Proposed Reforms Article 16 of the Class Action Law places territorial limits on the effects of res judicata. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 2:00 pm by John Elwood
Dukes involving the standard for class-action certification, which is now on its fourth relist since the Court called for a response. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 7:53 pm by Matthew Bush
BehrendDocket: 11-864Issue(s): Whether a district court may certify a class action without resolving “merits arguments” that bear on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23’s prerequisites for certification, including whether purportedly common issues predominate over individual ones under Rule 23(b)(3).Certiorari stage documents:Opinion below (3d Cir.) [read post]
15 May 2012, 8:45 am by Matthew Bush
PabonDocket: 11-958Issue(s): (1) Whether limited knowledge of English qualifies as an "extraordinary circumstance" justifying equitable tolling of the habeas corpus filing deadline; and (2) whether, in evaluating requests for certificates of appealability under the habeas corpus statute, federal courts of appeals may disregard the deference requirement and instead apply a de novo standard? [read post]
27 Dec 2011, 6:13 am by Kiera Flynn
At its January 6, 2012 Conference, the Court will consider such issues as dog sniffs and the Fourth Amendment, res judicata and “virtual representation,” and the “single-entity” exemption to the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. [read post]
24 Jun 2011, 3:25 pm by Christa Culver
United StatesDocket: 10-1147Issue(s): Whether a grand jury subpoena always trumps a civil protective order, thus allowing prosecutors to obtain discovery materials from a parallel civil action, regardless of any countervailing considerations.Certiorari stage documents:Opinion below (9th Circuit)Petition for certiorariBrief in oppositionAmicus brief of the Washington Legal FoundationAmicus brief of National A [read post]
8 May 2011, 11:58 am by Law Lady
Arbitration -- Class actions -- Federal Arbitration Act prohibits States from conditioning enforceability of certain arbitration agreements on availability of classwide arbitration procedures -- California supreme court's Discover Bank decision, which held that class waivers in consumer arbitration agreements are unconscionable under certain circumstances, is preempted by FAA, because it stands as an obstacle to accomplishment and execution of full purposes and… [read post]
5 Feb 2011, 10:08 am by The Legal Blog
It is broad-based and people-oriented, and envisions access to justice through `class actions', `public interest litigation', and `representative proceedings'. [read post]
14 Jan 2011, 10:07 am by Christa Culver
 If any other paid petitions are re-distributed for this conference, we will add them below as soon as their re-distribution is noted on the docket. [read post]
7 Jan 2011, 6:44 am by Christa Culver
Independent Living Center of Southern CaliforniaDocket: 09-958Issue(s): (1) Whether Medicaid recipients and providers may maintain a cause of action under the Supremacy Clause to enforce 42 U.S.C. [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 5:46 pm by Law Lady
CLASS ACTION CHALLENGES REDUCTION OF MEDICAID HOME-CARE SERVICES, Pitts v. [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 9:15 am by Anna Christensen
HesseDocket: 10-157Issue(s): (1) Whether a federal court may review a state court judgment approving a class settlement where the state court did not explicitly address each specific claim that a class member might release as part of the settlement; and (2) whether a federal court may nullify state court rules, requiring class members to opt out of a proposed state class settlement, by permitting the class members to maintain a subsequent federal… [read post]
11 Sep 2010, 11:37 pm by Steve Vladeck
§ 2256, titled “Habeas corpus review for certain unprivileged enemy belligerents. [read post]
18 Apr 2010, 8:59 am by Tom Goldstein
Thus, the Court has been narrowly divided, with the left prevailing, in cases relating to the rights of military detainees to have access to the federal courts, including particularly on federal habeas corpus. [read post]
15 Feb 2010, 2:20 pm by Erin Miller
Jones Docket: 09-357 Issue: When a state court has reviewed the merits of a petitioner’s federal claim for plain error, is the decision of a federal court of appeals in a habeas corpus action that there was procedural default of that claim contrary to the decisions of this Court? [read post]