Admissible Evidence – Other-acts Evidence
Chawan Lowe was found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm.
Sentencing Guidelines – Supervised Release
The defendant, Hunter D. Roush, pled guilty to transportation of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1) and (b)(1), and possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2).
Prisoner – Deliberate Indifference
On November 30, 2015, Toya Frazier reported to the Champaign County Satellite Jail to begin serving a 42-month sentence for felony theft.
Subject-matter Jurisdiction
Carter Page, a former advisor to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Campaign, filed suit against the Democratic National Committee, a subsidiary DNC Services Corporation, the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, and two Perkins Coie partners.
Interlocutory Appeal – Miranda Warning
Jorge Leal used an online dating application to solicit sex acts from a user he believed was an underage boy.
Weekly Case Digests – September 7, 2021 – September 10, 2021
Weekly Case Digests – September 7, 2021 – September 10, 2021
Habeas Relief – Sufficiency of Evidence
Willie Johnson towed Matthew Reeves’ broken-down car back to the city after finding Reeves stranded on an Alabama dirt road.
Abuse of Discretion – Voting Rights Act – Ballot Collection
In these cases, we are called upon for the first time to apply §2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to regulations that govern how ballots are collected and counted.
Statutory Interpretation – 1st Amendment – Right to Free Association
To solicit contributions in California, charitable organizations must disclose to the state Attorney General’s Office the identities of their major donors.
Assignor Estoppel
In Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. v. Formica Insulation Co., 266 U. S. 342, 349 (1924), this Court approved the “well settled” patent-law doctrine of “assignor estoppel.”
Immigration – Removal Order
Federal immigration law contains various provisions authorizing the Government to detain aliens during the removal process.
Eminent Domain
Eminent domain is the power of the government to take property for public use without the consent of the owner.
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property