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Our last Update for the Term will cover Davis v. United States (09-11328), holding that searches conducted in reasonable reliance on binding appellate precedent are not subject to the exclusionary rule even when the precedent is later overturned; Bullcoming v. New Mexico (09-10876), the Court’s latest decision on a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to be confronted with the analyst…
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We’re in the last stretch here. Today we bring you J.D.B. v. North Carolina (09-11121), on the Miranda rights of minors; Tapia v. United States (10-5400), on whether courts may consider rehabilitation in imposing a prison sentence (no); Freeman v. United States (09-10245), on whether courts may reduce plea-bargained sentences when the Guidelines range for the crime has been…
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Today’s Update will cover four decisions: Bond v. United States (01227), an intriguing Tenth Amendment case involving the odd combination of an extra-marital affair, a minor chemical attack, and prudential standing doctrines; Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders (09-525), setting forth a new rule for determining who “makes” a statement for purposes of securities fraud liability; Borough of …
Read More Bond v. United States (01227), Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders (09-525), Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri (09-1476) and United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation (10-382)
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In case you needed a break from hotly controversial cases, this Update will bring you some of the least talked about decisions of the year: Montana v. Wyoming (Orig. 137), a water-rights case; and two personal jurisdiction cases, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown (10-76) and J. McIntyre Machinery, LTD v. Nicastro (09-1343). The latter two decisions, while not…
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This Update will cover three decisions: Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett (10-238) (consolidated with McComish v. Bennett (10-239)), an important campaign finance case decided on First Amendment grounds; Stern v. Marshall (10-179), regarding the Bankruptcy Court’s authority to adjudicate a debtor’s state common law counterclaim against a creditor; and United States v. Juvenile Male (09-940)…
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While we won’t be getting any new decisions, we’re still working our way through the old ones. This Update will cover: Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (08-1448), finding a California law limiting the sale of violent video games to minors unconstitutional (leading parents everywhere to groan); Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Whiting (09-115), on state…
