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Due Process
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PropertyProf Blog
Adler on Wetlands and Property Rights
By propertyprof
Jonathan Adler (Case Western) has posted Wetlands, Property Rights, and the Due Process Deficit in Environmental Law (Cato Supreme Court Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:In Sackett v. Environmental Protection…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision: “Due Process Means More than the Easiest and Cheapest Way.” PHH Mtge. Corp. v. Prater.
On September 6, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in PHH Mtge. Corp. v. Prater, 2012-Ohio-3931. In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Stratton, the…
Class Action Countermeasures
Due Process and Class Action Defense
By The Editors
Defendants often argue that limiting the evidence they can produce in a class action violates their rights to due process. It's an argument we take very seriously, but since it's…
International Law Prof Blog
Court in Bahrain Upholds Life Imprisonment for Democracy Advocates
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned at the harsh sentences, including life imprisonment, upheld by a Bahrain appeals court against 20 Bahraini political activists, according to his spokesperson. “He…
EvidenceProf Blog
Free Musketeer? Dezmine Wells & The Due Process Implications Of Student Disciplinary Proceedings
By Colin Miller
When I was at the University of Virginia, I served as a judge on the First-Year Judiciary Committee and later as a student attorney for the University Judiciary Committee. During my time on those…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Grants Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus of Death Row Inmate on Equal Protection and Due Process Grounds
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In a divided opinion in Ayala v. Wong, the Ninth Circuit today granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus based on equal protection and due process grounds. As the opinion…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Presumed Guilty”
Main August 28, 2012"Presumed Guilty" The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper by Professor Terrence Cain now available via SSRN. Here is the abstract:…
International Law Prof Blog
Executions in The Gambia
An independent United Nations human rights expert today strongly condemned the recent execution of nine people in the Gambia, and called on the Government to refrain from executing an additional…
Southern California Bankruptcy Law Blog
A Crackdown On Abusive Debt Collectors
An ongoing source of distress for debtors is truly abusive debt collectors. Many of these alleged humans ignore the due process rights of debtors, lie, and break the law in…
Land Use Prof Blog
Stern on Property’s Constitution
James Y. Stern (Virginia) has posted Property's Constitution, forthcoming in the California Law Review. The abstract:Long-standing disagreements over the meaning of property as a matter of legal theory present a special…