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Due Process
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Sixth Circuit panel reverses death sentence in long-running Ohio case
Main August 11, 2011Split Sixth Circuit panel reverses death sentence in long-running Ohio caseA split Sixth Circuit panel has today granted habeas relief in an Ohio case concerning a murder…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Due Process: State vs. County
Generally, a county cannot defeat a state environmental department’s approved plan for construction of transmission lines or other utility structures. However, the Constitution’s guarantee of due process mandates that the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Rules Torture Claim Against Rumsfeld Can Move Forward
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Judge James S. Gwin (D.D.C.) ruled this week in Doe v. Rumsfeld that a U.S. citizen's Bivens suit against former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld can move forward beyond the…
The Right Coast
Substantive Due Process Part I: The Evolution of My ViewsMike Rappaport
Recently, I finished the newly published article, The One and Only Substantive Due Process Clause by Ryan Williams in the Yale Law Journal. It is a very powerful piece and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Federal Judge Rules Florida’s Drug Laws Unconstitutional”
Main July 27, 2011"Federal Judge Rules Florida’s Drug Laws Unconstitutional"The title of this post is the headline of this press release from the NACDL reporting on a notable habeas ruling…
International Law Prof Blog
HRC Accuses Belarus of Violating Human Rights Obligations
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) has accused Belarus of violating its international agreements by executing two persons while their cases were still under review by the committee. The…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Due Process Rights at a Civil Contempt Hearing
In my July 13 post I discussed the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Turner v. Rogers , in which the high court discussed the procedural safeguards necessary to meet due process in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
House Judiciay Hearing Today on Restrictive Proposals
From the Immigration Policy Center:More Fear and Loathing from the House Judiciary CommitteeCommittee to Take Up Reps. Smith and Goodlatte's Restrictive Immigration BillsWashington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Intriguing Sixth Circuit habeas reversal concerning state resentencing lengthening prison term
Main July 11, 2011Intriguing Sixth Circuit habeas reversal concerning state resentencing lengthening prison termThe Sixth Circuit today issued an interesting habeas opinion today in Goodell v. Williams, No. 09-4338 (6th…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Ninth Circuit panel reverses Arizona death sentence based on claim of judicial bias
Main July 8, 2011Split Ninth Circuit panel reverses Arizona death sentence based on claim of judicial biasThe split Ninth Circuit panel has reversed an Arizona death sentence today in Hurles…