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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Denies Cert. After Staying $250M+ Class Action Judgment
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
This week the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Jackson (No. 10-735), a case from Louisiana state court involving a quarter-billion-dollar class action judgment against several…
Class Actions Insider
Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Due Process Issue in State Court Class Action, Denying Certiorari in Philip Morris v. Jackson
At the conclusion of the Supreme Court term, the Court denied certiorari in Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Jackson, which presented an issue involving federal Due Process Clause limitations on…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Supreme Court Decides Due Process is Violated by Biased Member of Panel Despite Unanimous Vote
The Delaware Supreme Court decided an issue of first impression this month in a ruling that exemplified the symbol for justice (at left), blindfolded (indicating impartiality) and holding level scales…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Does Casey Anthony case really “show Florida’s death-penalty system is broken”?
Main June 26, 2011Does Casey Anthony case really "show Florida's death-penalty system is broken"?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this notable recent commentary in the…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Sinkhole Neutral Evaluation Unconstitutional
By Chip Merlin
The United States and Florida Constitutions give everybody the rights to due process under law and a jury trial. These fundamental rights were important to the founders of this country.…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
D.C. Circuit Rejects Omar’s “Refashioned” Habeas Claim
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday in Omar v. McHugh that an American citizen held in military custody in Iraq has no right to judicial review of conditions…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Decision in Turner v. Rogers
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
This week, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Turner v. Rogers (No. 10-10), which addresses the procedures required for civil contempt proceedings leading to incarceration. Justice Breyer writes the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Right to Process, but No Absolute Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in Turner v. Rogers that a father who owes back child support has no absolute right to counsel in a civil contempt proceeding, even when it…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable SCOTUS ruling in right to counselTurner v. Rogerscase
Main June 20, 2011Notable SCOTUS ruling in right to counsel Turner v. Rogers caseThanks again to the SCOTUSblog folks doing their always effective live-blogging, I can provide this early report…
International Law Prof Blog
Texas Poised to Violate VCCR Once Again
Followers of consular notification law will recall the International Court of Justice's decision in Avena in which the ICJ found that the United States violated its obligations under the Vienna Convention on…