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Due Process
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Ninth Circuit affirms reversal of California Governor’s reversal of state murderer’s parole
Main December 27, 2010Split Ninth Circuit affirms reversal of California Governor's reversal of state murderer's paroleToday brings a notable habeas ruling from a split Ninth Circuit panel in McCullough v.…
La Revue
La procédure pénale française passée une nouvelle fois sous les fourches caudines de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme
CEDH, 23 novembre 2010, 5e sect., Req n° 37104/06 - affaire France Moulin Cass. crim. 15 décembre 2010, n° 10-83674 Pour se conformer à la jurisprudence européenne, Michel Mercier, Ministre…
The Faculty Lounge
A Breath of Fresh Air in the Law of Inconsistent Criminal Jury Verdicts
My hat is off today to the Iowa Supreme Court for defying the overwhelming trend in the law and concluding that when a jury returns logically inconsistent verdicts of conviction…
Sentencing Law and Policy
One guess how this Seventh Circuit habeas state sentencing appeal gets resolved
Main December 14, 2010One guess how this Seventh Circuit habeas state sentencing appeal gets resolvedThe Seventh Circuit handed down a notable decision today in Promotor v. Pollard, No. 09-2292 (7th…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new article on the rights of children of the incarcerated
Main December 5, 2010Notable new article on the rights of children of the incarceratedI just came across this new article available via SSRN titled "Children of Incarcerated Parents: The Child’s…
Mass Tort Defense
Update on Jurisdiction Cases Pending in Supreme Court
By Sean Wajert
We alerted readers recently that the Supreme Court had granted review in two product liability cases that raise cutting edge personal jurisdiction iss
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Law Section Program at AALS Annual Meeting
Nancy Morawetz, Chair –Elect, of the Association of American Law School's Section on Immigration Law has announced that, at the AALS annual meeting in San Francisco this January, the Section…
Legal Profession Blog
The Prosecutor And The Property
The Indychannel.com has a report that the Delaware County, Indiana prosecutor is the subject of ethics charges of selling the property of offenders without due process of law:Four plaintiffs have…
Colorado Employer's Law Blog
Patience Is A Virtue With Workplace Investigations
Earlier this year, the Obama Administration was heavily criticized for its rush to judgment against Shirley Sherrod, the then-Secretary of Agriculture. After allegations of racist remarks at an NAACP meeting…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable Third Circuit ruling on process requirements for prisoner sex offender classification
Main October 4, 2010Notable Third Circuit ruling on process requirements for prisoner sex offender classificationThe Third Circuit has a notable prisoner rights ruling today in Renchenski v. Williams, No. 07-3530…