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Due Process
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Ninth Circuiten banchabeas dissent assails state judge plea involvement as “judicial extortion”
Main June 21, 2010Ninth Circuit en banc habeas dissent assails state judge plea involvement as "judicial extortion"Today the Ninth Circuit handed down a divided en banc habeas ruling in Murdoch…
Drug & Device Law
On Substantive Due Process
By Bexis
We’ve posted quite a bit on the substantive due process aspects of punitive damages. Other than that, we frankly hadn’t thought about substantive due process being applicable to other aspects of…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Forced Dedications Violate the Right to Just Compensation
The Hillsboro, Oregon Argus article covers a community’s attempt to require a dedication of an avigation easement for land use permits, as such, the owners argue a taking of a…
Legal Profession Blog
Silence Confesses Error
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed a conviction for second-degree murder and related offenses due to the State's failure to properly respond to an issue raised on behalf of the appellant:In…
PropertyProf Blog
Professor Peter Erlinder Arrested in Rwanda
By propertyprof
Forgive me -- I know this does not relate to property law, but I hope you'll agree it's worth the space here under the circumstances. William Mitchell College of Law Professor…
inversecondemnation.com
Yale Law Journal: Eminent Domain Due Process
A new article worth reading: Eminent Domain Due Process, 119 Yale L. J. 1280 (2010) by D. Zachary Hudson. Here's the abstract:This Note analyzes the apparent disconnect between eminent domain…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Hot Off The Presses: Recent Articles of Interest
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
With hat tip to the Current Index of Legal Periodicals, here are some recent articles that may be of interest: Walter W. Heiser, Due Process Limitations on Pre-Answer Security Requirements…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Notice of Public Meetings
stltoday.com House lawmakers approved a change to Missouri’s open records law that would require earlier notice of select public meetings. The bill — which requires four days notice for meetings…
TortsProf Blog
Our Thanks to the Spring 2010 Guest Bloggers
We really enjoyed hosting our Spring 2010 guest bloggers. Our guests explored a wide array of topics: Mike Green on "Let's Be Careful Out There"Richard Epstein on "Multiple Standards of Liability in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Second Circuit finds procedural problems with re-sentencing after 15-year delay
Main May 5, 2010Second Circuit finds procedural problems with re-sentencing after 15-year delay They say bad facts make bad law, but today's ruling from the Second Circuit in US v.…