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Due Process
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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Three Justices issue statement in denying class-action cert. petition
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Among the many cases for which the Supreme Court denied certiorari this week was DTD Enterprises Inc. v. Wells (No.08-1407). Our readers may be interested in a statement that Justice Kennedy…
Drug & Device Law
Interesting U.S. Supreme Court Dictum
By Bexis
It's only in a statement concurring in a denial of certiorari, but three justices of the Supreme Court - including Justice Kennedy (the prime swing justice on the Court), who…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Due Process and Seizure of Property Related to Drug Crimes
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow in Alvarez v. Smith, a case involving competing due process tests when law enforcement seize property related to crimes.At issue is the Illinois Drug Asset…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should there special doctrines concerning “inflammatory” pre-sentencingpublicity?
Main October 13, 2009Should there special doctrines concerning "inflammatory" pre-sentencing publicity? Among the fascinating aspects of the SCOTUS cert grant in the Skilling case today (basics here) is the pretrial…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Miranda Warnings at Border?
Influential federal judge Jack Weinstein denied a motion to suppress but acknowledged that "there is some force in the defendant's argument that because of increased criminal penalties and prosecutions arising…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
The Constitutional Rights of the Elderly: Saturday Evening Review
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A person's constitutional rights may be curtailed simply because she or he attains the age of sixty-five. This is the startling conclusion of Outliving Civil Rights, 86 Washington University Law…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal hearing about constitutionality of Ohio’s re-execution attempt pushed back months
Main September 22, 2009Federal hearing about constitutionality of Ohio's re-execution attempt pushed back monthsThis local AP story, which is headlined "Second attempt to execute Ohio killer further delayed," documents why…
ImmigrationProf Blog
FOIA Requirement Jams Immigration Courts
From Appleseed:Red Tape Obstructs Due Process for Immigrants FOIA Requirement Jams Courts and Wastes Millions of Dollars In support of Appleseed's comprehensive efforts to reform the U.S. immigration court system,…
inversecondemnation.com
New Brief: Must A Property Owner Seek A Change In The Law In Order To Ripen A Takings Claim?
Today, we filed an amicus brief in Leone v. County of Maui, No. 29696, an appeal in the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals which is considering, among other issues, the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Pentagon to Implement Case Review Panels at Bagram
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Defense Department announced that it will implement case review panels for detainees at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, offering detainees their first meaningful opportunity to challenge their detention.Bagram houses about 600…