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Due Process
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Judge Sarokin: Punitive Damages vs. The Death Penalty
Main Friday, March 23, 2007Judge Sarokin: Punitive Damages vs. The Death PenaltyJudge Sarokin writes: The Supreme Court recently decided that the due process clause prohibits calculating punitive damages based upon…
ImmigrationProf Blog
April 5 Night Of 1,000 Conversations
People to people exchanges will take place in living rooms, coffee shops, school auditoriums and places of worship on April 5th in a "Night of 1,000 Conversations." The nationwide event,…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
In case you missed it
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Some items of interest this week: Howard Erichson reports on the jury awards of compensatory and punitive damages in the NJ Vioxx case, which was the second trial on this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Obedience to authority studies and a provocative parallel
Main March 14, 2007Obedience to authority studies and a provocative parallelOver at The Situationist, Philip Zimbardo is doing a series of posts discussing Stanley Milgram's famous obedience to authority experiments…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Does Lowe deserve a lower sentence?
Main March 2, 2007Does Lowe deserve a lower sentence?Over at Volokh, Jonathan Alder has this effective account of State v. Lowe, the Ohio Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the constitutionality…
Drug & Device Law
Another Stray Thought on Williams v. PM
By Bexis
We don't know where it will go - if anywhere - but the majority's discussion of due process and the right to present available defenses potentially could sweep much more…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Activist liberty: second guessing corporate punishment by state juries and courts inPhilip Morris
Main February 21, 2007Activist liberty: second guessing corporate punishment by state juries and courts in Philip MorrisI have never quite understood Justice Breyer's concept of active liberty, especially since the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Further Due Process Restrictions on Punitive Damages
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, imposed further restrictions on punitive damages awards, holding that the award cannot penalize the defendant for harm done to non-parties. While punitive damages…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reply briefs filed inClaiborneandRita
Main February 12, 2007Reply briefs filed in Claiborne and RitaWith now just a week to go before the SCOTUS oral argument Claiborne and Rita, the final official piece of the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Revving up forClaiborneandRita: will due process play any role?
Main February 11, 2007Revving up for Claiborne and Rita: will due process play any role?In an article that's now almost two years old, entitled "Beyond Blakely and Booker: Pondering Modern…