Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Quinn v. Judge case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether, contrary to the longstanding […]
Quirin, Ex Parte in the Legal History of U.S. Supreme Court DecisionsIntroductionThe Supreme Court’s decision on Quirin, Ex Parte is one of landmark Supreme Court cases, and for good reason.ResourcesSee AlsoSupreme Court Cases Marbury v. Madison Case Law in the legal Encyclopedia of the United […]
(10th Cir. No. 09-3103, filed 08/13/10). Stearns filed a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Cowley County, the City of Winfield, the district attorney and nine individual law enforcement officials, alleging violations of his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches…
(No. 100,831, filed 01/08/10). A 12-105b claim served on a utilities accountant and personnel manager substantially complied with 12-105b because she was the de facto clerk and the board did not maintain offices at the utility. Because the plaintiffs prematurely filed their petition six days after f…
(10th Cir. No. 01-1228, filed 4/22/2003). Interception and use of the radio portion of a cordless telephone call became illegal on October 25, 1994. 18 U.S.C. § 2510, 2511….
(1999 WL450863 EDNY 6/28/99). District court affirms $380,000 jury verdict for gay police officer who established 42 U.S.C. § 1983 violation based on a denial of equal protection….