Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Morris v. Virginia case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) Whether Padilla v. Kentucky […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Moloney v. U.S. case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) Whether persons with Article […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether the court of […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Montgomery v. U.S. case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether the exclusion of evidence […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Moore v. Curley case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether a district court has […]
Moncrieffe v. Holder (No. 11-702, filed 04/23/13). Moncrieffe, a Jamaican citizen here legally, was found by police to have 1.3 grams of marijuana in his car. He pleaded guilty under Georgia law to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The Federal Government sought to deport him, […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Montgomery v. Kappos case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether a research proposal […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Moores v. Hildes case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether a plaintiff may state a […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Mountaire Farms v. Perez case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) Whether donning and […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Morrison Enterprises, LLC v. Dravo Corp. case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether a […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Morgan v. Swanson case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) Whether it is clearly […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Moore v. Pederson case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether a right is clearly […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Motley v. Yenawine case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):1) Whether a lower court's […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Montanile v. Board of Trustees of the National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Moore v. Guerrero case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) Whether, if a magistrate […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Moore v. Texas case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) Whether it violates the Eighth […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Mount Soledad Memorial Association v. Trunk case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from […]
Moose Lodge v. Irvis in the Legal History of U.S. Supreme Court DecisionsIntroductionThe Supreme Court’s decision on Moose Lodge v. Irvis 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 […]
Morgan v. Virginia 328 U.S. 373 (1946)United States ConstitutionAccording to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its arti…
Mobile v. Bolden 446 U.S. 55 (1980)United States ConstitutionAccording to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article…
Morehead v. New York Ex Rel. Tipaldo 298 U.S. 587 (1936)United States ConstitutionAccording to the ###”http://lawin.org/Encyclopedia-of-the-American-Constitution/” title=”Encyclopedia of the American Constitution”>Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
(No. 06-278, 6/25/07). Student at public high school in Juneau Alaska displayed a large banner stating “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” off-campus at an event which was sponsored by the school. The school principal directed the student to take down the banner. Student sued, claiming violation of free […]
Moore v. Dempsey 261 U.S. 86 (1923)United States ConstitutionAccording to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article…
Monell v. Department of Social Services 436 U.S. 658 (1978)United States ConstitutionAccording to the ###”http://lawin.org/Encyclopedia-of-the-American-Constitution/” title=”Encyclopedia of the American Constitution”>Encyclopedia of the American Constitutio…
Morrison v. Olson in the Legal History of U.S. Supreme Court DecisionsIntroductionThe Supreme Court’s decision on Morrison v. Olson 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 […]
(USDC, DC No. 11-1482(RJL) filed 11/7/11). A DC federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of new rules by the Food and Drug Administration that require cigarette manufacturers to display graphic warning labels on every pack of cigarettes sold. The judge found that the requir…
S12A1698, 2013 Ga. LEXIS 63 (1/22/13). The Supreme Court of Georgia upheld admission in court of a recorded conversation between the suspect and family members in the police interview room after a Miranda violation. Rashid, an immigrant from Pakistan, killed his daughter. Police interrogated him, bu…
(No. 02-749, filed 12/2/03). The Ninth Circuit improperly applied a disparate-impact analysis to plaintiff's disparate-treatment claim and improperly focused on factors that pertain only to disparate-impact claims, and thus ignored the fact that defendant's no-hire policy is a quintessential legitim…
(No. 10SC344, 3/5/12). The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the University of Colorado cannot ban concealed-carry permit holders from bringing guns onto campus. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, a gun-rights group, filed a lawsuit against the university in 2008, claiming its concealed weapon …
(No. 10-788, filed 04/02/12). A complaining witness in a grand jury proceeding is entitled to the same immunity in an action under 42 U. S. C. §1983 as a witness who testifies at trial. Rehburg was indicted three times (although each was later dismissed) based in part on Paulk's testimony to the gr…
532 F.3d 216, 231 (3d Cit. 2008). In a former police officer's retaliation claim against the City, his truthful testimony regarding a fellow officer was protected activity, regardless of the fact that testifying in court was one of his usual job duties. Thus, this protected activity falls outside th…
(2nd Cir. Nos. 11-2184 and 10-2168, filed 07/30/12). The city of Buffalo, New York, did not discriminate against African-Americans with the test it used to promote firefighters, a federal appeals court has ruled. Although black firefighters generally had a lower pass rate (43%) than their white coun…
(9th Cir. No. 10-36094, filed 08/23/13). The Ninth Circuit ruled against a Montana state law like the one in Kansas that declares federal firearms regulations don't apply to guns made and kept in the state. The 9th Circuit doesn't include Kansas, but the decision focuses on a law that is similar to …
556 U.S. 778, 129 S. Ct. 2079, 173 L. Ed. 2d 955 (2009)). Officers arrested Montejo for robbery and murder. Montejo waived his Miranda rights and spoke to detectives beginning late one afternoon through the early hours the next morning, continuously changing his story. Three days later Montejo had h…
(7th Cir. No. 12-1269, 12-1788, filed 12/11/12). The 7th Circuit strikes a blow for self defense and strikes down the last remaining ban on concealed carry by the state of Illinois. The law allowed ownership and the right to bear on a person's own property, but not out in public. Relying largely on …
(No. 97828, filed 2/22/2008). An elderly lady fell and refused medical treatment. She died two weeks later. Her heirs sued the county and the EMTs alleging they had a duty under their protocols to transport the elderly lady against her will and in view of a durable power of attorney. The district co…
(No. No 97-20796 5th Cir. 1998). 1985 amendments to the relevant FLSA provision on compensatory time (29 U.S.C.§ 207(o)) do not grant employees the sole right to choose how accrued compensatory time will be used. In the absence of a negotiated agreement to the contrary, the employer may make rules …
200 F.3d 1237 (9th Cir. 2000). Jury did not err in awarding a $245,000 verdict against three Torrance, CA police officers for racially biased actions and excessive force. Three 17 year-old boys were stopped in their car for a traffic violation. They were removed at gun point; when frisked, one offic…
(5th Cir. No. 00-30710, filed 12/26/01). A private merchant and private security officer, who arrested a plaintiff suspected of shoplifting, are not subject to federal liability under 42 U.S.C. 1983, provided the officer performed an independent investigation prior to arresting the suspect….
(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….
(9th Cir. No. 10-36152 filed 04/09/12). In a suit stemming from a protest demonstration against President Bush during the 2004 presidential campaign: 1) the district court's ruling denying the defendant Secret Service agents' motion to dismiss a Bivens claim for viewpoint discrimination is affirmed,…
(No. 08-1448, filed 06/27/11). The Supreme Court struck down a California law that restricted the sale of violent video games to minors, noting that parents, not government should restrict which games children buy. Justice Scalia wrote that there was no culture in the United States of restricting ch…
According to the ###”http://lawin.org/Encyclopedia-of-the-American-Constitution/” title=”Encyclopedia of the American Constitution”>Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its arti…