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Monthly Archives: June 2012
June 29, 2012 4th Circuit published opinion
United States v Wynn Wynn served a san engineer on a county airport expansion project. He failed to obtain a permit from the Department of Health and Environmental Control. He photocopied a DHEC stamp from another project and used it … Continue reading
June 28, 2012 4th Circuit published opinions
Moss v Spartanburg County School District 7 The District approved a for credit course on the Christian worldview pursuant to a state mandated release time program. The class was not promoted by the district and an accredited private school reviewed … Continue reading
June 28, 2012 United States Supreme Court opinions
United States v Alvarez Alvarez lied about receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor and pled guilty to a criminal charge. The 9th Circuit held the statute criminalizing lies about military honors was unconstitutional. In a later case, the 10th circuit … Continue reading
Health Care Decision
Chief Justice Roberts delivered the Court’s opinion in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius this morning. According to the Court’s syllabus, the decision was “affirmed in part and reversed in part.” The Reporter of Decisions summarized the holding … Continue reading
June 27, 2012 4th Circuit published opinions
Jane Powers Huggins v Prince George’s County Maryland Huggins operated a salvage yard in violation of county ordinances. Based on her understanding that future violations would be handles in a consultive manner, she entered into consent decrees to follow the … Continue reading
June 27, 2012 South Carolina published opinions
Supreme Court In the Matter of Gloria Y Leevy Leevy, in a disciplinary agreement with the Bar, admitted ethics violations in eight matters which involved failure to prosecute cases, communicate with clients, communicate with substitute counsel failure to reconcile her … Continue reading
June 26, 2012 4th Circuit published opinions
United States v Sowards Sowards was stopped for speeding based on the officer’s visual estimate that he was going 75 in a 70 zone. A dog sniff revealed cocaine. Sowards moved to suppress the cocaine arguing there was no probable … Continue reading
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Tagged death penalty, habeas corpus, ineffective assistance, motion to supress, speeding
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June 25, 2012 4th Circuit published opinions
Winston v Pearson Winston was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. After his ineffective assistance claim was denied in state court, he raised it in a federal habeas claim. After remand for the 4th Circuit to consider all … Continue reading
June 25, 2012 United States Supreme Court opinions
Miller v. Alabama Miller was convicted for murder based on acts committed when he was 14. He received a mandatory sentence of life without parole. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his sentence. In a companion case, a 14 … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign finance, criminal sentencing, Eighth Amednment, federal premption, immigration
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U.S. Supreme Court Speaks on Immigation in Arizona v. United States
In a 5 to 3 decision, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling today in Arizona v. United States. The ruling reversed and affirmed in part Arizona’s law, S.B. 1070, enacted to deal with immigration issues in Arizona. Justice … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona S.B. 1070, Arizona v. U.S., immigration, United States Supreme Court
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