Here are summaries of the three opinions released yesterday by the United States Supreme Court. The first case is Perry v. New Hampshire (10-8974). Perry was convicted of theft by unauthorized taking. One piece of evidence used against him was…
Archive for the ‘Court Opinions’ Category
Supreme Court Action: Brady Violations, Arbitration, Federal Tort Claims, and Habeas Relief
11
Jan
The United States Supreme Court issued its first opinions of 2012 with four released yesterday and three today. The first of these is Smith v. Cain (10-8145), where the Court considered whether statements that were undisclosed to the defense in…
Ninth Circuit Upholds Safe Harbors In Veoh Case
21
Dec
A while back a federal district court concluded that Internet video service Veoh was entitled to safe harbor protections under the DMCA against charges of copyright infringement made by the Universal Music Group. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed…
Court Questions Existence of An Academic Privilege of Confidentiality
19
Dec
There’s an opinion out of federal district court in Boston from last Friday that’s making the rounds of academic news sites. It’s the case In Re: Request from the United Kingdom Pursuant to the Treaty Between the Government of the…
Supreme Court Action This Week
14
Dec
The Supreme Court issued two opinions on Monday of this week. One overturned a practice of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that had been in place for decades. The Court viewed the application of the “comparative grounds rule” as…
From Point A to Point B: Can a court take judicial notice of the distance as calculated by Google Maps?
06
Dec
According to the recent opinion in United States v. Sessa, 2011 WL 256330 (E.D.N.Y. 2011), the answer is “yes” writes Colin Miller. See his EvidenceProf Blog post for details. [JH]
PACER Users Training Site
03
Dec
Hat tip to Deborah K. Hackerson, Law Librarian & Legal Research Adjunct, Univ. of St. Thomas School of Law, for her FYI Legal Skills Prof Blog post about PACER’s training site. Do note that according to Nota Bene’s Nov. 13,…
PACER Users Training Site
03
Dec
Hat tip to Deborah K. Hackerson, Law Librarian & Legal Research Adjunct, Univ. of St. Thomas School of Law, for her FYI Legal Skills Prof Blog post about PACER’s training site. Do note that according to Nota Bene’s Nov. 13,…
