Lawrence v. Florida: Applications for Post-Conviction Relief Are [PDF]
, 2007 On February 20, 2007 , the Supreme Court announced its decision in Lawrence v. Florida, seeking to address confusion surrounding the tolling of a one-year statute of limitations applicable to federal habeas corpus ...
Richardson-Royer, Elizabeth
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Certiorari and the Local Board [PDF]
California Law Review, 1941 T HAS long been established by decisions of the California Supreme Court that the writ of certiorari lies in proper cases to review determinations made by local administrative boards and officers. This contrasts with the recent holding that the same writ cannot be used to obtain judicial review of the determinations of state-wide administrative ...
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Pleasant Grove City v. Summum: Identifying Government Speech & Classifying Speech Forums [PDF]
, 2008 In Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, the Supreme Court must decide whether a privately-donated Ten Commandments monument currently on display in a city park is the private speech of the donor or the government speech of Pleasant Grove City.
Harmon, Aaron
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In Re Bilski and the “Machine-or-Transformation” Test: Receding Boundaries for Patent Eligible Subject Matter [PDF]
, 2010 In order for a hopeful applicant to be granted a patent over his invention, his application must satisfy several procedural and substantive requirements.
Moore, Matthew
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Legal Issues in Terminations of Single-Employer Pension Plans: Beck v. PACE International Union [PDF]
, 2007 [Excerpt] On January 19, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Beck v. PACE International Union. The case concerns the decision by an employer in bankruptcy proceedings to terminate its pension plans.
Lunder, Erika, Staman, Jennifer
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Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: \u3cem\u3eKiyemba v. Obama\u3c/em\u3e and the Meaning of Freedom, Separation of Powers, and the Rule of Law Ten Years After 9/11 [PDF]
, 2013 This article is about the rise and fall of continued adherence to the rule of law, proper application of the separation of powers doctrine, and the meaning of freedom for a group of seventeen Uighurs—a Turkic Muslim ethnic minority whose members reside ...
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Redefining En Banc Review in the Federal Courts of Appeals [PDF]
, 2014 Every circuit has the ability to review cases en banc. Hearing cases en banc allows the full circuit court to overturn a decision reached by a three–judge panel. Due to the decreasing probability of U.S.
Sadinsky, Alexandra
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A Comparison of the American Model and French (-Inspired) Appellate Model [PDF]
, 2018 Both the American and the French legal system have a three-tiered structure. However, the respective roles and functions of the courts on each step of the ladder is vastly different in both. Whereas the general system in the U.S.
Blockx, Frederic
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Up in the Air: Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean and the Whistleblower Protection Act [PDF]
, 2015 This commentary analyzes the Supreme Court case Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean deciding whether an employee of the Department of Homeland Security comes under the protection of the Whistleblower Protection Act when they release potentially ...
Brett, Mike
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An Agenda for Investigation: Should the APA Be Amended to Provide Standards for Agency Review of Administrative Trials? [PDF]
, 1973 The integrity of the administrative processes of the federal government can be eroded not only by recognizable actions against the public interest, but also by the neglect of means to improve the basic fairness and efficiency of government decision ...
Fauver, William
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