Eighth Amendment
Martin v. City of Boise
Ninth Circuit Refuses to Reconsider Invalidation of Ordinances Completely Banning Sleeping and Camping in Public.
Recent Cases
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Civil Procedure
Jordan v. Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections
Eleventh Circuit Denies Mississippi Death Row Prisoners Discovery by Creating a Federal Lethal Injection Secrecy Privilege.
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Statutory Interpretation
Wilson v. Safelite Group, Inc.
Sixth Circuit Uses ERISA Dispute to Debate Corpus Linguistics.
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Federal Courts
Sims v. Hyatte
Seventh Circuit Grants Habeas Relief Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) to Petitioner Alleging Brady Violation Due to Hidden Evidence of Witness Hypnosis.
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U.S. Territories
Davis v. Guam
Ninth Circuit Holds That Guam's Plebiscite Law Violates Fifteenth Amendment.
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First Amendment
State v. Arlene’s Flowers, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court Limits Masterpiece Cakeshop to the Context of Adjudications.
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Local Government
Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Ass’n v. City of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Paid Sick Leave Act and Strikes Emergency Preparedness Act Under Home Rule Law.
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Constitutional Law
Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill
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Fifth Amendment
Knick v. Township of Scott
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Federal Indian Law
Herrera v. Wyoming