Election Law
Brakebill v. Jaeger
Eighth Circuit Denies Facial Challenge Under Supreme Court Precedent.
Recent Cases
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Constitutional Law
Baca v. Colorado Department of State
Tenth Circuit Holds that States Cannot Compel Presidential Electors to Vote in Accordance with Popular Vote.
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First Amendment
Elster v. City of Seattle
Washington State Supreme Court Holds "Democracy Voucher" Program Constitutional.
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Freedom of Information Act
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of Justice
D.C. Circuit Holds That OLC Is Not Required to Publish its Formal Opinions.
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Eighth Amendment
Martin v. City of Boise
Ninth Circuit Refuses to Reconsider Invalidation of Ordinances Completely Banning Sleeping and Camping in Public.
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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.