Bancoult v. McNamara
D.C. Circuit Holds Claims of Harms to Native Inhabitants of the British Indian Ocean Territory Caused by the Construction of a U.S. Military Base Nonjusticiable.
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Recent Cases
United States v. Rosen
District Court Holds That Recipients of Government Leaks Who Disclose Information "Related to the National Defense" May Be Prosecuted Under the Espionage Act.
Vol. 120 No. 3
Jones v. City of Los Angeles
Ninth Circuit Holds That "Involuntary" Conduct Cannot Be Punished.
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People v. West
California Superior Court Holds That the Knock-and-Announce Requirement Is Applicable When an Absent Third Party Has Consented to Search.
Vol. 120 No. 3
State v. All Property & Casualty Insurance Carriers
Louisiana Supreme Court Permits Retroactive Extension of Prescriptive Period in Insurance Contracts.
Vol. 120 No. 3
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency v. Spitzer
Southern District of New York Rebuffs New York Attorney General's Bid to Regulate National Banks.
Vol. 120 No. 2
MacWade v. Kelly
Second Circuit Holds New York City Subway Searches Constitutional Under Special Needs Doctrine.
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City of Norwood v. Horney
Ohio Supreme Court Holds That Economic Development Cannot by Itself Satisfy the Public Use Limitation of the Ohio Constitution.
Vol. 120 No. 2
Jespersen v. Harrah’s Operating Co.
Ninth Circuit Holds That Women Can Be Fired for Refusing to Wear Makeup.
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