U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Maples v. Thomas: Establishing Abandonment as Cause to Excuse Procedural Default in Federal Habeas Corpus Relief

Date: Jan 19, 2012

Maples v. Thomas: Establishing Abandonment as Cause to Excuse Procedural Default in Federal Habeas Corpus Relief Introduction Maples v. Thomas is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme...

GOLAN v. HOLDER: Upholding Restoration of Copyright to Foreign Works in the Public Domain

Date: Jan 19, 2012

GOLAN v. HOLDER: Upholding Restoration of Copyright to Foreign Works in the Public Domain Introduction In Lawrence Golan, et al. v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al., 565 U.S. 302 (2012),...

Supreme Court Establishes Federal and State Concurrent Jurisdiction for Private TCPA Claims

Date: Jan 19, 2012

Supreme Court Establishes Federal and State Concurrent Jurisdiction for Private TCPA Claims Introduction In the landmark case Marcus D. MIMS v. ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, the United States...

Maples v. Thomas: Establishing Abandonment as a Cause to Excuse Procedural Default in Federal Habeas Corpus

Date: Jan 19, 2012

Maples v. Thomas: Establishing Abandonment as a Cause to Excuse Procedural Default in Federal Habeas Corpus Introduction Maples v. Thomas, 565 U.S. 266 (2012), is a landmark decision by the United...

GOLAN v. HOLDER: Upholding § 514 URAA and its Implications on Public Domain Restoration

Date: Jan 19, 2012

GOLAN v. HOLDER: Upholding § 514 URAA and its Implications on Public Domain Restoration Introduction In GOLAN v. HOLDER, the United States Supreme Court addressed a pivotal issue concerning the...

Ministerial Exception Reinforced: Hosanna–Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC

Date: Jan 12, 2012

Ministerial Exception Reinforced: Hosanna–Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC Introduction In Hosanna–Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,...

Hosanna–Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC: Establishing the Ministerial Exception Under the First Amendment

Date: Jan 12, 2012

Hosanna–Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC: Establishing the Ministerial Exception Under the First Amendment Introduction Hosanna–Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal...

Perry v. New Hampshire: Balancing Due Process and Judicial Efficiency in Eyewitness Identification

Date: Jan 12, 2012

Perry v. New Hampshire: Balancing Due Process and Judicial Efficiency in Eyewitness Identification Introduction Perry v. New Hampshire, 565 U.S. 228 (2012), marks a significant milestone in the...

Limited Due Process Screening for Eyewitness Identification Without Police-Orchestrated Suggestive Circumstances: PERRY v. NEW HAMPSHIRE

Date: Jan 12, 2012

Limited Due Process Screening for Eyewitness Identification Without Police-Orchestrated Suggestive Circumstances: PERRY v. NEW HAMPSHIRE Introduction Barion Perry v. New Hampshire is a pivotal...

Substantial Nexus Test Established for OCSLA Workers' Compensation Coverage

Date: Jan 12, 2012

Substantial Nexus Test Established for OCSLA Workers' Compensation Coverage Introduction In the landmark case Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP, et al. v. Luisa L. Valladolid, et al., the United States...

Substantial Nexus Test Established for OCSLA Workers' Compensation Claims

Date: Jan 12, 2012

Substantial Nexus Test Established for OCSLA Workers' Compensation Claims Introduction The United States Supreme Court's decision in Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP v. Luisa L. Valladolid, 132 S.Ct....

Brady Materiality in Eyewitness Testimony: Smith v. Cain

Date: Jan 11, 2012

Brady Materiality in Eyewitness Testimony: Smith v. Cain Introduction Juan Smith v. Burl Cain is a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case decided on January 10, 2012. The case revolves around whether...

Federal Arbitration Act Prevails Over Credit Repair Organizations Act: Comprehensive Commentary on CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood

Date: Jan 11, 2012

Federal Arbitration Act Prevails Over Credit Repair Organizations Act: Comprehensive Commentary on CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood Introduction CompuCredit Corporation, et al. v. Wanda Greenwood et...

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U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Maples v. Thomas: Establishing Abandonment as Cause to Excuse Procedural Default in Federal Habeas Corpus Relief

GOLAN v. HOLDER: Upholding Restoration of Copyright to Foreign Works in the Public Domain

Supreme Court Establishes Federal and State Concurrent Jurisdiction for Private TCPA Claims

Maples v. Thomas: Establishing Abandonment as a Cause to Excuse Procedural Default in Federal Habeas Corpus

GOLAN v. HOLDER: Upholding § 514 URAA and its Implications on Public Domain Restoration

Ministerial Exception Reinforced: Hosanna–Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC

Hosanna–Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC: Establishing the Ministerial Exception Under the First Amendment

Perry v. New Hampshire: Balancing Due Process and Judicial Efficiency in Eyewitness Identification

Limited Due Process Screening for Eyewitness Identification Without Police-Orchestrated Suggestive Circumstances: PERRY v. NEW HAMPSHIRE

Substantial Nexus Test Established for OCSLA Workers' Compensation Coverage

Substantial Nexus Test Established for OCSLA Workers' Compensation Claims

Brady Materiality in Eyewitness Testimony: Smith v. Cain

Federal Arbitration Act Prevails Over Credit Repair Organizations Act: Comprehensive Commentary on CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood

Limitation of Bivens Remedies for Eighth Amendment Claims Against Privately Operated Federal Prisons

Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements under the Federal Arbitration Act: Insights from CompuCredit v. Greenwood

GONZALEZ v. THALER: Nonjurisdictional Nature of Certificate of Appealability’s Indication Requirement

GONZALEZ v. THALER: Non-Jurisdictional Nature of Certificate of Appealability Indications Clarified

Rejection of Bivens Remedy for Eighth Amendment Claims Against Private Prison Operators

Brady Materiality in Eyewitness Testimony: Insights from Smith v. Cain

MAXWELL v. ROE: Federal Habeas Deference to State Factual Findings Under AEDPA