Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Jackson Standard in Habeas Corpus Petitions Concerning DNA Evidence Reliability Introduction In the landmark case of E.K. McDaniel, Warden, et al. v. Troy Brown...
Reaffirming Deference to Trial Courts in Assessing DNA Evidence under the Jackson Standard Introduction In E.K. McDANIEL, Warden, et al., Petitioners, v. Troy BROWN, 558 U.S. 120 (2010), the United...
Collateral Order Doctrine and Attorney-Client Privilege: Insights from Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Norman Carpenter Introduction In Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Norman Carpenter, 558 U.S. 100 (2009),...
Jurisdictional Clarity under the Railway Labor Act: Insights from Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (2009) Introduction In Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of...
Determining Mootness in Property Seizure Cases: Insights from ALVAREZ v. SMITH Et Al. Introduction In ALVAREZ, COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY v. SMITH ET AL. (558 U.S. 87), decided on December 8, 2009,...
Discretionary Procedural Rules as Adequate State Grounds in Federal Habeas Review: An Analysis of Beard v. Kindler, 558 U.S. 53 (2009) Introduction Beard v. Kindler, 558 U.S. 53 (2009), is a...
Adequacy of Discretionary State Procedural Rules under the Adequate State Ground Doctrine: Kindler v. Beard Introduction Kindler v. Beard, 130 S.Ct. 612 (2009), addressed a pivotal question in...
Emergency Aid Exception Reinforced in Michigan v. Jeremy Fisher Introduction Michigan v. Jeremy Fisher (558 U.S. 45, 2009) represents a pivotal Supreme Court decision that clarifies and reinforces...
Supreme Court Upholds Procedural Barriers to Eighth Amendment 'Intolerable Delay' Claims in Death Penalty Cases Introduction In the landmark case of Cecil C. Johnson, Petitioner, v. Phil Bredesen,...
Enhancing the Standard for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Sentencing: Porter v. McCollum Introduction Porter v. McCollum (558 U.S. 30, 2009) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that addresses...
Enhancing the Strickland Standard: Porter v. McCollum on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Sentencing Introduction George Porter, Jr. v. Bill McCollum, Attorney General of Florida, et al., 130...
Effective Assistance of Counsel in Capital Sentencing: Insights from Wong v. Belmontes Introduction Wong v. Belmontes, 558 U.S. 15 (2009), is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that delves into...
Refining Strickland: Supreme Court's Clarification on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Capital Sentencing Introduction Warden Robert Wong v. Fernando Belmontes, Jr., decided on November 16, 2009,...
Effective Assistance of Counsel Under Strickland: Van Hook Decision Analysis Introduction Wardner David Bobby v. Robert J. Van Hook, 558 U.S. 4 (2009), is a significant Supreme Court case that...
Effective Assistance of Counsel in Capital Sentencing: Analysis of Bobby v. Van Hook Introduction David Bobby, Warden, Petitioner v. Robert J. Van Hook is a seminal case in the realm of criminal law,...
Establishing Procedural Pathways for Actual Innocence Claims in Habeas Corpus Petitions Introduction In re Troy Anthony Davis (130 S. Ct. 1) is a pivotal case adjudicated by the United States Supreme...
Frank Ricci et al. v. John DeStefano et al.: Establishing a Strong Basis in Evidence Standard for Disparate-Treatment Claims under Title VII Introduction In the landmark case of Frank Ricci et al. v....
Title VII Prohibits Employers from Disregarding Exam Results Based Solely on Racial Disparities Without Strong Evidence of Disparate Impact Introduction In the landmark case of Frank Ricci et al. v....
Frank Ricci v. John DeStefano: Strengthening Title VII's Disparate-Treatment Protections Introduction Frank Ricci, et al. v. John DeStefano, et al. is a landmark 2009 decision by the United States...
Federal Preemption of State Fair Lending Laws: Comprehensive Analysis of Cuomo v. Clearing House Association Introduction In the landmark case of Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General of New York,...