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Holland v. Florida, No. 09-5327 (U.S. Supreme Court) (560 U.S. 631; 130 S.Ct. 2549) (June 14, 2010) (Justice Breyer)

Loaded on June 28, 2010 published in Punch and Jurists June 28, 2010
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In this 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court delivered a rare victory to a death penalty inmate, holding that his lawyer’s negligence and misconduct may entitle the inmate to an “equitable tolling” of the otherwise strict one-year statute of limitations for filing an appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d) of the ...

 

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  1. Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, No. 09-60 (U.S. Supreme Court) (560 U.S. 605; 130 S.Ct. 2577) (June 14, 2010) (Justice Stevens)
  2. Vega v. Lantz, No. 08-4748-pr (2nd Cir.) (596 F.3d 77) (March 2, 2010) (Judge Barrington D. Jr. Parker)
  3. Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, No. 08-1498 (U.S. Supreme Court) (561 U.S. 1; 130 S.Ct. 2705) (June 21, 2010) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
  4. City of Ontario v. Quon, No. 08-1332 (U.S. Supreme Court) (560 U.S. 746; 130 S.Ct. 2619) (June 17, 2010) (Justice Kennedy)
  5. Dillon v. U.S., No. 09-6338 (U.S. Supreme Court) (560 U.S. 817; 130 S.Ct. 2683) (June 17, 2010) (Justice Sotomayor)
  6. Holland v. Florida, No. 09-5327 (U.S. Supreme Court) (560 U.S. 631; 130 S.Ct. 2549) (June 14, 2010) (Justice Breyer)
  7. Dolan v. U.S., No. 09-367 (U.S. Supreme Court) (560 U.S. 605; 130 S.Ct. 2533) (June 14, 2010) (Justice Breyer)
  8. U.S. v. Savoca, No. 08-4610-cr (2nd Cir.) (596 F.3d 154) (February 25, 2010) (Judge Richard W. Goldberg)
  9. Abdah v. Obama, No. Civ. No. 04-1254 (HHK) (D.D.C.) (717 F.Supp.2d 21) (May 26, 2010) (Judge Henry H. Jr. Kennedy)

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