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Punch and Jurists: February 26, 2007

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Volume 14, Number 8

In this issue:

  1. Slagle v. Bagley, No. 04-3490 (6th Cir.) (474 F.3d 923) (February 7, 2007) (Per Curiam) (p None)
  2. Raich v. Gonzales, No. 03-15481 (9th Cir.) (500 F.3d 850) (March 14, 2007) (Judge Harry Pregerson) (p None)
  3. U.S. v. Acosta, No. 05-3598 (7th Cir.) (474 F.3d 999) (February 5, 2007) (Judge Ann Claire Williams) (p None)
  4. Richardson v. U.S., No. Civ. No. 06-10993-WGY (D.Mass.) (477 F.Supp.2d 392) (March 19, 2007) (Judge William G. Young) (p None)
  5. U.S. v. Coloian, No. 06-1357 (1st Cir.) (480 F.3d 47) (March 20, 2007) (Judge Juan R. Torruella) (p None)
  6. U.S. v. Seymour, No. 06-2306 (7th Cir.) (472 F.3d 969) (January 8, 2007) (Judge Richard A. Posner) (p None)
  7. A.C.L.U. v. Gonzales, No. 98-5591 (E.D.Pa.) (478 F.Supp.2d 775) (March 22, 2007) (Judge Lowell A. Jr. Reed) (p None)

Slagle v. Bagley, No. 04-3490 (6th Cir.) (474 F.3d 923) (February 7, 2007) (Per Curiam)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists February 26, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Improper Comment.

In Slagle v. Bagley, 457 F.3d 501 (6th Cir. Aug. 6, 2006) (“Slagle I”), a divided panel from the Sixth Circuit declined to grant petitioner Billy Slagle any post-conviction relief from his death sentence, despite the majority’s acknowledgment that the state prosecutor had made at least fifteen improper comments during …

Raich v. Gonzales, No. 03-15481 (9th Cir.) (500 F.3d 850) (March 14, 2007) (Judge Harry Pregerson)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists February 26, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Medical Marijuana.

From the Decision of the Day Blog:

Raich Update: Ninth Denies Relief in Medical Marijuana Remand
March 14th, 2007

Anyone who has been following the medical marijuana movement knows Angel Raich: she has an inoperable brain tumor and smokes marijuana to alleviate her debilitating symptoms. She does so in compliance …

U.S. v. Acosta, No. 05-3598 (7th Cir.) (474 F.3d 999) (February 5, 2007) (Judge Ann Claire Williams)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists February 26, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Using a Minor to Commit a Crime.

Richardson v. U.S., No. Civ. No. 06-10993-WGY (D.Mass.) (477 F.Supp.2d 392) (March 19, 2007) (Judge William G. Young)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists February 26, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Blakely/Booker.

U.S. v. Coloian, No. 06-1357 (1st Cir.) (480 F.3d 47) (March 20, 2007) (Judge Juan R. Torruella)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists February 26, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Jurisdiction.

U.S. v. Seymour, No. 06-2306 (7th Cir.) (472 F.3d 969) (January 8, 2007) (Judge Richard A. Posner)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists February 26, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Character/Reputation/Propensity.

A.C.L.U. v. Gonzales, No. 98-5591 (E.D.Pa.) (478 F.Supp.2d 775) (March 22, 2007) (Judge Lowell A. Jr. Reed)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists February 26, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Child Online Protection Act (COPA).

Here the Court held that the Child Online Protection Act ("COPA"), 47 U.S.C. § 231, facially violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution and permanently enjoined the Attorney General from enforcing it.

Plaintiffs, various web site owners and others, brought suit against defendant, the U.S. Attorney General in …