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El-Masri v. Tenet, No. 1:05cv1417 (E.D.Va.) (437 F.Supp.2d 530) (May 12, 2006) (Judge Thomas Selby III Ellis)
Article • December 1, 2006 • from P&J December, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, States Secrets Privilege
El-Masri v. Tenet, No. 1:05cv1417 (E.D.Va.) (437 F.Supp.2d 530) (May 12, 2006) (Judge Thomas Selby III Ellis) by Plaintiff German citizen claimed to be an innocent victim of the United States' "extraordinary rendition" program and, through three causes of action, sued defendants, the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency …
Paul v. Davis, No. 74-891 (U.S. Supreme Court) (424 U.S. 693; 96 S.Ct. 1155) (March 23, 1976) (Justice Rehnquist)
Article • November 5, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Privacy Act/Rights
Paul v. Davis, No. 74-891 (U.S. Supreme Court) (424 U.S. 693; 96 S.Ct. 1155) (March 23, 1976) (Justice Rehnquist) by In this case the Court explained that the Due Process Clause makes actionable many wrongs inflicted by government employees which had theretofore been considered immune from liability. In that case, …
U.S. v. Lorenzo, No. 05-16119 (11th Cir.) (471 F.3d 1219) (December 8, 2006) (Per Curiam)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Post Sentence Rehabilitative Conduct
U.S. v. Lorenzo, No. 05-16119 (11th Cir.) (471 F.3d 1219) (December 8, 2006) (Per Curiam) by U.S. v. Rodriguez Pena, 470 F.3d 431 (1st Cir. Dec. 11, 2006) (Per Curiam) U.S. v. Lorenzo, 471 F.3d 1219 (11th Cir. December 08, 2006) (Per Curiam) Both of these cases address, inter alia, …
U.S. v. Spears, No. 05-4468 (8th Cir.) (469 F.3d 1166) (December 5, 2006) (Judge William J. Riley)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crack v. Powdered Cocaine
U.S. v. Spears, No. 05-4468 (8th Cir.) (469 F.3d 1166) (December 5, 2006) (Judge William J. Riley) by In a decision that contains an excellent review of the history and purpose of the 100:1 crack vs. power cocaine ration, the Eighth Circuit declined to grant en banc review of that …
U.S. v. Ennis, No. 03-cr-10298-NG (D.Mass.) (468 F.Supp.2d 228) (December 22, 2006) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists
U.S. v. Ennis, No. 03-cr-10298-NG (D.Mass.) (468 F.Supp.2d 228) (December 22, 2006) (Judge Nancy Gertner) by With her usual courage and foresight, Judge Nancy Gertner used this well-documented Sentencing Memorandum to show why and how a rigid application of the career offender provisions of the Guidelines (U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1) can …
U.S. v. Walker, No. 05-3881 (8th Cir.) (470 F.3d 1271) (December 18, 2006) (Judge Steven M. Colloton)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Remoteness in Time
U.S. v. Walker, No. 05-3881 (8th Cir.) (470 F.3d 1271) (December 18, 2006) (Judge Steven M. Colloton) by Here a divided panel held that the admission of a defendant’s eighteen year old prior conviction for armed robbery was not too remote in time to make in inadmissible, under the standards …
U.S. v. Wen, No. 06-1385 (7th Cir.) (471 F.3d 777) (December 14, 2006) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
U.S. v. Wen, No. 06-1385 (7th Cir.) (471 F.3d 777) (December 14, 2006) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by In this case, a panel from the Seventh Circuit unanimously rejected the defendant’s argument that evidence gathered under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ("FISA") cannot be used in domestic criminal investigations or prosecutions. …
U.S. v. Thorpe, No. 05-2220 (6th Cir.) (471 F.3d 652) (December 27, 2006) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Selective Prosecution/Enforcement
U.S. v. Thorpe, No. 05-2220 (6th Cir.) (471 F.3d 652) (December 27, 2006) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman) by After the defendant in this case, James Thorpe, an African-American, was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm, he moved to dismiss his indictment on the ground that he …
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, No. 04-CV-1519 (JR) (D.D.C.) (464 F.Supp.2d 9) (December 13, 2006) (Judge James Robertson)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Military Commissions Act
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, No. 04-CV-1519 (JR) (D.D.C.) (464 F.Supp.2d 9) (December 13, 2006) (Judge James Robertson) by In Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 126 S.Ct. 2749 (June 29, 2006) (Hamdan I) (P&J, 05/29/06), a sharply divided Supreme Court held that President Bush did not have the legal authority to set up military …
Lopez v. Gonzales, No. 05-547 (U.S. Supreme Court) (549 U.S. 47; 127 S.Ct. 625) (December 5, 2006) (Justice Souter)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aggravated Felonies
Lopez v. Gonzales, No. 05-547 (U.S. Supreme Court) (549 U.S. 47; 127 S.Ct. 625) (December 5, 2006) (Justice Souter) by The Court held that, at least for the purposes of determining whether a crime constitutes an “aggravated felony” under the INA, a state offense constitutes such a felony only if …
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Pena, No. 06-1679 (1st Cir.) (470 F.3d 431) (December 11, 2006) (Per Curiam)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Post Sentence Rehabilitative Conduct
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Pena, No. 06-1679 (1st Cir.) (470 F.3d 431) (December 11, 2006) (Per Curiam) by Here the Court held that post-sentence rehabilitative conduct provides no basis either for a sentencing reduction in its own right, or for a further downward departure where a § 3582(c) reduction is ordered for …
Cassidy v. Chertoff, No. 05-1835-cv (2nd Cir.) (471 F.3d 67) (November 29, 2006) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, War on Terrorism
Cassidy v. Chertoff, No. 05-1835-cv (2nd Cir.) (471 F.3d 67) (November 29, 2006) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor) by Here the Court held that the Government's special needs in its war on terrorism justified the searches on individuals and car trunks on commuter ferries on Lake Champlain under the authority of the …
U.S. v. Lence, No. 05-30236 (9th Cir.) (466 F.3d 721) (October 25, 2006) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Different Judge
U.S. v. Lence, No. 05-30236 (9th Cir.) (466 F.3d 721) (October 25, 2006) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain) by Defendant appealed his 33-month prison sentence, imposed by the United States District Court for the District of Montana following a remand for resentencing under Booker. Defendant's sentence was the third sentence imposed …
U.S. v. Williams, No. 05-13205 (11th Cir.) (472 F.3d 835) (December 13, 2006) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crack v. Powdered Cocaine
U.S. v. Williams, No. 05-13205 (11th Cir.) (472 F.3d 835) (December 13, 2006) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch) by U.S. v. Spears, 469 F.3d 1166 (8th Cir. Dec. 5, 2006) (En banc) (Judge Riley) U.S. v. Williams, 472 F.3d 835 (11th Cir. Dec. 13, 2006) (En banc) (Per Curiam) Ever …
Morales v. Tilton, No. 5:06-cv-00219-JF (N.D.Cal.) (465 F.Supp.2d 972) (December 15, 2006) (Judge Jeremy Fogel)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Lethal Injection Method of Execution
Morales v. Tilton, No. 5:06-cv-00219-JF (N.D.Cal.) (465 F.Supp.2d 972) (December 15, 2006) (Judge Jeremy Fogel) by This is another death penalty case. However, in crafting this “Memorandum of Intended Decision”, Judge Fogel made clear: “This case is not about whether the death penalty makes sense morally or as a matter …
Evans v. Thompson, No. Civ. No. 04-12205-WGY (D.Mass.) (465 F.Supp.2d 62) (December 11, 2006) (Judge William G. Young)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Military Commissions Act
Evans v. Thompson, No. Civ. No. 04-12205-WGY (D.Mass.) (465 F.Supp.2d 62) (December 11, 2006) (Judge William G. Young) by In this lengthy decision, Judge Young has produced another in a long list of signature masterpieces. (See, e.g., U.S. v. Kandirakis, 441 F.Supp.2d 282 (D.Mass. 2006) (P&J, 07/10/06); and U.S. v. …
U.S. v. Gilmore, No. 05-6195-cr (2nd Cir.) (471 F.3d 64) (December 8, 2006) (Per Curiam)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists
U.S. v. Gilmore, No. 05-6195-cr (2nd Cir.) (471 F.3d 64) (December 8, 2006) (Per Curiam) by Rule 32(h) of the Fed.R.Crim.P. states: “Before the court may depart from the applicable sentencing range on a ground not identified for departure either in the presentence report or in a party's prehearing submission, …
Carey v. Musladin, No. 05-785 (U.S. Supreme Court) (549 U.S. 70; 127 S.Ct. 649) (December 11, 2006) (Justice Thomas)
Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Courtroom Spectator Conduct
Carey v. Musladin, No. 05-785 (U.S. Supreme Court) (549 U.S. 70; 127 S.Ct. 649) (December 11, 2006) (Justice Thomas) by The Court reversed a grant of habeas relief on the narrow grounds that the Supreme Court had never “clearly established” the law on whether spectator conduct (here wearing buttons bearing …
Singer v. U.S., No. 42 (U.S. Supreme Court) (380 U.S. 24; 85 S.Ct. 783) (March 1, 2065) (Justice Warren)
Article • October 10, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Right to Bench Trial
Singer v. U.S., No. 42 (U.S. Supreme Court) (380 U.S. 24; 85 S.Ct. 783) (March 1, 2065) (Justice Warren) by Here the Court rejected the defendant's contention that he had an absolute constitutional right to waive his rights to a jury trial and to have a bench trial, without the …
U.S. v. Howard, No. 03-50524 (9th Cir.) (463 F.3d 999) (September 15, 2006) (Judge Mary M. Schroeder)
Article • October 1, 2006 • from P&J October, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Shackles
U.S. v. Howard, No. 03-50524 (9th Cir.) (463 F.3d 999) (September 15, 2006) (Judge Mary M. Schroeder) by In these seventeen consolidated criminal cases, each defendant moved to appear without shackles at the defendant's initial appearance. In each case, a magistrate judge denied the motion. In a consolidated action, the …
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