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U.S. v. Maxwell, No. 03-14326 (11th Cir.) (386 F.3d 1042) (October 1, 2004) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat)

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U.S. v. Maxwell, No. 03-14326 (11th Cir.) (386 F.3d 1042) (October 1, 2004) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat) by While no one can legitimately ignore the dangers of child pornography or the ease by which images of child pornography can proliferate over the Internet, the Government is clearly pushing its prosecution …

U.S. v. Bradley, No. 03-3909 (7th Cir.) (381 F.3d 641) (August 25, 2004) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mutual Mistake of Fact/Law

U.S. v. Bradley, No. 03-3909 (7th Cir.) (381 F.3d 641) (August 25, 2004) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple) by Here the Court held that a mutual mistake of fact as to an essential element of one of the offenses covered by the plea agreement invalidated the entire agreement and entitled the …

U.S. v. Griffith, No. 03-1510 (2nd Cir.) (385 F.3d 124) (October 4, 2004) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Impeachment

U.S. v. Griffith, No. 03-1510 (2nd Cir.) (385 F.3d 124) (October 4, 2004) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker) by The provisions of 18 U.S.C. §§ 3153(c)(1) and (c)(3) provide, respectively, that information obtained during the performance of pretrial services functions shall be used only for the purposes of a bail …

U.S. v. Detwiler, No. CR. 03-372-PA (D.Or.) (338 F.Supp.2d 1166) (October 5, 2004) (Judge Owen M. Panner)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Separation of Powers

U.S. v. Detwiler, No. CR. 03-372-PA (D.Or.) (338 F.Supp.2d 1166) (October 5, 2004) (Judge Owen M. Panner) by This provocative, must-read decision represents another of a series of recent major body-blows to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. It follows Judge Young’s recent scathing attack on the Federal sentencing system in U.S. …

U.S. v. Jones, No. 03-1411 (3rd Cir.) (382 F.3d 403) (August 27, 2004) (Judge Dolores K. Sloviter)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Jones, No. 03-1411 (3rd Cir.) (382 F.3d 403) (August 27, 2004) (Judge Dolores K. Sloviter) by Here the Third Circuit affirmed that district courts have the authority, at least in principle and under appropriate circumstances, to grant departures under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.0 for substantial assistance that a defendant …

Doe v. Ashcroft, No. 04 Civ. 2614 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.) (334 F.Supp.2d 471) (September 28, 2004) (Judge Victor Marrero)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, National Security Letters

Doe v. Ashcroft, No. 04 Civ. 2614 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.) (334 F.Supp.2d 471) (September 28, 2004) (Judge Victor Marrero) by In this sharply worded 120-page ruling, Judge Victor Marrero struck down a key component of the USA Patriot Act as unconstitutional because it allows the FBI to demand information from telephone …

Gherebi v. Bush, No. 04-CV-1164 (RBW) (D.D.C.) (338 F.Supp.2d 91) (September 29, 2004) (Judge Joyce Hens Green)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Gherebi v. Bush, No. 04-CV-1164 (RBW) (D.D.C.) (338 F.Supp.2d 91) (September 29, 2004) (Judge Joyce Hens Green) by Rasul v. Bush, No. 02-CV-0299 (D.D.C. 09/20/2004) (Judge Green) Gherebi v. Bush, No. 04-CV-1164 (RBW) (D.D.C. 09/29/2004) (Judge Green) There is mounting evidence that the capture and detention of most of the …

Elwood v. Jeter, No. 04-2253 (8th Cir.) (386 F.3d 842) (October 18, 2004) (Judge Michael J. Melloy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, 10% Limitation

Elwood v. Jeter, No. 04-2253 (8th Cir.) (386 F.3d 842) (October 18, 2004) (Judge Michael J. Melloy) by In Goldings v. Winn, 383 F.3d 17 (1st Cir. 2004) (P&J, 08/16/04), the First Circuit became the first Court of Appeals to address the BOP’s controversial two-year old policy of denying inmates …

Bourdon v. Loughren, No. 03-0196 (2nd Cir.) (386 F.3d 88) (October 5, 2004) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)

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Bourdon v. Loughren, No. 03-0196 (2nd Cir.) (386 F.3d 88) (October 5, 2004) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes) by In this case the Second Circuit adopted a bright-line rule that the appointment of counsel fully satisfies the constitutional guarantees on providing prisoners access to the courts. The Court emphasized that it …

U.S. v. Phillips, No. 03-50520 (5th Cir.) (382 F.3d 489) (August 18, 2004) (Judge Carl E. Stewart)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mandatory Minimums

U.S. v. Phillips, No. 03-50520 (5th Cir.) (382 F.3d 489) (August 18, 2004) (Judge Carl E. Stewart) by Here the Court joined all of the other Circuits in concluding that 18 USC §§ 3553(e) and (f) represent the exclusive routes to depart below the statutory minimum - i.e., substantial cooperation …

U.S. v. King, No. 6:04-CR-35-ORL-31KRS (M.D.Fla.) (328 F.Supp.2d 1276) (July 19, 2004) (Judge Gregory A. Presnell)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. King, No. 6:04-CR-35-ORL-31KRS (M.D.Fla.) (328 F.Supp.2d 1276) (July 19, 2004) (Judge Gregory A. Presnell) by The instant sentencing memorandum opinion concerned the sentencing of two defendants, minor drug dealers, and was impacted by the United States Supreme Court's decision in Blakely v. Washington, 124 S. Ct. 2531 (2004). …

U.S. v. Moussaoui, No. 03-4792 (4th Cir.) (382 F.3d 453) (September 13, 2004) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)

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Filed under: Sanctions, Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Moussaoui, No. 03-4792 (4th Cir.) (382 F.3d 453) (September 13, 2004) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by Defendant sought access to certain witnesses designated as enemy combatants which the Government refused on national security grounds. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria …

Bourgeois v. Peters, No. 02-16886 (11th Cir.) (387 F.3d 1303) (October 15, 2004) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Demonstrations

Bourgeois v. Peters, No. 02-16886 (11th Cir.) (387 F.3d 1303) (October 15, 2004) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat) by The plaintiffs in this case, an organization led by the Rev. Roy Bourgeois, annually engage in a nonviolent demonstration on public property adjacent to Fort Benning, GA, protesting the Government’s funding of …

Waucaush v. U.S., No. 03-1072 (6th Cir.) (380 F.3d 251) (August 26, 2004) (Judge R. Guy Jr. Cole)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mutual Mistake of Fact/Law

Waucaush v. U.S., No. 03-1072 (6th Cir.) (380 F.3d 251) (August 26, 2004) (Judge R. Guy Jr. Cole) by Waucaush v. U.S., 380 F.3d 251 (6th Cir. 2004) (Judge Cole) U.S. v. Bradley, 381 F.3d 641 (7th Cir. 2004) (Judge Ripple) U.S. v. Howard, 381 F.3d 873 (9th Cir. 2004) …

U.S. v. Howard, No. 02-16228 (9th Cir.) (381 F.3d 873) (August 25, 2004) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher)

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U.S. v. Howard, No. 02-16228 (9th Cir.) (381 F.3d 873) (August 25, 2004) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher) by The Court held that the district court had erred in dimissing a petition for habeas relief without holding an evidentiary hearing, where the petitioner claimed his counsel wis ineffective for letting him …

U.S. v. Jurado-Lopez, No. Crim. No. 03-10102-NG (D.Mass.) (338 F.Supp.2d 246) (October 6, 2004) (Judge Nancy Gertner)

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U.S. v. Jurado-Lopez, No. Crim. No. 03-10102-NG (D.Mass.) (338 F.Supp.2d 246) (October 6, 2004) (Judge Nancy Gertner) by As she so often does, Judge Gertner has presented another powerful case for the need for downward departures under the Guidelines to protect against unwise and unjust results that would otherwise flow …

Martiszus v. Washington County, No. Civ. No. 03-750-MO (D.Or.) (325 F.Supp.2d 1160) (July 21, 2004) (Judge Michael W. Mosman)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Privacy Act/Rights

Martiszus v. Washington County, No. Civ. No. 03-750-MO (D.Or.) (325 F.Supp.2d 1160) (July 21, 2004) (Judge Michael W. Mosman) by This is the first case we have seen interpreting (and somewhat limiting the broad sweep of) the Supreme Court's decision in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Nev., 124 …

Kennedy v. Lockyer, No. 01-55246 (9th Cir.) (379 F.3d 1041) (August 18, 2004) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)

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Filed under: Transcripts, Punch And Jurists

Kennedy v. Lockyer, No. 01-55246 (9th Cir.) (379 F.3d 1041) (August 18, 2004) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt) by Here the Ninth Circuit granted a writ of habeas corpus, holding that the state court had erred in not granting the indigent petitioner's request for a complete record from his first trial, causing …

U.S. v. Brigham, No. 02-40719 (5th Cir.) (382 F.3d 500) (August 19, 2004) (Judge Edith H. Jones)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Brigham, No. 02-40719 (5th Cir.) (382 F.3d 500) (August 19, 2004) (Judge Edith H. Jones) by This case is noted for Judge DeMoss' outspoken dissent in which he sharply criticized the majority for converting an innocuous traffic stop into a full blown investigation of the driver and all …

Demery v. Arpaio, No. 03-15698 (9th Cir.) (378 F.3d 1020) (August 6, 2004) (Judge Richard A. Paez)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Privacy Act/Rights

Demery v. Arpaio, No. 03-15698 (9th Cir.) (378 F.3d 1020) (August 6, 2004) (Judge Richard A. Paez) by Joe Arpaio, the 72-year old, self-proclaimed “toughest Sheriff in America” from Maricopa County, AZ, has always believed that his divine mission in life is to out-duel the judges and the legislators for …