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Estelle v. Gamble, No. 75-929 (U.S. Supreme Court) (429 U.S. 97; 97 S.Ct. 285) (November 30, 1976) (Justice Marshall)

Article • June 21, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prison Conditions

Estelle v. Gamble, No. 75-929 (U.S. Supreme Court) (429 U.S. 97; 97 S.Ct. 285) (November 30, 1976) (Justice Marshall) by Here the Court held that deliberate indifference by prison personnel to a prisoner's serious illness or injury constitutes cruel and unusual punishment contravening the Eight Amendment. This is one of …

Sheppard v. Maxwell, No. 490 (U.S. Supreme Court) (384 U.S. 333; 86 S.Ct. 1507) (June 6, 2066) (Justice Clark)

Article • June 21, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Publicity - Prejudicial

Sheppard v. Maxwell, No. 490 (U.S. Supreme Court) (384 U.S. 333; 86 S.Ct. 1507) (June 6, 2066) (Justice Clark) by The issue addressed by the Court in this case was whether Sam Sheppard was deprived of a fair trial in his state conviction for the murder of his wife because …

Donnelly v. De Christoforo, No. 72-1570 (U.S. Supreme Court) (416 U.S. 637; 94 S.Ct. 1868) (May 13, 1974) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • June 21, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Summation

Donnelly v. De Christoforo, No. 72-1570 (U.S. Supreme Court) (416 U.S. 637; 94 S.Ct. 1868) (May 13, 1974) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court reversed a lower court decision that had held that a prosecutor's comments during summation were improper and prejudicial, based on its examination of the entire proceedings …

Laird v. Tatum, No. 71-288 (U.S. Supreme Court) (408 U.S. 1; 92 S.Ct. 2318) (June 26, 1972) (Justice Burger)

Article • June 21, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Laird v. Tatum, No. 71-288 (U.S. Supreme Court) (408 U.S. 1; 92 S.Ct. 2318) (June 26, 1972) (Justice Burger) by Case held that respondents' claims that their First Amendment rights were chilled by an Army surveliiance data-gathering system did not warrant relief because there was no showing of any objective …

Elrod v. Burns, No. 74-1520 (U.S. Supreme Court) (427 U.S. 347; 96 S.Ct. 2673) (June 28, 1976) (Justice Brennan)

Article • June 21, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Elrod v. Burns, No. 74-1520 (U.S. Supreme Court) (427 U.S. 347; 96 S.Ct. 2673) (June 28, 1976) (Justice Brennan) by Case held that patronage dismissals severely restrict political belief and association, which constitute the core of those activities protected by the First Amendment. Here the Court noted that the First …

Siegert v. Gilley, No. 90-96 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 226; 111 S.Ct. 1789) (May 23, 1991) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • June 21, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified

Siegert v. Gilley, No. 90-96 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 226; 111 S.Ct. 1789) (May 23, 1991) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Supreme Court clarified the "analytical structure" for addressing a claim of qualified immunity. Here the Court held that once a defendant pleads a defense of qualified immunity, the …

U.S. v. Karo, No. 83-850 (U.S. Supreme Court) (468 U.S. 705; 104 S.Ct. 3296) (July 3, 1984) (Justice White)

Article • June 21, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Electronic Surveillance

U.S. v. Karo, No. 83-850 (U.S. Supreme Court) (468 U.S. 705; 104 S.Ct. 3296) (July 3, 1984) (Justice White) by In this case, DEA agents, authorized by court order, installed a transmitter in a can of ether that the government owned at the time, and then had an informant sell …

Black v. Romano, No. 84-465 (U.S. Supreme Court) (471 U.S. 606; 105 S.Ct. 2254) (May 20, 1985) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • June 19, 2000

Filed under: Due Process, Punch And Jurists

Black v. Romano, No. 84-465 (U.S. Supreme Court) (471 U.S. 606; 105 S.Ct. 2254) (May 20, 1985) (Justice O'Connor) by In this case the petitioner claimed that the state judge had violated his due process rights by revoking his terms of probation without considering alternatives to incarceration. The District Court …

Stewart v. LaGrand, No. 98-1412 (U.S. Supreme Court) (526 U.S. 115; 119 S.Ct. 1018) (March 3, 1999) (Per Curiam)

Article • June 19, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Procedural Default/Error

Stewart v. LaGrand, No. 98-1412 (U.S. Supreme Court) (526 U.S. 115; 119 S.Ct. 1018) (March 3, 1999) (Per Curiam) by Here Walter LaGrand was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to be executed by lethal gas. His conviction was affirmed on appeal in Arizona in 1987. At the time of …

City of West Covina v. Perkins, No. 97-1239 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 234; 119 S.Ct. 678) (January 13, 1999) (Justice Kennedy)

Article • June 19, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Return/Retention of Property

City of West Covina v. Perkins, No. 97-1239 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 234; 119 S.Ct. 678) (January 13, 1999) (Justice Kennedy) by In this case West Covina police officers lawfully seized personal property from Lawrence Perkins's home pursuant to a valid search warrant when Perkins's former boarder became a …

Haddle v. Garrison, No. 97-1472 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 121; 119 S.Ct. 489) (December 14, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • June 19, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Obstruction of Justice

Haddle v. Garrison, No. 97-1472 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 121; 119 S.Ct. 489) (December 14, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court held that in order to state a claim for damages under 42 USC § 1985(2) it is not necessary for the plaintiff to show an injury to …

Maryland v. Dyson, No. 98-1062 (U.S. Supreme Court) (527 U.S. 465; 119 S.Ct. 2013) (June 21, 1999) (Per Curiam)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Automobile

Maryland v. Dyson, No. 98-1062 (U.S. Supreme Court) (527 U.S. 465; 119 S.Ct. 2013) (June 21, 1999) (Per Curiam) by In this case, a Maryland sheriff's deputy received a tip from a reliable informant that Defendant Kevin Dyson, a known drug dealer, was in New York purchasing cocaine and would …

Sochor v. Florida, No. 91-5843 (U.S. Supreme Court) (504 U.S. 527; 112 S.Ct. 2114) (June 8, 1992) (Justice Souter)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Sochor v. Florida, No. 91-5843 (U.S. Supreme Court) (504 U.S. 527; 112 S.Ct. 2114) (June 8, 1992) (Justice Souter) by Here a typically divided Supreme Court addressed two different claims by a capital defendant, and although the case was remanded, it is hard to draw any concrete conclusions from the …

McGautha v. California, No. 203 (U.S. Supreme Court) (402 U.S. 183; 91 S.Ct. 1454) (May 3, 1971) (Justice Harlan)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: Due Process, Punch And Jurists

McGautha v. California, No. 203 (U.S. Supreme Court) (402 U.S. 183; 91 S.Ct. 1454) (May 3, 1971) (Justice Harlan) by In this consolidated appeal of two different death sentences, a majority of the Court found no constitutional infirmity with the procedures in California and Ohio which permitted the imposition of …

Pell v. Procunier, No. 73-918 (U.S. Supreme Court) (417 U.S. 817; 94 S.Ct. 2800) (June 24, 1974) (Justice Stewart)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: First Amendment, Punch And Jurists

Pell v. Procunier, No. 73-918 (U.S. Supreme Court) (417 U.S. 817; 94 S.Ct. 2800) (June 24, 1974) (Justice Stewart) by In this case, the regulation challenged "clearly restricts one manner of communication between prison inmates and members of the general public beyond the prison walls." In analyzing that regulation, the …

Greenholtz v. Inmates of Neb. Penal & Correctional Complex, No. 78-201 (U.S. Supreme Court) (442 U.S. 1; 99 S.Ct. 2100) (May 29, 1979) (Justice Burger)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: Liberty Interests, Punch And Jurists

Greenholtz v. Inmates of Neb. Penal & Correctional Complex, No. 78-201 (U.S. Supreme Court) (442 U.S. 1; 99 S.Ct. 2100) (May 29, 1979) (Justice Burger) by In this case the Supreme Court granted certiorari to to decide whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to discretionary parole-release …

Hughey v. U.S., No. 89-5691 (U.S. Supreme Court) (495 U.S. 411; 110 S.Ct. 1979) (May 21, 1990) (Justice Marshall)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Offense of Conviction

Hughey v. U.S., No. 89-5691 (U.S. Supreme Court) (495 U.S. 411; 110 S.Ct. 1979) (May 21, 1990) (Justice Marshall) by In this case, the defendant pleaded guilty to one count in exchange for dismissal of all other charges. He did not admit to any conduct beyond the count of conviction. …

Lankford v. Idaho, No. 89-5691 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 110; 111 S.Ct. 1723) (May 20, 1991) (Justice Stevens)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Notice - Adequacy of

Lankford v. Idaho, No. 89-5691 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 110; 111 S.Ct. 1723) (May 20, 1991) (Justice Stevens) by Case held that the sentencing process in this case violated the Due Process Clause because, at the time of the sentencing hearing, Lankford and his counsel did not have adequate …

U.S. v. Brown, No. 399 (U.S. Supreme Court) (381 U.S. 437; 85 S.Ct. 1707) (June 7, 2065) (Justice Warren)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Bill of Attainder

U.S. v. Brown, No. 399 (U.S. Supreme Court) (381 U.S. 437; 85 S.Ct. 1707) (June 7, 2065) (Justice Warren) by In this case the Court invalidated, as a bill of attainder, a law that made it a crime for members of the Communist party to serve as officers of labor …

Staples v. U.S., No. 92-1441 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 600; 114 S.Ct. 1793) (May 23, 1994) (Justice Thomas)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Elements of Offense

Staples v. U.S., No. 92-1441 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 600; 114 S.Ct. 1793) (May 23, 1994) (Justice Thomas) by In this case the Court held that, to obtain a conviction under the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d), the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the …