Punch and Jurists

Nix v. Whiteside, No. 84-1321 (U.S. Supreme Court) (475 U.S. 157; 106 S.Ct. 988) (February 26, 1986) (Justice Burger) by In this seminal case, a defense attorney balked at his client's insistence on committing perjury, and on appeal to the Supreme Court the issue addressed was whether the Sixth Amendment …

Mendoza Toro v. Gil, No. Civ. 00-1846 HL (D.Puerto Rico) (106 F.Supp.2d 306) (July 11, 2000) (Judge Hector M. Laffitte) by Mendoza Toro v. Gil, 106 F.Supp.2d 306 (D.Puerto Rico 2000) (Judge Laffitte) Mendoza Toro v. Gil, 2000 WL 1092319 (D.Puerto Rico 7/26/2000) (Judge Laffitte) These two decisions represent an …

Mendoza Toro v. Gil, No. Civ. No. 00-1846 HL (D.Puerto Rico) (110 F.Supp.2d 28) (July 26, 2000) (Judge Hector M. Laffitte) by Mendoza Toro v. Gil, 106 F.Supp.2d 306 (D.Puerto Rico 2000) (Judge Laffitte) Mendoza Toro v. Gil, 110 F.Supp.2d 28 (D.Puerto Rico 2000) (Judge Laffitte) These two decisions represent …

Stern v. U.S. District Court for the District of Mass., No. 99-1839 (1st Cir.) (214 F.3d 4) (April 12, 2000) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by In this case, the First Circuit held that the Federal district court in Massachusetts went beyond the limits of its power by adopting into its …

Stern v. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, No. Civ. No. 98-cv-10896-B (D.Me.) (184 F.R.D. 10) (January 20, 1999) (Judge Morton A. Brody) by This is a timely and important case which gives credence to the oft-repeated claim that the Department of Justice is above the law - and that it will …