On May 23, 2016, the United States Supreme Court decided Foster v. Chatman, No. 14-8349, holding that it was clearly erroneous for a state habeas court to decide that a criminal defendant failed to show purposeful...more
5/24/2016
/ Batson claim ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Death Penalty ,
Foster v Chatman ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jury Selection ,
Peremptory Challenges ,
Race Discrimination ,
Res Judicata ,
SCOTUS ,
Voir Dire ,
Writ of Habeus Corpus
On June 18, 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided Reed v. Town of Gilbert, No. 13-502, holding that a municipal code subjecting signs to different regulations depending on whether the sign displayed an ideological...more
6/19/2015
/ Churches ,
Citations ,
Compelling Governmental Interest ,
Content-Based Restrictions ,
Exemptions ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Permits ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reed v Town of Gilbert ,
SCOTUS ,
Signs ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
Zoning Laws
On June 15, 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided Mata v. Lynch, No. 14-185, holding that federal courts of appeals have jurisdiction to review the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (Board) rejection of an alien’s motion...more