McKeen & Associates Case Wins Important Michigan Supreme Court Decision
LegalReader
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Court’s decision has long-term implications regarding medical malpractice statute of limitations.
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In rejecting a prisoner’s post-conviction claim, court plants seeds for narrowing habeas relief
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 22, 2022
Davenport , the Supreme Court held on Thursday that a federal court cannot grant habeas relief to a convicted state prisoner whose constitutional rights were violated at trial unless that prisoner satisfies both the judicially-created Brecht v. The Supreme Court held in 2005 in Deck v. Share In Brown v. In Brecht v.
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Supreme Court Clarifies When Public Officials Can Be held Liable for Social Media Activity
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 10, 2024
Supreme Court ruled that public officials may be held liable for their social media activity in certain circumstances. In 2014, Freed updated his Facebook page to reflect his position as city manager of Port Huron, Michigan. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. In Lindke v. Freed , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S.
Data on Choice-of-Court Clause Enforcement in US
Conflict of Laws
MAY 17, 2023
There are state courts and federal courts, state statutes and federal statutes, state common law and federal common law. This feeling of pity is compounded when I imagine this same lawyer trying to advise her client as to whether a choice-of-court clause will be enforced by a court in the United States.
A search for coherence in the interplay between AEDPA and Brecht
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in Brown v. Davenport to consider whether a Michigan prisoner, whose constitutional right to a fair trial was violated when he was visibly shackled before the jury, is entitled to habeas corpus relief. As the case preview explained, in Brecht v. Many of the justices seemed to agree.
SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 18, 2023
Supreme Court held that a deaf student seeking compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the denial of a free and appropriate education may proceed without exhausting the administrative processes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because the remedy sought is not one IDEA provides.
The Graying of America’s Prison Population
The Crime Report
JUNE 23, 2022
Half of all incarcerated people serving LWOP are located in one of five states included in the review: California, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Report authors highlighted a recent Supreme Court decision in Canada. Florida has the highest count of incarcerated people serving life without parole sentences.
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