Harbison v. Bell, Warden No. 07-8521 “In reversing a 6th Circuit opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court has found that a certificate of appealability is not required to appeal a denial of federally appointed counsel, and that federally appointed counsel may represent clients in state clemency proceedings and be compensated for…
From: Findlaw Case Summaries, Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals: CYBERSPACE LAW, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADEMARK Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc. , No. 06-4881 In an action brought under the Lanham Act for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and dilution, the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 30 – April 3, 2009: U.S. Supreme Court, March 31, 2009 Rivera v. Illinois, No. 07-9995 Provided that all jurors seated in a criminal case are qualified and unbiased, the Due…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 30 – April 3, 2009: U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, April 01, 2009 Garcia v. Yonkers Sch. Dist. , No. 07-3167 In an First Amendment action between students and school…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, April 6, 2009. 1. People v. Nunez, 212, 4936/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 2535; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2442, April 2, 2009, Decided, April 2, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
The Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration (SSA) has prepared an audit report, Fugitive Felons Serving As Representative Payees. March 2009. The Report consists of a review and analysis of representative payee issues within the SSA. To conduct the review, a file of fugitive records was…
The U.S. Justice Department moved on Wednesday April 1 to drop all charges in the case against former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska. In a federal court on Wednesday Justice Department lawyers explained that in addition to earlier disclosures they discovered further evidence of misconduct that raised questions about the…
In a 75 page, 19 count indictment, prosecutors allege that Mr. Blagojevich and his associates sought illegal profits from the governor’s authority to award money and jobs in construction, legal work, consulting and investmentments. Included in the indictment are allegations that Mr. Blagojevich and his associates “schemed to auction off…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. ATTORNEY’S FEES, INSURANCE LAW LMK Psych. Servs., P.C. v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., No. 31 In an action for no-fault insurance proceeds, the attorneys’ fee award in favor of Plaintiffs…
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