Alaska Supreme Court Cases judge recusal based on adverse rulings) federal Issues (fed preempts state law on airlines routes, prices use public policy when interpreting statutes) Treacy v http://touchngo.com/sp/sp.htm
Extractions: (From 4/4/04) Stanley B. v. State, DFYS (06/04/2004) sp-5811 Family Law ] (incarceration as grounds for CINA/termination) Ledgends, Inc. v. Kerr (05/28/2004) sp-5810 Torts ] (limitations of pre-recreational exculpatory release) Hallam v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. (05/21/2004) sp-5809 Attorneys and Judges ] (no trial judge recusal based on adverse rulings) Federal Issues ] (fed. preempts state law on airlines routes, prices) Procedure, Appellate ] (Rule 56(f), discretionary with trial judge) Procedure, Appellate ] (deference to trial judge on witness credibility; weight of conflicting evidence) Alaskans for Efficient Government, Inc. v. Knowles (05/14/2004) sp-5808 Real Estate ] (also use public policy when interpreting statutes) Treacy v. Municipality of Anchorage (05/14/2004) sp-5807 Constitutional ] (municipal ordinance presumed constitutional) Municipal Corporations ] (ordinances presumed constitutional) Procedure, Appellate
ROE V. WADE in the past for violating the State s abortion laws, he makes state criminal case cannot affirmatively challenge in federal court the statutes under which http://www.tourolaw.edu/patch/Roe/
Extractions: (a) Contrary to appellee's contention, the natural termination of Roe's pregnancy did not moot her suit. Litigation involving pregnancy, which is "capable of repetition, yet evading review," is an exception to the usual federal rule that an actual controversy must exist at review stages and not simply when the action is initiated. Pp. 124-125. 3. State criminal abortion laws, like those involved here, that except from criminality only a life-saving procedure on the mother's behalf without regard to the stage of her pregnancy and other interests involved violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which protects against state action the right to privacy, including a woman's qualified right to terminate her pregnancy. Though the State cannot override that right, it has legitimate interests in protecting both the pregnant woman's health and the potentiality of human life, each of which interests grows and reaches a "compelling" point at various stages of the woman's approach to term. Pp. 147-164.
Washingtonpost.com: Supreme Court Overturns Religious Freedom Statute supreme court Overturns Religious Freedom Statute Congress s authority to pass laws safeguarding constitutional rights wrote, finding that federal lawmakers in http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/supcourt/stories/062697a.
Extractions: The Supreme Court yesterday struck down a federal law intended to protect religious practices from government interference. By a 6 to 3 vote, the justices said Congress had usurped the court's power to define constitutional protection of religion and intruded on the business of the states. The majority questioned whether the 1993 law was even necessary to counteract religious bigotry. But in fierce dissent, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor took the extraordinary step of reading her objections from the bench, declaring that America's religious liberty has been harmed by the majority's ruling. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed with broad bipartisan support and the enthusiastic backing of President Clinton as well as church groups across the spectrum, said governments can infringe on religious practices only if they have a health, safety or other "compelling interest" in doing so. It originally was adopted to address complaints by religious groups that some general state and local laws discriminated against practitioners. Since its passage, the law has been invoked in a broad range of bitter, emotional disputes. It has been used as a legal tool to keep church-run soup kitchens open, to allow prisoners to wear religious jewelry and to protect the Amish from being required to put bright orange warning signs on their buggies.
National Arbitration Forum and does not conflict with the controlling federal law. are replacing their current statute with the the 1990 United States supreme court decisions may well be http://www.arb-forum.com/articles/html/ADRPro-jud--11-02.asp
Extractions: A variety of federal and some state laws regulate arbitrations. The two most common sources of governing law are the Federal Arbitration Act and federal court decisions. These two controlling sources govern all arbitrations involving interstate commerce, which includes virtually all arbitrations. Some aspects of applicable state law may also govern the validity and enforcement of the arbitration process and awards. There are many federal Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals decisions regarding arbitrations. These numerous holdings are to be followed by state and federal judges in reviewing arbitration cases. These opinions have commonly held: 1. Parties may agree to arbitration in a pre-dispute or a post dispute agreement.
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Court Decisions of particular provisions of state or federal law or that random violent offender; the statute regulates conduct review granted by California supreme court on Mar http://www.cahro.org/html/court_decisions.html
Extractions: Court Decisions ... back to top Important California Cases Interpreting California Hate Crime Statutes California Supreme Court cases In re M. S (1995) 10 Gal. 4th 698 ( California Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of California's hate crime statutes, rejecting defense claims that the laws are over broad, vague, or impermissible content-based regulation of speech; the court also ruled that when a defendant has multiple motives for committing a crime, the kind of bias prohibited by the hate crime law must be a substantial factor in bringing about the crime before the crime will be considered a hate crime.) People v. Superior (Aishman (1995) 10 Gal. 4th 735 (Penal Code section 422.75, which provides for imposition of a sentence enhancement for felonies committed because of the victim's actual or perceived race, color, nationality, country or origin, ancestry, disability or sexual orientation, does not need to be read to include a specific intent requirement; this section will also be interpreted to require that when multiple concurrent causes for the offense exist, if the bias motivation is a substantial factor in bringing about the offense, the perpetrator's sentence can be enhanced.) California Court of Appeal Cases Coon v.
Extractions: ADVERTISEMENT By Tanya Albert AMNews staff. March 24/31, 2003. At first glance, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that says abortion protesters can't be held accountable under federal anti-racketeering and anti-extortion laws may look bad for physicians and their patients, but a closer look shows there's no reason to worry. Nearly two decades after a legal fight started over bombings, blockades and other disruptive tactics used by anti-abortion protesters in the 1980s and 1990s, the high court in February ruled 8-1 that protesters cannot be held accountable under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly known as RICO, or under the Hobbs Act, a federal anti-extortion statute. With this article See related content The National Organization for Women and other groups had argued that Joseph Scheidler and his Pro-Life Action League, and other anti-abortion groups, crossed the line protecting free speech and should be subject to the federal laws usually aimed at organized crime activities. (The AMA and other medical groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief saying physicians and others in clinics should have legal protection from disruptions and injuries from protests that turn into criminal conduct.)
Extractions: A Bill Becomes a Law in the US Process outline from introduction of a bill in Congress through its interpretation in the federal court system with print sources and Internet links. Bill Summary and Status (Thomas) Searchable and browseable databases of legislative records about federal bills from the 93rd Congress (1973) forward. Enactment of a Law Senate procedures described by the Parliamentarian of the Senate. Congressional Bills GPO Access Search form for all published versions of bills from the 103rd Congress (1991) forward.
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Extractions: The Supreme Court The Constitution established the Supreme Court as the highest court in the United States. The authority of the Court originates from Article III of the U.S. Constitution and its jurisdiction is set out by statute in Title 28 of the U.S. Code One of the Supreme Courts most important responsibilities is to decide cases that raise questions of constitutional interpretation. The Court decides if a law or government action violates the Constitution. This is known as judicial review and enables the Court to invalidate both federal and state laws when they conflict with the Constitution. Since the Supreme Court stands as the ultimate authority in constitutional interpretation, its decisions can be changed only by another Supreme Court decision or by a constitutional amendment. Judicial review puts the Supreme Court in a pivotal role in the American political system, making it the referee in disputes among various branches of the Federal, as well as state governments, and as the ultimate authority for many of the most important issues in the country. For example, in 1954, the Court banned racial segregation in public schools in Brown v.
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Touro Law Center Presents: Project P.A.T.C.H. supreme court. Cases (Summary) Marbury v. Madison. Citation 5 U.S. 137 (1803)Concepts Judicial v. Executive Power/Judicial Review. Facts case is the courts first elaborate statement federal http://www.tourolaw.edu/patch/CaseSummary.html
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES Pennsylvania statutes are available on the web through several include CASECLERK, LOISLAW and VERSUS LAW. Selected federal and state court opinions can be http://members.aol.com/StatutesPA/Index.html
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Laws And Legalities Of Slavery And Freedom In The US courts, which had been circumventing the federal Fugitive Law of Rights Act of 1964. United States statutes at Large Containing the laws and Concurrent http://johnbrownsbody.net/Statutes.htm
Extractions: AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCTRINES AND RESOLUTIONS BY DATE February 12, 1793 "Chapter VII: An Act respecting Fugitives from Justice, and Persons escaping from the Service of their Masters." Laws of the United States of America , vol. 2. Philadelphia: Richard Folwell, 1796, 165 et seq. Provided for the return of fugitive slaves. August, 1802 "Selectmen of Windsor against Stephen Jacob, Esquire, Windsor County, August Term, A. D. 1802." Tyler, Royall. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of Vermont Commencing with the Nineteenth Century , vol. 2. New York: I. Riley, 1810. Townspeople of Windsor, Vermont, sued Stephen Jacob, a judge on the Supreme Court of Vermont, for the support of a slave formerly owned by him. Jacob’s fellow judges ruled that, since Vermont did not recognize the institution of slavery, a bill of sale for a slave was not proof of ownership. This set a dangerous precedent in future cases concerning fugitive slaves. Theophilus Herrinton completed this precedent during the trial of a runaway slave by declaring that bills of sale for slaves from other states were also not proof of ownership. When asked what he would accept as proof, Herrinton replied that nothing less than a "bill of sale from the Almighty" would convince him that anyone had the right to own a slave. There is no surviving record of the Herrinton case, but we do know it was tried in Middlebury, Vermont, some time during his term as a state supreme court justice in 1813.
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ABA Public Education Supreme Court Preview December 2000 Cases At case as untimely under the California statute of limitations. case was dismissed on the merits. Under federal Rule of is a matter of state law, and under http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/glances/dec_00.html
Extractions: Case at a Glance In a series of (often 5-4) decisions, the Supreme Court has ruled that creating legislative districts with the express purpose of ensuring minority dominance goes beyond the beneficial purposes of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Now, for the fourth time in eight years, the Court will examine the constitutionality of District 12 in North Carolina. Supreme Court Decision: Click to read decision
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