United States Supreme Court - Opinion Summaries
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Lee v. USUnited States Supreme Court
Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a criminal case in which defendant was advised by counsel to plead guilty to possessing ecstasy with intent to distribute, an 'aggravated felony'...
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06/23/2017 | 16-327 |
Maracich v. SpearsUnited States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action brought by plaintiffs, South Carolina residents, against defendant attorneys for violating the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of...
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06/17/2013 | 12-25 |
Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPAUnited States Supreme Court
Debt Collection, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action contending that, by sending a notice requiring her to dispute the debt in writing, defendant law firm violated section 1692g(a) of the...
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04/21/2010 | 08-1200 |
Padilla v. KentuckyUnited States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
In postconviction proceedings arising from a drug distribution prosecution, after which petitioner faced deportation based on his guilty plea and...
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03/31/2010 | 08-651 |
Bobby v. Van HookUnited States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, a circuit court of appeals' grant of the petition on the basis that petitioner's lawyers performed deficiently in...
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11/09/2009 | 09-144 |
Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co.United States Supreme Court
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In an appeal from the denial of a motion to recuse a state supreme court justice, where the justice had received campaign contributions in an...
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06/08/2009 | 08-22 |
Vermont v. BrillonUnited States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The Vermont Supreme Court's reversal of Defendant's domestic violence conviction is reversed, where the Vermont Supreme Court held that delays...
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03/09/2009 | 08-88 |
Bell v. KellyUnited States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death-penalty case in which petitioner contended he was denied the effective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase, and sought de novo...
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11/17/2008 | 07-1223 |
Rompilla v. BeardUnited States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sentencing
Even when a capital defendant and his family members have suggested that no mitigating evidence is available, his lawyer is bound to make reasonable...
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06/20/2005 | 04-5462 |
BROWN v. LEGAL FOUND. OF WASHINGTONUnited States Supreme Court
Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
A state law requiring client funds that could not otherwise generate net earnings for the client be deposited in an "interest on lawyers' trust...
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03/26/2003 | 01-1325 |