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US v. Gaines

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in which the defendant moved to suppress--as "fruit of the poisonous tree"--a...

Lee v. Glunt

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
The district court's denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings, where the district...

People v. Geter

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for grand theft from the person, the judgment of conviction is reversed and the matter is remanded to the trial court with directions...

Oshodi v. Holder

Constitutional Law, Evidence, Immigration Law, Administrative Law
On a petition seeking review of the BIA's denial of a request for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT)...

Kenney v. Head

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence
In a case under 42 USC section 1983 alleging that the events surrounding the plaintiff's arrest constituted a deprivation of his constitutional...

Munoz v. Sociedad Espanola de Auxilio Mutuo y Beneficiencia de Puerto Rico

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a retaliation case under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) and Puerto Rico's general tort statute known as Article 1802, in...

US v. Thomas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
In an appeal of convictions and sentence for two counts of assaulting a correctional officer, judgment is affirmed in all respects where: 1) two...

US v. Hornsby

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence, Government Contracts
In a prosecution of the chief executive officer of Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools for honest-services fraud, tampering with...

Brown v. O'Brien

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
On petition for habeas corpus brought by a prisoner convicted of first-degree murder in Massachusetts state court, the district court's denial of the...