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McCann v. Tillman

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit against an employer alleging claims of racial discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment, summary judgment for...

Owen v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Denial of defendant's motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death, as well as a petition for habeas relief, are...

Charles A. Pratt Constr. Co., Inc. v. California Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action wherein plaintiff attempted to set aside a decision by the California Coastal Commission denying a coastal development permit under the...

People v. Varghese

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for first-degree murder with a true finding of using a deadly weapon is affirmed over defendant's claims that the trial court erred in: 1)...

Isse v. Mukasey

Evidence, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a BIA order denying petitioner's motion to reconsider asylum-related relief is denied over claims that the BIA: 1) abused its...

U.S. v. Brooks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a drug related prosecution, judgment is vacated and remanded in part where the court erred in declining a request that it give instructions...

U.S. v. Brooks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a drug related prosecution, judgment is vacated and remanded in part where the court erred in declining a request that it give instructions...

U.S. v. Brooks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a drug related prosecution, judgment is vacated and remanded in part where the court erred in declining a request that it give instructions...

Thompson v. Choinski

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a habeas petition is affirmed in part and vacated in part where: 1) insofar as the petition challenged the conviction, it was a "second...

US v. Desinor

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a prosecution of multiple defendants for various drug-related offenses, their convictions are affirmed where: 1) defendants were not entitled to a...