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Martinez-Lopez v. Gonzales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, International Law
Petition for review of an order of removal is denied over claims that: 1) because a state conviction would be punishable as a misdemeanor under...

Levin v. Ligon

Evidence, Family Law, International Law, Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff's former wife and grant of a motion for judgment on the pleadings in an action for civil partition of financial...

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Military Law
In a challenge brought by a Guantanamo detainee, a judgment of a court of appeals reversing an earlier grant of habeas relief is reversed where the...

Asociacion de Empleados v. Panama Canal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Dismissal of action seeking back pay and other employment benefits is affirmed where: 1) the suit against the Panama Canal Commission and Office of...

Ex parte Rodriguez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Sentencing
An application for habeas relief is granted to an applicant pursuant to his claim that he was entitled to jail time credit for a period he spent...

Bouquety v. Bouquety

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Family Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
Dismissal of claim to enforce payment of child support arrearages and attorney's fees is reversed where two foreign modifications of the original...

Sanchez-LLamas v. Oregon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, International Law
In the context of detained foreign nationals, even assuming that the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations creates judicially enforceable rights,...

Taylor v. Rice

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for the secretary of state on plaintiff's claim that the State Department violated the Rehabilitation Act when it refused to hire him...

US v. Norris

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, International Law, Sentencing
17-month sentence imposed after guilty plea to with conspiring to import and importing plant specimens in violation of the Convention on International...