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Copyright Registration Requirement Not Jurisdictional, Plus Civil Procedure and Criminal Matters
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In Lunbery v. Hornbeak, No. 08-17576, a murder prosecution, the court of appeals reversed the denial of petitioner's habeas petition, on the ground that the...
Public Employee First Amendment Rights Case, Plus Criminal and Immigration Matters
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Anthoine v. N. Central Counties Consortium, No. 08-16803, concerned an action claiming that defendant terminated plaintiff public employee for reporting to...
Constitutional Challenge to Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections Act
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McComish v. Bennett, No. 10-15165, involved a challenge to the constitutionality of the "matching funds" provision of Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections...
Title VII Case Involving a Professor's Allegedly Racially Harassing Emails, and Criminal, Attorney's Fees and Immigration Matters
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Rivera-Cuartas v. Holder, No. 07-74999, involved a petition for review of the BIA's order removing petitioner from the U.S. The court of appeals granted...
Credit Card Billing Dispute and other Criminal, Constitutional and Immigration Matters
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Edwards v. Wells Fargo & Co., No. 06-16892, involved an action against Wells Fargo Bank under the Fair Credit Billing Act, a subpart of the Truth in...
Summary Judgment on Rail Worker's FELA Claim Reversed
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Schmidt v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co., No. 08-35845, concerned an action raising a negligent injury claim under the Federal Employers Liability Act...