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Federal Courts Wong v. Belmontes, No. 08-1263

Wong v. Belmontes, No. 08-1263

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In capital habeas proceedings, a circuit court's order requiring the petition to be granted is reversed where petitioner did not establish that defense counsel...

Federal Courts Bobby v. Van Hook, No. 09-144

Bobby v. Van Hook, No. 09-144

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a capital habeas matter, a circuit court of appeals' grant of the petition on the basis that petitioner's lawyers performed deficiently in investigating and...

Federal Courts Corcoran v. Levenhagen, No. 08-10495

Corcoran v. Levenhagen, No. 08-10495

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a capital habeas matter, circuit court of appeals' order reversing a district court's order granting habeas relief on a Sixth Amendment claim is vacated and...

Federal Courts Cuomo v. Clearing House Ass'n., L.L.C., No. 08-453

Cuomo v. Clearing House Ass'n., L.L.C., No. 08-453

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In an action claiming that certain state fair-lending laws were preempted by the National Bank Act (NBA) and accompanying regulations, an injunction in favor...

Federal Courts Ricci v. DeStefano, No. 07-1428

Ricci v. DeStefano, No. 07-1428

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a Title VII action claiming that a city discriminated against white firefighter candidates for a promotion by discarding their test results based on a...

Federal Courts Melendez-Diaz v. Mass., No. 07-591

Melendez-Diaz v. Mass., No. 07-591

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Defendant's drug conviction is reversed, where the trial court's admission of the prosecution's certificates by laboratory analysts, stating that material...

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