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Federal Courts Enactment of Civil Commitment Statute Authorized Under Necessary and Proper Clause

Enactment of Civil Commitment Statute Authorized Under Necessary and Proper Clause

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

US v. Comstock, No. 08-1224, involved civil commitment proceedings under 18 U.S.C. section 4248.

Federal Courts Case Regarding AEDPA Deference in First-Degree Murder Prosecution

Case Regarding AEDPA Deference in First-Degree Murder Prosecution

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Renico v. Lett, No. 09-338, a case involving a first-degree murder prosecution, the Court reversed the grant of petitioner's habeas petition, holding that...

Federal Courts Statutory Immunity Precludes Bivens Actions Against Public Health Service Officers

Statutory Immunity Precludes Bivens Actions Against Public Health Service Officers

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Hui v. Castaneda, No. 08-1529, involved an action raising medical negligence claims against the U.S. under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and the...

Federal Courts Establishment Clause Case Involving Cross On Federal Lands

Establishment Clause Case Involving Cross On Federal Lands

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Salazar v. Buono, No. 08-472, concerned an action involving an underlying Establishment Clause challenge to a Latin cross placed on federal land by members of...

Federal Courts Securities Fraud Ruling Regarding Vioxx in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds, No. 08-905

Securities Fraud Ruling Regarding Vioxx in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds, No. 08-905

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Merck & Co. v. Reynolds, No. 08-905, concerned a 2003 securities fraud class action alleging that Merck & Co. knowingly misrepresented the heart-attack...

Federal Courts Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l. Corp., No. 08-1198

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l. Corp., No. 08-1198

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l. Corp., No. 08-1198, involved an antitrust class action in which the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the...

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