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Federal Courts Capital Habeas Petition Not "Second or Successive"

Capital Habeas Petition Not "Second or Successive"

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Magwood v. Patterson, No. 09-158, a capital habeas matter, the Court reversed the Eleventh Circuit's reversal of the grant of petitioner's petition, holding...

Federal Courts Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling's Honest Services Fraud Conviction Vacated

Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling's Honest Services Fraud Conviction Vacated

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Skilling v. US, No. 08-1394, the Court affirmed in part the Fifth Circuit's affirmance of defendant Jeffrey Skilling's honest-services fraud conviction,...

Federal Courts Honest-Services Mail Fraud Convictions Vacated

Honest-Services Mail Fraud Convictions Vacated

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Black v. US, No. 08-876, the Court vacated the Seventh Circuit's affirmance of defendants' (including Conrad Black) honest-services mail fraud convictions,...

Federal Courts Constitutional Challenge to Terrorist Support Law Rejected

Constitutional Challenge to Terrorist Support Law Rejected

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, No. 08-1498, concerned a constitutional challenge to 18 U.S.C. section 2339B(a)(1), which prohibits knowingly providing...

Federal Courts Court Addresses Arbitrability and a "Delegation" Provision

Court Addresses Arbitrability and a "Delegation" Provision

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Rent-A-Center West, Inc. v. Jackson, No. 09-497, involved an employment discrimination action.

Federal Courts Challenge to Approval of Deregulation of Genetically Modified Plant

Challenge to Approval of Deregulation of Genetically Modified Plant

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, No. 09-475, involved an action challenging the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) decision to approve...

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