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"S&M Svengali" Conviction Reinstated in Case Involving Plain Error Standard in Criminal Matters
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Case Dealing with AEDPA Presumption of Factual Findings' Correctness
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In Jefferson v. Upton, No. 09-8852, a capital habeas matter, the Supreme Court vacated the Eleventh Circuit's affirmance of a denial of petitioner's habeas...
Court Tackles Parental Child Abduction Case
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Abbott v. Abbott, No. 08-645, concerned a petition seeking an order requiring petitioner's son's return to Chile under the Convention and the implementing...
Eighth Amendment Prohibits Sentencing Juveniles to Life without Parole for Non-Homicide Crimes
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In Graham v. Florida, No. 08-7412, the Supreme Court reversed defendant's life sentence without the possibility of parole for violating the term of probation...
Enactment of Civil Commitment Statute Authorized Under Necessary and Proper Clause
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US v. Comstock, No. 08-1224, involved civil commitment proceedings under 18 U.S.C. section 4248.
Case Regarding AEDPA Deference in First-Degree Murder Prosecution
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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...
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