For over three decades, pro-life and pro-choice advocates have battled each other over the best forums for expressing their ideas. See McCullen v. Coakley, 571 F.3d 171, 172 (1st. Cir 2009). A large part of the struggle has occurred in front of...
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In the early hours of January 29, 1994, a nine-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in the bedroom of her home. See Brown v. State, 934 P.2d 235, 237 (Nev. 1997). Troy Brown was arrested that February. See id. at 239. The state charged Brown with...
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In 2009, Petitioner Edward G. McDonough served as the Democratic Commissioner of the Rensselaer County Board of Elections. McDonough v. Smith, at 263. During this time, several individuals associated with the Democratic and Working Families Parties...
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Oral argument: Jan. 16, 2008
Appealed from: Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division (Jan. 12, 2007)
TAX, APPORTIONMENT, DUE PROCESS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE,... (LIIBULLETIN preview (pre-2014))
Facts
In April of 1993, Lancaster shot and killed his girlfriend, Toni King, in a parking lot outside of a Michigan shopping mall. Lancaster v. Metrish, 683 F.3d 740, 742 (6th Cir. 2012). For these acts, the state of Michigan charged Lancaster and tried...
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Oral argument: Dec. 1, 2009
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Sept. 4, 2008)
BANKRUPTCY, FIRST AMENDMENT, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, DUE PROCESSThis case concerns the application and constitutionality of three...
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In 1992, Joseph Lee Rice III, created the Joseph Lee Rice, III Family 1992 Trust in New York. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. N.C. Dep’t of Revenue at 45. On December 30, 2002, the single trust was divided into three sub-trusts, with each...
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For twenty-two years, Petitioner James Obergefell and his late partner, John Arthur, lived together in a committed relationship in Cincinnati, Ohio until Arthur’s passing on October 22, 2013. See Obergefell v. Kasich, No. 1:13-cv-501, 2013 WL 3814262,...
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At approximately 3:00 a.m. on August 15, 2008, the Nashua Police Department responded to a report that a black man was trying to enter vehicles in a parking lot behind an apartment building. See Brief of Petitioner at 2. Officer Nicole Clay arrived at...
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Overview
The Supreme Court does not use the phrase "personal autonomy" very often. Unlike privacy, it is not a fundamental right. As such, it is still a very limited concept regarding its impact on legal jurisprudence.
In Planned...