Defendant was convicted for misdemeanor criminal libel. He was the editor of a daily newspaper published in Puerto Rico. He challenged the decision on the ground that he was denied the right to a jury trial guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment.

Petitioner Yulee mailed and posted online a letter soliciting financial contributions to her campaign for judicial office. The Florida Bar disciplined her for violating a Florida Bar Rule requiring candidates to comply with Canon 7C(1) of its Code of...

The probate court entered a judgment denying appellant’s petition to probate a decedent’s 1997 will and trust and granting respondent’s petition to probate the decedent’s 2005 will. Appellants sought review.

Several environmental organizations filed suit against the Department of the Interior and other federal agencies, claiming that they could not allow further development of the Northern Great Plains region without preparing a comprehensive environmental...

Appellant applied for reissue of a patent. The application included, in an appendix, a copy of a doctoral thesis that was found to have been available as a printed publication more than one year prior to the application's filing date. Based principally...

Plaintiff hired defendant attorney to assist in the acquisition and financing of the business that he had with his partners. When plaintiff’s relationship with his partners turned sour, plaintiff filed suit against both partners alleging wrongful...

Plaintiff United States brought suit against defendants, individuals, cattle companies, and irrigation companies, to restrain them from constructing or maintaining dams or reservoirs preventing the Milk River from flowing to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation...

Plaintiff claimant lived with his wife for three years before he was injured in an automobile accident; however, the marriage was never solemnized. Following the automobile accident, the claimant filed a claim with defendant insurance company asserting...

Respondent credit union fired appellant employee based on a confidential report prepared by a supervisory committee responsible under federal regulations for conducting audits. The report was distributed at a meeting of the board of directors, and following...

Defendant Joseph Edward Van Ronk was convicted by a jury of attempted voluntary manslaughter, a lesser included offense within the charge of attempted murder. The jury further found that defendant personally used a firearm in the commission of the offense...