• City of Chicago v. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III

    The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program ("Byrne JAG grant") is an annual federal grant that provides financial assistance for state and local law enforcement efforts. The Attorney General has attached three conditions to the...

  • Cook v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc.

    The insured named his first wife as the beneficiary of his life insurance policy prior to their divorce. After his divorce, he married his second wife and had a son with her. Although he never changed the beneficiary of the life insurance policy, he made...

  • Maryland v. King

    King was arrested and charged with first and second degree assault for menacing a group of people with a shotgun. As part of a routine booking procedure for serious offenses, pursuant to the Maryland DNA Collection Act, King 's DNA sample was taken...

  • Mahlandt v. Wild Canid Survival & Research Ctr., Inc.

    The case involved a civil action for damages arising out of an alleged attack by a wolf on a child. The focus on appeal was the correctness of three rulings that excluded conclusionary statements against interest. Two of them were made by a defendant...

  • Brantley v. Wilson

    Plaintiffs contend that they negotiated the sale of real estate owned by defendants via telephone and e-mail, and that a contract was formed on the basis of provisions in the Arkansas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, A.C.A. § 25-32-101 et seq...

  • Cohen v. Cal.

    Cohen v. Cal. Supreme Court of the United States February 22, 1971, Argued ; June 7, 1971, Decided No. 299 Opinion  [*15]   [***288]   [**1783]  MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court. This case may seem at first blush too inconsequential...

  • Cochran v. United States SEC

    Cochran v. United States SEC United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit December 13, 2021, Filed No. 19-10396 Opinion  [*197]  Haynes , Circuit Judge , joined by Jones, Smith, Elrod, Willett , 2 Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham , and Wilson , Circuit...

  • 24 I. & N. Dec. 467; 2008 BIA LEXIS 8

    24 I. & N. Dec. 467; 2008 BIA LEXIS 8 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office For Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals March 10, 2008, Decided File A42 474 527 - Los Fresnos , 3603 Opinion  [*467]  MILLER, Board Member: In a decision...

  • Kristinus v. H. Stern Com. E Ind. S.A.

    The buyer was a Pennsylvania resident. The seller was a company with locations in Brazil and New York. The buyer purchased gems from the seller's Brazilian location. The buyer claimed that the seller's vice-president said that the buyer could...

  • Carl v. First Nat'l Bank

    Carl v. First Nat'l Bank United States District Court for the District of Maine June 15, 2021, Decided; June 15, 2021, Filed Docket no. 2:19-cv-00504-GZS Opinion ORDER ON PENDING CROSS-MOTIONS Before the Court are two Cross-Motions: (1) the Motion...