In June 1994, appellant James Blake Colburn was convicted of capital murder in violation of Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a) . He was sentenced to suffer death as required by Article 37.071 § 2(g) . Hence, direct appeal was automatic. The court...

In October 2008, petitioner Kimberly McLaughlin and Suzan, a same-sex couple, were legally married in California. After the couple decided to have a child through artificial insemination, Suzan unsuccessfully attempted to conceive using an anonymous sperm...

Plaintiff Charles Curry was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of a company named Get Diesel Nutrition that sells dietary supplements to fitness enthusiasts and athletes. He adopted the alter ego Chuck Diesel, and his company name, website address...

In 1984, decedent Cobert C. Blackwell was a 58-year-old widower living in Walthall County, Mississippi. Decedent and appellant widow Nadine B. Fortenberry became enamored of one another and the two obtained a marriage license in Walthall County in 1984...

Defendant Dr. John M. Lewis, provided plaintiff Kathleen A. Nelson a general medical care and, in particular, attended to her diabetic and gynecological condition and monitored an intrauterine device. In January and February 1982, defendant saw the plaintiff...

Barrows v. Brinker Rest. Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit April 5, 2022, Submitted; May 31, 2022, Decided No. 21-606-cv Opinion Calabresi , Circuit Judge : A restaurant worker sued her former employer, alleging a variety of...

This practice note provides step-by-step guidance in drafting the key provisions of a purchase and sale agreement, which is the operative agreement governing the acquisition and disposition of commercial real property between a seller and a buyer. The...

American Hosp. Ass'n v. NLRB Supreme Court of the United States February 25, 1991, Argued ; April 23, 1991, Decided No. 90-97 Opinion  [*608]   [***682]   [**1541]  For the first time since the National Labor Relations Board (Board or NLRB) was established...

18 N.L.R.B. 493; 1939 NLRB LEXIS 815; 5 L.R.R.M. 419; 18 NLRB No. 69 National Labor Relations Board December 20, 1939 Case No. C-762, Case No. R-816. Opinion  [**1]  DECISION ORDER AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION  [*494]  STATEMENT OF THE CASE On September...

A provision of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act of 1977 provides for criminal penalties against any person who (1) knowingly transports or ships in interstate or foreign commerce visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually...