After Indiana charged respondent Edwards with attempted murder and other crimes for a shooting during his attempt to steal a pair of shoes, his mental condition became the subject of three competency proceedings and two self-representation requests, mostly...

Respondent Frye was charged with driving with a revoked license. Because he had been convicted of the same offense three times before, he was charged, under Missouri law, with a felony carrying a maximum 4-year prison term. The prosecutor sent Frye's...

PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS CANNOT IMPOSE FEES ON NON-MEMBERS, SUPREME COURT RULES PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS CANNOT REQUIRE NON-MEMBERS to contribute to expenses related to union business, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, overturning a 41-year-old decision. Janus...

By: Jim Wagstaffe And The Wagstaffe Group The article discusses the various types of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for a federal case and covers topics such as the courts’ requirement to develop ADR procedures and their power to require...

Plaintiff graduate student was hired as a team manager of the university’s football team. It was alleged that as soon as plaintiff began her term as manager, the players began to act in a way that made plaintiff feel uncomfortable, i.e., players...

The landowners filed a petition for a judgment declaring them as the sole owners of a tract of land against another who claimed that he had title. The trial court's held that a call in warranty could not go indiscriminately against any prior vendor...

In 1940, the appellee city, lacking funds to acquire a reservoir site asked the donor to donate land for that purpose. An agreement was entered into by the city and the donor, which contained restrictions regarding the use of the land. In 1981, the city...

Takeda Chem. Indus. v. Mylan Labs. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit December 8, 2008, Decided 2007-1269, 2007-1270 Opinion  [***1220]   [*1383]  Before LOURIE, RADER, and BRYSON,  [**2]  Circuit Judges. Opinion for the court filed...

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 12, 1988, Argued and Submitted ; December 5, 1988, Filed Nos. 86-7390, 86-7563, 86-7631, 86-7643 Opinion  [*1423...

Stratton v. Bentley Univ. United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts December 23, 2021, Decided; December 23, 2021, Filed Case No. 19-cv-11499-DJC Opinion MEMORANDUM AND ORDER CASPER, J. December 23, 2021 I. Introduction Plaintiff...