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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Gibson v. Ortiz
Habeas corpus petition was properly granted due to constitutionally infirm jury instructions.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 6, 2004
Carter v. Giurbino
Petitioner's sufficiency of evidence claims were procedurally defaulted.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 6, 2004
People v. Pantoja
Woman's translated statements in application for restraining order, custody, and child support made before her boyfriend killed her, are not trustworthy.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 6, 2004
Caliendo v. Warden of California Men's Colony
Conversation between trial witness and jurors in courtroom hallway did not violate defendant's right to fair trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 5, 2004
Johnson v. Capitol One Bank
Under Virginia law, credit card holders suing issuers for conduct violating federal Truth-in-Lending Act are limited to remedies provided by Act.
Civil Procedure Oct. 5, 2004
Kirkeby v. Superior Court (Fascenelli)
Claim for fraudulent conveyance of real property supports recording of lis pendens.
Real Property Oct. 5, 2004
Roman on Habeas Corpus
Order
Oct. 5, 2004
Sacramento Police Officers Association v. CIty of Sacramento
Order
Oct. 5, 2004
Felts on H.C.
Order
Oct. 5, 2004
Jasmine Networks v. Marvell Semiconductor
Court erred in refusing to consider contents of voicemail when crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege applied.
Intellectual Property Oct. 5, 2004
People v. Meeks
Opinion
Oct. 5, 2004
People v. Murphy
Order
Oct. 5, 2004
McNeelly v. Superior Court (People)
Opinion
Oct. 5, 2004
Shamblin v. Superior Court (People)
Order
Oct. 5, 2004
People v. Lewis
Battery is not a lesser-included offense of torture.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 5, 2004
U.S. v. Nunez-Rodelo
Alien who was deported before implementation of statute may still be sentenced under its 'removal' language.
Immigration Oct. 5, 2004
Altmann v. Republic of Austria
Order
Oct. 5, 2004
Sneed v. Saenz
State social service agency properly calculated families' benefits under maximum family grant statute.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 5, 2004
Stevens v. Brink's Home Security Inc.
District court's order amending complaint to add non-diverse defendants and remanding case to state court is not appealable.
Civil Procedure Oct. 5, 2004
Brewer v. Hall
Petitioner was not entitled to habeas relief because jury instruction did not violate clearly-established federal law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 5, 2004
U.S. v. Flores-Montano
Order
Oct. 5, 2004
Public Citizens v. Dept. of Transportation
Order
Oct. 5, 2004
Keystone Land & Development Co. v. Xerox Corp.
Plaintiff presented insufficient evidence of formation of contract under Washington law.
Contracts Oct. 5, 2004
Faruk v. Ashcroft
Asylum-seekers proved they suffered past persecution in Fiji on account of their mixed-race, mixed-religion marriage.
Immigration Oct. 5, 2004
Li v. Ashcroft
Plaintiff's request for withholding of removal is denied for failure to demonstrate credible fear of persecution.
Immigration Oct. 5, 2004
Dennis v. Budge
Because prisoner did not lack requisite mental capacity, attorney is not entitled to 'next friend' status in his capital murder case.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 5, 2004
Nissan Motor Co. v. Nissan Computer Corp.
Any commercial use of a famous mark is diluting regardless of whether it is confusing or combined with other identifiers.
Intellectual Property Oct. 5, 2004
Smith v. Salish Kootenai College
Tribal court cannot exercise jurisdiction over negligence and spoliation of evidence claims of non-member.
Native American Affairs Oct. 5, 2004
Gifford Pinchot Task Force v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Biological opinions that rely on Fish & Wildlife Service's incorrect definition of adverse modification are fatally flawed.
Environmental Law Oct. 5, 2004
American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada v. Heller
Nevada law requiring certain groups publishing political materials to reveal on publication names and addresses of financial sponsors is invalid.
Constitutional Law Oct. 5, 2004