UNITED STUDENT AID FUNDS, INC. v. ESPINOSA, 559 U.S. 260 (2010)

Issues: Bankruptcy Law, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Civil Procedure, Judgments

130 S.Ct. 1367 (2010) 559 U.S. 260 UNITED STUDENT AID FUNDS, INC., Petitioner, v. Francisco J. ESPINOSA. Supreme Court of United States. No. 08-1134. Argued December 1, 2009. Decided March 23, 2010. Headnotes BANKRUPTCY Discharge of Student Loan Debt Absent Required Finding of Adversary Proceeding — Void Judgments. In a Chapter 13 proceeding, a bankruptcy […]

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CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY CHAPTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW v. MARTINEZ, 561 U.S. 661 (2010)

Issues: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Free Exercise Clause, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Speech

130 S.Ct. 2971 (2010) CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY CHAPTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW, aka HASTINGS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP v. Leo P. MARTINEZ et al. No. 08-1371.Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 19, 2010.Decided June 28, 2010. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Freedom of Religion Public law school — Rules for granting official […]

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BLOATE v. UNITED STATES, 130 S.Ct. 1345 (2010)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Speedy Trial Act of 1974

130 S.Ct. 1345 (2010) 559 U.S. 196 Taylor James BLOATE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. No. 08-728. Argued October 6, 2009. Decided March 8, 2010. Headnotes SPEEDY TRIAL ACT OF 1974 — Excluded Delay. Under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974 – which requires a criminal defendant’s trial to commence within […]

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McDaniel v. Brown, 558 US 120 (2010)

Issues: Habeas Corpus

130 S. Ct. 665 558 US 120 175 L. Ed. 2d 582   E. K. McDANIEL, WARDEN, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. TROY BROWN No. 08-559.Supreme Court of United States.January 11, 2010.PER CURIAM. In Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (1979), we held that a state prisoner is entitled to habeas corpus relief if a […]

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McDaniel v. Brown, 130 S. Ct. 665 (2010)

Issues: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

558 U.S. 120 130 S. Ct. 556 E. K. McDANIEL, WARDEN, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. TROY BROWN No. 08-559.Supreme Court of United States.January 11, 2010.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Syllabus/SummaryJackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 324, 99 S. Ct. 2781, 61 L. Ed. 2d 560, entitles a state prisoner to habeas relief if a federal judge finds that […]

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