Criminal Law

Supreme Court Grants
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in six cases today, all civil. SCOTUSblog has the details. Criminal cases that were on the conference list for today are likely either denied (to be announced Tuesday) or "relisted" to be considered again at a later conference...

H-U-G-E win on state postconviction procedure
This morning the Supreme Court, 7-2, in Danforth v. Minnesota (a noncapital case), ruled that state courts, as opposed to the federal courts, may apply new rules of criminal law and procedure retroactively...

SCOTUS: 3 Cert Grants
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases today. They involve a warrantless car search after the arrest of its occupant; whether jury instruction in a habeas case should receive structural or harmless error review; the government's power to take land for unrecognized Indian tribes...

SCOTUS Rules on International Law and Presidential Power
The Supreme Court issued two opinions today.In Medellin v. Texas, the Court 6-3 rejected the argument that the President alone could make an international treaty binding law inside the United States, and held that rulings by the International Court of Justice are not binding on U...

ABA Review: the Supreme Court’s OT07 Criminal Docket
As we mentioned here earlier, several panels at this year’s meeting of the American Bar Association looked back at the recently completed Supreme Court term. One of those panels looked back specifically at the OT 2007 criminal docket, a subject we’ve also previously looked into...

Annual Review of US Sup. Ct. criminal cases available
Via Scotusblog, the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association has made available its 2008 Annual Review of the Supreme Court's Term, Criminal Cases.

Missing Children
Databases and organizations

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Ortho Evra Patch Risk
Ortho Evra Side Effects

Have you or a loved one suffered from Ortho Evra side effects?
Ortho Evra Side Effects

Criminal Law
If you have been arrested or mistreated by police you should speak to a criminal law attorney.

Great-West Lifeco Must Pay $456 Million In London Life Class Action
Great-West Lifeco Must Pay $456 Million In London Life Class Action

Wal-Mart
Avoids Criminal Charges over Clerk's Death

Rock Band Great White
Settles Over 2003 Station NightClub Fire

Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Water Park
Faces Class Action

FDA Issues Update on Safety Review Orlistat
Orlistat FDA Issues Update on Safety Review