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  • Dunn v. Madison0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations More than 30 years ago, Madison shot a police officer in the head at close range. An Alabama jury found Madison guilty of capital murder. In 2016, he sought suspension of his death sentence, arguing that, due to recent strokes, he has become incompetent. The court heard testimony from psychologists

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  • Kernan v. Cuero0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Cuero, on parole, driving under the influence of methamphetamine and without a license, while carrying a gun, drove his car into and seriously injured a pedestrian. A California court permitted the state to amend a criminal complaint to which the Cuero had pleaded guilty, acknowledging that permitting the amendment would

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  • Sexton v. Beaudreaux0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Beaudreaux shot and killed Drummond in 2006. Esho and Crowder were witnesses. The next day, Crowder told the police that he knew the shooter from school, but did not know his name. Esho described the shooter, but did not know his name. Seventeen months later, Crowder was arrested for an

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  • Pavan v. Smith0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Married same-sex couples conceived children through anonymous sperm donation. Their babies were born in Arkansas in 2015. Each couple completed paperwork listing both female spouses as parents. The Department of Health issued birth certificates bearing only the birth mother’s name, based on Ark. Code 20–18–401, which states “the mother is

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  • California Public Employees’ Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc.0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations In 2007-2008, Lehman Brothers raised capital through public securities offerings. Petitioner, the largest public pension fund in the country, purchased some of those securities. A 2008 putative class action claimed that financial firms were liable under the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. 77k(a), for their participation as underwriters in

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  • Trump. v. International Refugee Assistance Project0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations In January 2017, President Trump signed executive order EO-1, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry,” suspending, for 90 days, entry of foreign nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, and suspending the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for 120 days. The Ninth Circuit upheld a

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