Opinions from 2016

  • Shaw v. United States0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Shaw used identifying numbers of Hsu’s bank account in a scheme to transfer funds from that account to accounts at other institutions from which Shaw was able to obtain Hsu’s funds. Shaw was convicted under 18 U.S.C. 1344(1), which makes it a crime to “knowingly execut[e] a scheme . .

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  • How much power do the biggest cities use

    How much power do the biggest cities use0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations A jury convicted Bravo and Martínez of bribery (18 U.S.C. 666), simultaneously acquitting them of conspiring to and traveling in interstate commerce to violate section 666. The only contested issue was whether they had violated section 666; the other elements of the acquitted charges (agreement and travel) were undisputed. The

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  • BRAVO-FERNANDEZ ET AL. v. UNITED STATES0

    Britons are normally never more comfortable than when talking about the weather, but recent extreme weather events have began to test that theory. Since December, the United Kingdom has faced a relentless assault from some of the worst winter weather on record. It began with the worst storm and tidal surges in 60 years hitting

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  • Bosse v. Oklahoma

    Bosse v. Oklahoma0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations In Booth v. Maryland (1987), the Supreme Court held that “the Eighth Amendment prohibits a capital sentencing jury from considering victim impact evidence” that does not “relate directly to the circumstances of the crime.” In Payne (1991), the Court held that Booth was wrong to conclude that the Eighth Amendment

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  • Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

    Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Annotation Primary Holding   There was no holding because an eight-member court was equally divided on the issue, allowing the decision of the lower court to stand.  

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  • United States v. Texas0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations An equally divided Court affirmed, by per curiam opinion, the judgment of the appeals court below. That court had temporarily halted implementation of the federal government’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program (“DAPA”) on the grounds that the policy likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

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