Case Briefs - 2003

In early 2002, a many years-long effort by Senators John McCain and Russell Feingold to reform the way that money is... Continued

Hernan O'Ryan Castro was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug related offenses. After the 11th Circuit Court of... Continued

Raymond Yates owned a corporation with a profit sharing/pension plan. Yates borrowed money from the plan at a set... Continued

Seven coal miners sued the Department of Labor, claiming that the department had violated the federal Privacy Act and... Continued

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) special agent was kidnapped and murdered by a Mexican drug cartel in 1985. After... Continued

Warren Summerlin killed a loan collector with a hatchet in 1982 and was subsequently convicted of murder. He was... Continued

When the U.S. Postal Service ended its mail-sack contract with Flamingo Industries, Flamingo sued in U.S. district... Continued

In 1632, King Charles I gave the Potomac River to Lord Baltimore and, through that charter, to the colony of Maryland... Continued

Gregory Esparza murdered a store clerk during a robbery in Ohio. He was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder... Continued

David Nelson was sentenced to death for murder and scheduled for execution in 1997. A series of appeals and habeas... Continued

Carlos Dominguez Benitez confessed to selling drugs to an informant. He made a plea agreement with the government in... Continued

Michael Crawford stabbed a man he claimed tried to rape his wife. During Crawford's trial, prosecutors played for the... Continued

Haley was convicted in Texas state courts of a felony theft and sentenced as a habitual felony offender (extending his... Continued

General Dynamics Land Systems renegotiated its union contract to provide full health care benefits only to retirees... Continued

Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) to prevent minors from accessing pornography online. The... Continued

Felipe E. Tovar was charged with drunk-driving in Iowa three times in four years. Tovar pleaded guilty both times and... Continued

After a grand jury indicted Fellers, police arrested him at home. Fellers made incriminating statements during the... Continued

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed federal preemption of state and local regulations "prohibiting the ability... Continued

Blakely pleaded guilty to the kidnapping of his estranged wife and the facts admitted in his plea supported a maximum... Continued

BedRoc Ltd. and Western Elite, Inc., own property in Nevada patented under the federal Pittman Act (1919). (The act... Continued

After the 2000 census reduced the size of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation by two members, the... Continued

Marcus Thornton was stopped after getting out of his vehicle by a police officer who had noticed that the license... Continued

Vincent Foster, a high-ranking White House lawyer involved in the investigation of possible fraud by the Clinton... Continued

Jessie L. Jackson was sentenced to life in prison in Tennessee in 1987 for the murder of James Crawley. Jackson sought... Continued

On July 15, 1998 police officers, with a warrant, knocked on the door of suspected drug dealer Lashawn Banks. They... Continued

Abel Galletti and his wife, along with another couple, the Briguglios, formed a business partnership. The partnership... Continued

Sharon Pfennig went over her $2000 credit limit. The company that issued Pfennig her credit card, Household Credit... Continued

Several Arizona residents challenged in federal district court an Arizona statute that allows tax credits for money... Continued

The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) sued the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) - established... Continued

Under the Clean Air Act, state agencies must determine the best way to prevent air pollution in areas that have met... Continued