In March 1994, William Osborne was convicted of kidnapping, assault, and sexual assault in an Alaska state court… Continued
Case Briefs – 2008
Michael Pulido was convicted of first-degree murder in a California state court for his involvement in the shooting of… Continued
Lawrence Nelson was convicted in a federal district court of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to… Continued
In July 1998, a United States Navy court-martial tried Jacob Denedo on counts of conspiracy, larceny, and forgery. In… Continued
Thomas Eugene Ice was convicted in state court in Oregon on two counts of first-degree burglary with intent to commit… Continued
The Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) denied Jean Marc Nken’s petition to reopen his case regarding his deportation… Continued
In 1998, Michael Rivera was convicted in an Illinois court on two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to 85… Continued
Keith Haywood, while incarcerated at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, was charged with several… Continued
Alexandre Mirzayance was convicted of first-degree murder in a California state court. He was subsequently denied… Continued
In July 2005, a jury in a federal district court acquitted F. Scott Yeager of conspiracy, wire fraud, and security… Continued
In 1964 the Navajo Nation entered into a contract with Sentry Royalty Company for the mining of coal on its land. The… Continued
In 2005, the New York State Attorney General began investigating possible racial discrimination in the real estate… Continued
The purported inventors of an anti-cancer agent, Jong-Wan park and Yang-Sook Chun through HIF Bio Inc., sued Carlsbad… Continued
Edward Bell was convicted and sentenced to death in a Virginia state court for murdering a police sergeant. After… Continued
The plaintiffs in this case are comprised of labor organizations suing officials of the State of Idaho. The… Continued
In June 2004 after 3 years awaiting trial, Michael Brillon was convicted in a Vermont court for felony domestic assault… Continued
In 2007, a federal district court convicted Salman Khade Abuelhawa in part for unlawfully, knowingly, and… Continued
A group of cigarette smokers brought this claim against Altria, the cigarette manufacturer, in federal court in Maine… Continued
The Coffee County, Alabama Sheriff’s Department apprehended Bennie Herring in July of 2004. Upon searching Herring’s… Continued
In March 2005, Jesse Montejo was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Lewis Ferrari. At his trial, the… Continued
This is the third habeas corpus appeal of petitioner Gary Bradford Cone after his 1982 conviction in a Tennessee state… Continued
Three consolidated cases center around whether or not the EPA surpassed its federal authority by weighing the pros and… Continued
Thomas Lee Goldstein was released on habeas corpus from a California prison in 2004 after serving twenty-four years of… Continued
In 1992, Michael Bies was convicted of kidnapping, rape, and murder and sentenced to death by an Ohio court. In his… Continued
LinkLine, along with several other internet-service providers (ISPs), sued Pacific Bell, claiming that the company was… Continued
Edmund Boyle was convicted by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for racketeering… Continued
Earth Island Institute, along with several other environmental groups, filed suit against the United States Forest… Continued
Discover Bank filed this suit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in order to compel… Continued
After Wayne Carlisle and his partners (Carlisle) sold their construction equipment business, they hired multiple… Continued
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of California’s Department of Toxic Substances… Continued
