Case Blog – State v. Moua Her – MN SCt
State v. Moua Her is the case blog of the day. This is an older case that has come back for some revisions to case law after Giles v. California. Mr. Her was originally charged with First Degree Domestic Abuse, Murder. After a jury trial in Ramsey...
Case Blog – Bloate v. U.S. – U.S. Supreme Court
Time for another Case Blog. This one will be a little different than some of our usual ones. Bloate v. U.S., is a case that shows some of the more subtle details of the practice of law. In this case the U.S. Supreme Court took a look at The Speedy Trial Act of 1974,...
Case Blog – Padilla v. Kentucky – U.S. Supreme Court
Hello again, and welcome to another Case Blog. Today we will take a rather quick look at Padilla v. Kentucky. This is a recent Supreme Court case that stirred up some Criminal Defense Attorneys. The issue is to what extent a Criminal Defense Attorney...
Case Blog – State v. Cox A08-145 MN SCt 2010
Today's case is brought to us by the number 6. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution to be exact. It's an intriguing story of a man (Mr. Cox) who was tried without his right to confront his witness. Although many will read the story...
Using the law as a blunt object: Wisconsin DA threatens prosecution for teaching new sex ed class
Recently, Wisconsin enacted a law (text here) which, among other things, requires the teaching of proper contraceptive use and sexually transmitted diseases to age appropriate students in a class titled "human growth and development". The law gives school...
Case Blog – Comcast v. FCC
Today I planned on talking about State v. Cox... As you can tell, this is not State v. Cox, but rather Comcast v. FCC. I present this case today because of my strong feelings on the issues of the net. Let me start by introducing you to our contenders...