Americans for Safe Access, et al v. DEA, US DC Cir. (1/22/13) Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government & Administrative Law, Health Law The DEA, under the authority of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. 812(b)(1)(B), classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug, the most restricted drug classification…
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Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, US Supreme Court (1/15/13) Admiralty & Maritime Law, Transportation Law Lozman’s floating home was a plywood structure with empty bilge space underneath to keep it afloat. He had it towed several times before deciding on a marina owned by the city of Riviera Beach.…
Happy new year! We're starting off 2013 with opinion picks that cover four "c"s of legal practice areas: copyright, construction law, contracts, and criminal law. Harney v. Sony Pictures Television, Inc., US 1st Cir. (1/7/13) Copyright Plaintiff, a freelance photographer, took a photograph of a man, who called himself Clark…
Ernest Hemingway makes his way into our Daily Summary picks this week. . . 907 Whitehead Street, Inc. v. Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, et al., US 11th Cir. (12/07/12) Agriculture Law, Government & Administrative Law The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum appealed the district court's post-trial order…
Our daily opinion summary writers have pulled a few opinions of note for you to check out this week. If you’re interested in signing up for our free summaries or subscribing to various summary feeds, you can do so here. Cellco Partnership v. FCC, US DC Cir. (12/04/12) Communications Law,…
Dawson Farms v. Risk Management Agency, US 8th Cir. (11/7/12) Agriculture Law, Government & Administrative Law Dawson Farms challenged the RMA's denial of its crop-insurance claim alleging loss due to "tuber rot" in stored potatoes. A final agency review affirmed the RMA's denial of Dawson Farms' claim, finding that the…
Serv. Emps. Int’l Union Local 1 v. Husted, US 6th Cir. (10/31/12) Election Law The Sixth Circuit granted Ohio a stay of the district court’s October 26 order granting a preliminary injunction that requires the state to count provisional ballots cast in the wrong polling place due to poll-worker error…
United States v. White, US 7th Cir. (10/26/12) Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law White created a website to advance white supremacy and included a statement that “everyone associated with the Matt Hale trial has deserved assassination for a long time.” The site also included information related to the foreperson…
Burns v. Astrue, Utah Supreme Court (10/12/12) Family Law, Public Benefits, Trusts & Estates Here the Supreme Court answered a question of Utah law certified to it by the U.S. district court. The question was, "Is a signed agreement to donate preserved sperm to the donor's wife in the event…
Happy Friday! We're back from Cornell's Law via the Internet conference just in time for our weekly writers' picks. Dept of Texas, Veterans of Foreign Wars v. Texas Lottery Commission, US 5th Cir. (10/10/12) Constitutional Law, Gaming Law Plaintiffs, a group of nonprofit organizations licensed to conduct bingo games, filed…