Text of ruling by Judge Andrew Hanen of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas issuing an injunction preventing the implementation of the Obama Administration’s plan to provide legal presence for four million undocumented immigrants. Pages 101-123 Posted by Justia
Text of ruling by Judge Andrew Hanen of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas issuing an injunction preventing the implementation of the Obama Administration’s plan to provide legal presence for four million undocumented immigrants. Pages 51-100 Posted by Justia
Text of ruling by Judge Andrew Hanen of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas issuing an injunction preventing the implementation of the Obama Administration’s plan to provide legal presence for four million undocumented immigrants. First 50 pages. Posted by Justia
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43886.pdf
Reviews general Constitutional principles relating to same-sex marriage and the various relevant Supreme Court and Circuit Court decisions affecting it. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fjs1112.pdf
Offers data on the annual activity, workloads, and outcomes associated with the federal criminal justice system from arrest to imprisonment. See also the Federal Justice Statistics, Statistical Tables for 2011 and 2012. Also examines trends in drug arrests. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/13-6827
Supreme Court decision that U.S. law permits a prisoner to grow a beard if it is in accord with his religious beliefs. Arkansas permitted beards only for prisoners with diagnosed skin conditions. From the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/specpro.pdf
Considers the need for and process by which special prosecutors would be brought into play to carry out investigations of police use of deadly force and whether such incidents should involve federal authorities. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/13-604#writing-13-604_SYLLABUS
8-1 Supreme Court ruling that a cop’s reasonable mistake in interpreting the law was not sufficient cause to overturn a conviction. The case involved a defendant who was convicted of cocaine possession when his car was stopped for a broken brake light. The court ruled that searches and seizures based on mistakes of fact may be reasonable. From the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University