LATEST SUMMARIES

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE
• White v. McKinley

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING
• US v. Greene
• US v. Huff

LATEST SUMMARIES

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE
White v. McKinley, No. 07-1002, 07-1166
In an action brought following plaintiff's prosecution, conviction, re-prosecution, and eventual acquittal for the alleged molestation of his adopted daughter, partial denial of defendants' motions for summary judgment is affirmed over claims that the district court erred in: 1) denying detective's motion for summary judgment on procedural due process and conspiracy claims; and 2) denying former wife's summary judgment motion on conspiracy, false arrest, and malicious prosecution claims. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING
US v. Greene, No. 07-1479
A sentence imposed following defendant's guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base is vacated where, in light of Rita v. US, 127 S.Ct. 2456 (2007), the district court's application of a presumption of a reasonableness to the applicable guidelines range was a significant procedural error which was not harmless. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING
US v. Huff, No. 07-1500
A sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated and remanded where, in light of Rita v. US, 127 S.Ct. 2456 (2007), the district court's application of a presumption of a reasonableness to the applicable guidelines range was an abuse of discretion, and the error was not harmless. Read more...