December 2011
10 posts
8 tags
“That this sweeping language is not to be taken literally is manifested by the...”
– Shenfield v. Prather 387 F. Supp. 676
Dec 30th
87 notes
12 tags
“As a symbolic matter, today’s decision is ominous because it reflects a...”
– McNeil v. Wisconsin 501 U.S. 171 (1991)
Dec 28th
7 notes
5 tags
“[A]n arbitrary interference with access to important information is an...”
– Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia 448 U.S. 555 (1980)
Dec 26th
54 notes
9 tags
“The conflicts of economic interest between the regulated and those who advantage...”
– Wickard v. Filburn 317 U.S. 111
Dec 23rd
2 notes
6 tags
“The defendant Walter Bagdasarian, an especially unpleasant fellow, was found...”
– U.S. v. Bagdasarian U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, NO. 09-50529
Dec 20th
2 tags
“They carry the keys of their prison in their own pockets. Governments are...”
– In re Nevitt 117 F. 448
Dec 16th
9 notes
9 tags
“There may be instances in the law where text or history or tradition leaves room...”
– Hudson v. Michigan 547 U.S. 586 (2006)
Dec 15th
25 notes
7 tags
“Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.”
– Brown v. U.S. 256 U.S. 335
Dec 13th
5 notes
4 tags
“If we were all free to ignore the language in opinions based on what we believe...”
– United States v. Alba-Flores 577 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2009)
Dec 9th
41 notes
5 tags
“Bizarre statements or actions, taken in isolation, do not require a court to...”
– People v. Murdoch 194 Cal. App. 4th 230
Dec 1st
17 notes