These three appeals arise from two cases that concern the passage,
implementation, and alleged effects of Amendment 64 to the Colorado Constitution,
Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 16. Amendment 64 repealed many of the State’s criminal and
civil proscriptions on “recreational marijuana,”1 and created a regulatory regime designed
to ensure that marijuana is unadulterated and taxed, and t... More...   $0 (06-07-2017 - CO)

Pursuant to ORCP 54 B(1), the trial court dismissed
plaintiff’s wrongful death action because it found that plaintiff’s
counsel willfully failed to comply with two court orders
and that, as a result, dismissal was an appropriate sanction.
The Court of Appeals affirmed the resulting judgment
without opinion. Lang v. Rogue Valley Medical Center, 276
Or App 610, 369 P3d 450 (2... More...   $0 (06-05-2017 - OR)

Appellant Berenice Diaz, individually and as next friend of her minor child, J.P.L., sued James Monnig and John Mead asserting a variety of claims she alleged arose during Monnig’s and Mead’s representation of her former husband during a custody suit. Diaz appeals from the trial court’s summary judgments in favor of Monnig and Mead, as well as the trial court’s exclusion of summary judgment eviden... More...   $0 (05-31-2017 - TX)

The question for this Court, distilled to its essential form, is whether the
Constitution, as the Supreme Court declared in Ex parte Milligan, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 2,
120 (1866), remains “a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace.” And if
so, whether it protects Plaintiffs’ right to challenge an Executive Order that in text speaks
with vague words of national security, ... More...   $0 (05-25-2017 - )

Current and former employees of an ambulance service company sued their
employer, alleging that its meal and rest period policies violate California law. Their
complaint alleges claims on behalf of a proposed class as well as non-class claims
concerning those same meal and rest period policies under Labor Code section 2698 et
seq., the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA).<... More...   $0 (05-24-2017 - CA)

Gainesville, FL - Alaskan Taxidermist Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Exotic Birds into the U.S.

Heinrich “Henry” Springer, of Anchorage, Alaska, has pled guilty to conspiracy to smuggle wildlife and other protected species, transporting wildlife in violation of foreign law, and concealing illegally imported merchandise.

Between May 2010 and October 2014, Springer and Anthony Gilyard... More...   $0 (05-23-2017 - FL)

Jorge Perez-Castillo appeals the district court’s denial of his application for
postconviction relief (PCR), following his conviction for two counts of murder in
the first degree and two counts of attempted murder. He raises numerous claims
of ineffective assistance of counsel, as well as various constitutional claims. We
generally review PCR proceedings for correction of err... More...   $0 (04-21-2017 - IA)

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Health & Saf. Code,
§ 38500 et seq.) established the first comprehensive greenhouse gas regulatory program
in the United States. Its goal is to progressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990
levels by 2020. The State Air Resources Board (ARB) was charged with achieving this
goal. One of its actions was promulgating the low... More...   $0 (04-11-2017 - )

This appeal arises from a suit brought by Jerry C. Johnson seeking declarations
construing the terms of two insurance policies following an automobile accident in which Jerry’s
son, Jacob, a minor at the time, was injured while Jerry was driving.1 See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.
Code §§ 37.001–.011. Jerry sued State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, which had
issued Jerry an aut... More...   $0 (04-06-2017 - TX)

For want of a comma, we have
this case. It arises from a dispute between a Maine dairy
company and its delivery drivers, and it concerns the scope of
an exemption from Maine's overtime law. 26 M.R.S.A. § 664(3).
Specifically, if that exemption used a serial comma to mark off
the last of the activities that it lists, then the exemption
would clearly encompass an activity tha... More...   $0 (03-17-2017 - ME)

Lexington, KY - Winchester Man Sentenced To 24 Months For Illegally Hacking Into Website And Lying To Federal Agents

A Winchester, Ky., man, who previously admitted to hacking and taking control of a high school sports website, to gain publicity for his online identity and harass and intimidate the website owner and others, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.

U.S. ... More...   $0 (03-08-2017 - KY)

This is the fourth school finance decision involving these parties and Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution, which imposes a duty on the legislature to "make suitable provision for finance of the educational interests of the state." Kan. Const. art. 6, § 6(b). The plaintiffs filed suit in 2010 asserting that the State violated this constitutional requirement by inequitable and inadequate funding ... More...   $0 (03-03-2017 - KS)

I. INTRODUCTION
Carlos Medina-Velasquez, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for
review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The BIA
affirmed an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision to deny Medina-Velasquez’s
*
In accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2), Jeff Sessions is substituted
for Loretta E. Lynch as the respondent in this action.
**Thi... More...   $0 (03-03-2017 - )

Oregon requires that foreign corporations doing
business in this state appoint a registered agent to receive
service of process. ORS 60.731(1).1 The primary question
that this case presents is whether, by appointing a registered
agent in Oregon, defendant (a foreign corporation)
impliedly consented to general jurisdiction here—that is,
whether defendant consented to have Or... More...   $0 (03-02-2017 - OR)

Hispanic employees of Koch Foods (“Koch”), a poultry processor, allege harassment and abuse on the job. Koch claims they made up the allegations in order to get U visas, which are available to abuse victims who assist in government investigations. The company sought discovery of any information related to the employees’ U visa applications. Plaintiffs objected, pointing out that the discovery woul... More...   $0 (02-26-2017 - MS)

Chicago, IL - Hotel Developer Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Exploiting U.S. Visa Program

A Chicago hotel developer was sentenced to three years in prison for exploiting a federal visa program to fraudulently raise capital from Chinese nationals who were seeking residency in the United States.

ANSHOO SETHI, the founder of A Chicago Convention Center LLC, purported in 2011... More...   $0 (02-23-2017 - IL)

Serrato was charged with killing Mimi Carmona, who was pregnant at the
time. Serrato and Carmona were observed arguing in the parking lot of a bar in
Muscatine, Iowa, on October 21, 2006. Carmona’s body was found in Illinois on
October 22. Serrato was convicted of first-degree murder, in violation of Iowa
Code section 707.2 (2005), and nonconsensual termination of a human More...   $0 (02-22-2017 - IA)

Plaintiff Sundus Shaker Saleh sues several individuals who served as high-ranking officials in the administration of President George W. Bush. Plaintiff claims that the former officials conspired to engage in, and did engage in, a war of aggression against Iraq and that, in doing so, they violated the “law of nations” within the meaning of the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350. The di... More...   $0 (02-13-2017 - CA)

Plaintiff Sundus Shaker Saleh sues several individuals
who served as high-ranking officials in the administration of
President George W. Bush. Plaintiff claims that the former
officials conspired to engage in, and did engage in, a war of
aggression against Iraq and that, in doing so, they violated the
“law of nations” within the meaning of the Alien Tort Statute
(“ATS”), 28... More...   $0 (02-12-2017 - CA)

Tulsa, OK - Dewey Man Pleads Guilty To $8.2 Million K2 Conspiracy

John Ray James of Dewey, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Claire V. Egan to his role in a conspiracy related to the purchase and sale of $8.2 million of synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2, at three retail smoke shops in Tulsa, Owasso and Claremore in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371.

At his chang... More...   $0 (01-26-2017 - OK)

Nizar Trabelsi is a Tunisian national convicted in Belgium for a variety of crimes, including attempting to destroy a military base. While Trabelsi was serving his sentence for his convictions in Belgium, a grand jury in the United States indicted Trabelsi with various conspiracy and terrorism offenses. The United States requested that Belgium extradite Trabelsi. Trabelsi challenged that reques... More...   $0 (01-25-2017 - DC)

Nizar Trabelsi is a Tunisian national convicted in Belgium for a variety of crimes, including attempting to destroy a military base. While Trabelsi was serving his sentence for his convictions in Belgium, a grand jury in the United States indicted Trabelsi with various conspiracy and terrorism offenses. The United States requested that Belgium extradite Trabelsi. Trabelsi challenged that reque... More...   $0 (01-17-2017 - DC)

In his first issue, Senn argues that the evidence is insufficient to trigger the
statutory enhancement under section 22.011(f). Specifically, Senn argues that
there is no evidence that he was engaged in a bigamous relationship with
Brenda.
A. Standard of Review
In our due-process review of the sufficiency of the evidence, we view all of
the evidence in the light mo... More...   $0 (01-13-2017 - TX)

The Defendant‟s conviction was based on a series of thefts, allegedly amounting to over $372,000, committed between 2004 and 20091 against her employer. Between 2001 and 2009, the Defendant served as the office manager of Wilson and Associates Engineering and Surveying, P.C. (“Wilson and Associates”), a family-run company engaged primarily in highway construction and surveying in a multi-st... More...   $0 (01-08-2017 - TN)