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Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty Conviction on Batson Grounds

Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016

Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Jury Service and Selection Act, Death Penalty

Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty Conviction on Batson Grounds by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-1 decision, left no doubt that it did not believe prosecutors’ assertions that race was not a factor during jury selection in a death penalty case. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing …

Four Year Statute of Limitations for All Post 1990 Federal Laws

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Limitations, Americans with Disabilities Act, All Writs Act, Federal Tort Claims Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, RICO, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Freedom of Information Act, 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX, Privacy Act, Voting Rights Act, Jury Service and Selection Act, Equal Access to Justice Act, Gender Motivated Violence Act, ERISA, American Indian Religious Freedom Act, Tax Injunction Act, Violence Against Women Act, RLUIPA, Public Health Services Act, False Claims Act, Fair Housing Act, Federal Housing Act, Title VII, Energy Conservation and Production Act, HIPAA, Lanham Trademark Act, National Environmental Policy Act, ADEA, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Alien Tort Claims Act, Alien Tort Statute (Federal), Torture Victims Act, Health Care Quality Improvement Act, Federal Extradition Act, Clean Water Act, USERRA

Four Year Statute of Limitations for All Post 1990 Federal Laws by In 1990, Congress passed a "catchall" four-year statute of limitations for actions arising under federal statutes enacted after December 1, 1990. This claim, which arose under the 1991 amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, is governed by that …

Prisoners Have Right to Jury from Community

Article • July 15, 1994 • from PLN July, 1994

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Juries, Federal Statutory Law, Jury Service and Selection Act

Prisoners Have Right to Jury from Community by Emmanuel Mitchell is a Tennessee state prisoner. He sued prison officials claiming excessive use of force and placement in an unsanitary cell. After a jury trial judgment was entered in favor of prison officials, Mitchell filed a motion for a new trial …