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The Nevada Supreme Court interpreted "identify" under the state's law to mean merely stating one's name. As of April 2008, 23 other states had similar laws. Additional states (including Arizona, Texas, South Dakota and Oregon) have such laws just for motorists, [6] [7] [8] which penalize the failure to present a driver license during a traffic ...
Judicial misconduct occurs when a judge acts in ways that are considered unethical or otherwise violate the judge's obligations of impartial conduct.. Actions that can be classified as judicial misconduct include: conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts (as an extreme example: "falsification of facts" at summary judgment); using the ...
In eyewitness identification, in criminal law, evidence is received from a witness "who has actually seen an event and can so testify in court". [1]The Innocence Project states that "Eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationwide, playing a role in more than 75% of convictions overturned through DNA testing."
The 4-3 ruling delivered by the Wisconsin Supreme Court's new liberal majority delivers a long-sought win for Democrats. Wisconsin Supreme Court rules legislative maps unconstitutional, orders new ...
The Supreme Court held in Coleman v. Thompson that a petitioner who failed to comply with a timeliness requirement in a state court could nevertheless plead their claims on the merits in federal court if the petitioner could show that "failure to consider the claims [would] result in a fundamental miscarriage of justice." [6]
A Wisconsin appeals court and a circuit judge this week shot down attempts backed by liberals seeking orders that local election clerks must accept absentee ballots that contain partial addresses ...
Deputy U.S. Marshals during a knock-and-announce procedure. Knock-and-announce, in United States law criminal procedure, is an ancient common law principle, incorporated into the Fourth Amendment, [1] which requires law enforcement officers to announce their presence and provide residents with an opportunity to open the door prior to a search.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the Republican-drawn state legislative maps were unconstitutional, ordering lawmakers draw new lines for the 2024 elections.