Molly Miller, a probation officer in Montana, is convicted of obstructing justice when she makes a false call to the Police in an effort to protect her lesbian partner. The Supreme Court of Montana decides if evidence concerning Miller’s homosexual orientation should have been admitted to the jury. (And in the ironic mistake category, I [...]
Archive of entries posted on February 2011
Case of the Week – 2/20/11 – Martinez v. Colorado
A defendant has the right to make the Government prove its case before he offers any evidence. Can the Government argue that the Defendant is using that right to commit perjury by tailoring his evidence to fit the Government’s evidence? Arthur Martinez has a 22 year sentence riding on how the Colorado Supreme Court decides [...]
Case of the Week – 2/13/11 – DeFoe v. Anderson
Does Tennessee high school student Tom DeFoe have a First Amendment right to wear a Confederate flag shirt to school? The Sixth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals decides. DeFoe v Anderson County Podcast
Case of the Week – 2/6/11 – Tkachik v Mandeville
Frank Mandeville abandoned his wife, Julie. He didn’t contact her even when she was dying of cancer. The Michigan Supreme Court decides if Frank is entitled to a surviving spouse’s share of Julie’s estate despite the fact that Julie left her estate in her will to her mother. Tkachik v Mandeville Podcast