supreme-court
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Rivers v. Guerrero
In the flurry of habeas corpus cases involving student protestors filed and argued during the spring and summer, I neglected to comment on a U.S. Supreme Court decision from last June – Rivers v. Guerrero. Rivers is a technical habeas corpus case involving sequential filings made while other filings were still pending. Following a conviction in Texas state Continue reading
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Habeas Corpus and Class Certification
Yesterday I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion co-sponsored by Ohio Northern University’s and Mississippi College’s Colleges of Law on AARP(WMM) v. Trump. This panel discussion had been planned well ahead of time but, as luck would have it, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued their ruling on the motion for a preliminary hearing Continue reading
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The Great Writ Has Arrived
After over 10 years on a different platform, I find myself starting all over on WordPress. The Great Writ started as a means to comment on what was then a fairly steady trickle of habeas corpus cases issued by our federal courts. These cases involve, for the most part, federal court review of state and Continue reading
The Great Writ 