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May 6, 2008

Ohio Supreme Court | Ohio First District | U.S. 6th Circuit - Ohio | U.S. 6th Circuit - Other States
 

TOPICS:
- Criminal law / Juvenile offenders / Due process
- Federal Rule Civil Procedure 11 / Conspiracy Claims
- Immigration / Asylum / Political expression
 

Ohio Supreme Court

 

State v. Warren (Slip Opinion)(May 6, 2008)(2008-Ohio-2011)
-  http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/0/2008/2008-ohio-2011.pdf
-  Juvenile offenders * Due process * Constitutional principles of fundamental fairness not violated when adult offender receives life sentence for forcible rape of victim under 13 committed when he was juvenile.
 

First District Court of Appeals

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U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals:  Ohio Cases

 

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U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: Other States Cases

 

Fieger v. Cox (May 6, 2008)(Appeal from E.D. MI)
-  http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/08a0172p-06.pdf
-  Plaintiffs Geoffrey N. Fieger, John L. Barlow, Bill Miller, Nancy Fisher, the law firm of Fieger, Fieger & Johnson, and the J.L. Barlow advertising firm brought a vindictive prosecution action against Michigan Attorney General Michael Cox, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Markman, Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Rand, and others in the Michigan Attorney General’s office. The district court found that the Younger abstention doctrine counseled against exercising jurisdiction where essentially the same issues were being raised in a state court proceeding, and dismissed each of the plaintiffs’ claims. Plaintiffs now appeal. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
 
Zoarab v. Mukasey (May 6, 2008)(Appeal from Board of Immigration Appeals)
-  http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/08a0173p-06.pdf
-  In this asylum case, Ghazi Zoarab asks the court to give controlling weight to the unique circumstances of the monarchical government in the United Arab Emirates (the “U.A.E.”), where any expression against the integrity of a royal family member is said to constitute political expression. Contrary to Zoarab’s contention, however, there is little in the record to suggest that his comments about a soured business deal with a prince amounted to political speech. Accordingly, we deny his petition for review.
 

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