| 20-6079 |
In Re Dale McKenzie |
|
2020-10-20 |
Denied |
IFP |
constitutional-violation conviction-challenge criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel prejudice-standard sentencing sentencing-error trial-court-discretion unconstitutional-law void-conviction |
GROUND ONE
1. Has prejudice been shown where the trial court overruled
the defendant's motion for continuance to show that his prior
Georgia convict… |
| 20-5762 |
Will Robertson Brown v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-09-23 |
Denied |
IFP |
constitutional-review due-process federal-jurisdiction habeas-corpus judicial-precedent petition-standard retroactivity section-2255 successive-petitions unconstitutional-law |
At issue is whether, when a petitioner files a second or successive § 2255 petition, jurisdiction over the § 2255 issue hinges on a showing it is "mor… |
| 19-1104 |
Mark Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, et al. |
Seventh Circuit |
2020-03-10 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Relisted (9) |
42-usc-1983 civil-rights color-of-law constitutional-rights damages-liability good-faith-defense legal-immunity unconstitutional-law |
Is there a "good faith defense" to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that shields a defendant from damages liability for depriving citizens of their constitutional rig… |
| 18-6900 |
Jacob Scott Watters v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2018-12-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
child-pornography commerce-clause constitutional-limits criminal-law predicate-offense relevant-conduct sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation unconstitutional-law visual-depictions |
As written, and by the actual language used in the Statute, is 18 U.S.C. §2251(a) in excess of Congress' Powers under the Commerce Clause to. regulate… |