Michelle L. DamaCarrie A. HallTanya M. Salman
Heath's appeal was brought to the Supreme Court in 1985, where courts ruled that because of the doctrine of "dual sovereignty" in respect to federalism, the Fifth Amendment does not bar two separate states from trying the same individual twice for the same act. [Pictured: The Alabama Supreme...
The Court then analyzed Supreme Court Rule 11’s text to determine if e-mail service can perfect a citation lien. Under a plain reading of the Rule – titled “Manner of Serving Documents Other Than Process and Complaint on Parties Not in Default in the Trial and Reviewing Courts” – the...
Appellant claims that the "minor deviation rule" would be adopted by the South Dakota Supreme Court 4 The trial court also found that "even if there was not express authority, the deviation would be incident to the purposes of his employer, that is, travel to Sioux Falls for the convention...
A trio of Illinois Supreme Court Rule amendments: the court amended rules governing the format of appellate briefs, appeals from circuit court rulings, and voir dire examinations in criminal cases.(Illinois)Gunnarsson, Helen W
The author discusses potential problems with the mailbox rule in the context of circuit review decisions by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. He offers an overview of the Workers' Compensation Act and explains why he thinks the decision of the Illinois Supreme Court in the case Grus...
Recent Illinois Supreme Court Decisions Concerning the Authority of Home Rule Units to Control Local Environmental ProblemsThe General Assembly shall provide by law for the implementation and enforce- ment of its decision,the court thoroughly reviewed article XI of the state constitution, the Illinois ...
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 315(c)(3): An Appellate Trap for the UnwaryMatthew R. Carter
Vol. 22, #6 (Dec. 6, 2007) involves the interplay between Illinois' "targeted ten- der" or "selective tender" rule and the requirements of "horizontal exhaustion." In this single, cogent opinion, the Illinois Supreme Court set proper limits on Illinois' targeted tender rule and provided ...
The article presents an examination of the Supreme Court Rule 316, which relates to the issuance of a certificate of importance by the appellate court to effectively force the supreme court to review a case. Particular focus is given to the constitutional authority of Rule 316 which is based ...