Court Decisions Litigating Michigan 
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 3, 2021
On appeal, Davenport argued that his conviction should be reversed because of this constitutional violation, but the Michigan appellate courts determined that the error was harmless. The Michigan trial and intermediate appellate courts relied on this latter testimony to hold that the error was harmless.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in Brown v. Davenport to consider whether a Michigan prisoner, whose constitutional right to a fair trial was violated when he was visibly shackled before the jury, is entitled to habeas corpus relief. That would make the resulting state court decision unreasonable under AEDPA.
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SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 22, 2022
The answer to that question turned on the relationship between a Supreme Court decision and a congressional statute. Additionally, the majority noted, the legal materials that a court may consult when addressing the two inquiries are distinct: AEDPA requires the court to focus on U.S. In Brecht v.
Law 360
JANUARY 25, 2024
it wouldn't reverse a Michigan federal court's decision "willy-nilly" at oral arguments Thursday, when the firm sought to prevent partial reimbursement for underlying stock valuation litigation while its insurer continued to fight for total payback. A Sixth Circuit panel told investment firm Stout Risius Ross Inc.
Intelligize Blog
JUNE 18, 2024
The stock market killed it first, but now the SEC has picked up a shovel and buried SPACs for good,” pronounced the Michigan Journal of Economics. SPACs also got some good news recently courtesy of a Delaware Chancery Court decision dismissing claims challenging “de-SPAC” merger disclosures.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 4, 2023
When agencies refused to turn over public records, ProPublica’s lawyers threatened litigation and in one case sued. He once hosted a former student from Florida at his lakeside vacation house in Michigan, where he claimed on his Facebook page that they “solved a murder.” One jumped up and down, shouting, “He’s guilty. He did it!!”.
Conflict of Laws
MAY 17, 2023
These courts will not, however, enforce a clause when it is unreasonable or contrary to public policy. This means that the federal courts are free to adopt their own view of whether a clause is unreasonable or contrary to public policy without considering prior state court decisions. They apply federal common law.
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