state-law-precedent
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-7563 | Alexander Kates v. New York | Second Circuit | 2022-04-06 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | civil-rights criminal-procedure custody-determination district-court-discretion due-process federal-precedent habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance standing state-law state-law-precedent | Are district courts allowed to disregard State law and controlling federal precedent when handling state habeas corpus petitions? |
| 19-1322 | Robert L. Vaughn, Jr., aka Judson Vaughn v. William O. Bray, et al. | Alabama | 2020-05-29 | Denied | alabama-state-law civil-procedure civil-rights doctrine-of-laches doctrine-of-latches due-process judicial-discretion spiva-v-boyd standing state-law-precedent statute-of-limitations superseding-authority testamentary-capacity undue-influence | Can a trial court and The Supreme Court of Alabama ignore previous Supreme Court of Alabama decisions that protect plaintiffs in cases of undue influe… |