diversity jurisdiciton – Binding the Law

7 March 2016

United States Supreme Court holds Maryland real estate trusts, like all unincorporated associations, have citizenship of all their members; summarily reverses capital murder conviction for Brady violation; and holds Alabama must give full faith and credit to Georgia same sex couple adoption decree.

by William Gaskill

2 November 2015

10th Circuit holds sentencing guidelines career criminal residual clause unconstitutionally vague and that Delaware master limited partnerships have citizenship in every state an owner of an interest in them reside.

by William Gaskill

31 March 2015

10th Circuit joins all other circuits to decide the issue and looks to member citizenship to determine citizenship of limited liability company and issues one other opinion.

by William Gaskill

27 January 2015

10th Circuit holds citizenship of trust is determined by citizenship of its members including beneficiaries, holds statutory rape is not a crime of violence, allows an equal pay case to proceed and approves judicial fact finding in sentencing.

by William Gaskill