recusal of judges – Binding the Law

29 January 2018

10th Circuit affirms convictions for symbolic ATV ride in restricted federal land; reverses dismissal based on Rooker-Feldman doctrine; affirms dismissal of cases against credit card companies; holds the automatic stay in bankruptcy does not apply to attorney fee award in related state court case; and remands motion to vacate consent decrees for analysis under correct legal standard; and reverses an order to reamd claims to state court.

by William Gaskill

9 June 2016

United States Supreme Court holds it is structural error for prosecutor with significant personal insolvent in as case to later serve as appellate judge in post-conviction review of the case; hold United States and Puerto Rico are the same sovereign for double jeopardy purposes; and holds federal district courts have inherent authority to recall juries when verdict is legally impermissible.

by William Gaskill