Constitutional Law - Supreme Court Avoids Lawfulness of Enemy Combatants' Detention by Resolving Case on Jurisdictional Grounds -

Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 124 S. Ct. 2711 (2004)

 

Constitutional Law - Defendant's Sixth Amendment Rights Violated

when Court's Sentencing Exceeds Statutory Maximum -

Blakely v. Washington, 124 S. Ct. 2531 (2004)

 

Constitutional Law - States Must Protect, but Not Sponsor,

Free Exercise of Religion - Locke v. Davey, 540 U.S. 712 (2004)

 

Constitutional Law - Foreign Affairs Power Preempts California Law:  Federal Government to Resolve Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims -

American Insurance Association v. Garamendi, 539 U.S. 396 (2003)

 

Family Law - California Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Grandparent Visitation Statute Without Requiring Clear and Convincing Evidence -

In re Marriage of Harris, 96 P.3d 141 (Cal. 2004)