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(Note that since I do not have PACER access and some of the cases I follow are state court cases, this information may be incomplete.  Also, I may neglect to update it on a regular basis.)
 
(Note that since I do not have PACER access and some of the cases I follow are state court cases, this information may be incomplete.  Also, I may neglect to update it on a regular basis.)
  
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;''Applewhite v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'', before Pa. Supreme Court
 
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:ACLU-led challenge to Pennsylvania's [[Voter ID]] law.  Judge Simpson denied the Petitioners' motion for an injunction barring the enforcement of the law, given that Pennsylvania's Department of State is scheduled to roll out a special ID that does not require a birth certificate or a Social Security card, and given that there is a post-election opportunity to challenge the exclusion of a ballot due to enforcement of the Voter ID law.
 
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:On September 18, the Supreme Court remanded to Commonwealth Court for Judge Simpson to make another determination as to whether all eligible Pennsylvania voters will be able to obtain voter ID before the November elections.
 
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:On October 2, Judge Simpson issued a preliminary injunction for the 2012 election in November.  In that election, poll workers will request ID, but those not providing ID will cast regular ballots and will not have to take further steps that would otherwise be required (such as later providing an ID).
 
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:Portions of the law (including the photo voter ID provision at the polls) were permanently enjoined on Friday, January 17.  The portion of the law pertaining to absentee ballots was not challenged and remains in effect.
 
 
;''Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co.'', before Cal. Supreme Court
 
;''Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co.'', before Cal. Supreme Court
 
:After SCOTUS's ''[[AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion]]'' decision holding state rules requiring class actions to be available as preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act, the California Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's refusal to grant Valencia's motion to compel arbitration on the grounds that the contractual provision for an appeal in certain circumstances and the carve-out for relief Valencia would be likely to seek was substantively unconscionable.  Valencia petitioned for certiorari, and the California Supreme Court granted it; the Supreme Court will determine whether the Court of Appeals' refusal to enforce the arbitration provision on the grounds of the one-sidedness of the appeals clause and the carve-out for relief likely to be sought by Valencia is also preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.
 
:After SCOTUS's ''[[AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion]]'' decision holding state rules requiring class actions to be available as preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act, the California Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's refusal to grant Valencia's motion to compel arbitration on the grounds that the contractual provision for an appeal in certain circumstances and the carve-out for relief Valencia would be likely to seek was substantively unconscionable.  Valencia petitioned for certiorari, and the California Supreme Court granted it; the Supreme Court will determine whether the Court of Appeals' refusal to enforce the arbitration provision on the grounds of the one-sidedness of the appeals clause and the carve-out for relief likely to be sought by Valencia is also preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.

Revision as of 04:38, May 23, 2015

Hello, this is my user page.

I guess I can post more details about myself, but that will have to wait.

Disclaimer

In the interests of avoiding scandal, I present the following disclaimer to clarify my role as a Conservapedia editor:

My edits should only be construed as endorsement of text that I author and introduce. I do not endorse text written by other authors. In particular, I do not endorse the Conservative Bible Project.

Shameless self-promotion

One of my side projects is creating a federal bill to give consumers and employees in arbitration due process protections, based on Jeff Sessions's Fair Arbitration Act. This project is discussed on my blog.

Court cases I'm following

(Note that since I do not have PACER access and some of the cases I follow are state court cases, this information may be incomplete. Also, I may neglect to update it on a regular basis.)

Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co., before Cal. Supreme Court
After SCOTUS's AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion decision holding state rules requiring class actions to be available as preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act, the California Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's refusal to grant Valencia's motion to compel arbitration on the grounds that the contractual provision for an appeal in certain circumstances and the carve-out for relief Valencia would be likely to seek was substantively unconscionable. Valencia petitioned for certiorari, and the California Supreme Court granted it; the Supreme Court will determine whether the Court of Appeals' refusal to enforce the arbitration provision on the grounds of the one-sidedness of the appeals clause and the carve-out for relief likely to be sought by Valencia is also preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.
The sad part is that it has been nearly three and a half years since the Court of Appeals' ruling, and the California Supreme Court finally held oral arguments on May 5, 2015 (meaning that a decision is due in August 2015). These sorts of delays in the court system may well defeat the point of agreeing to arbitration.

Quotes

“ Respect for the reputation of persons forbids every attitude and word likely to cause them unjust injury. He becomes guilty:
--of rash judgment who, even tacitly, assumes as true, without sufficient foundation, the moral fault of a neighbor;
--of detraction who, without objectively valid reason, discloses another's faults and failings to persons who did not know them;
--of calumny who, by remarks contrary to the truth, harms the reputation of others and gives occasion for false judgments concerning them.
 ”

—CCC 2477


“ Genghis Khant still upset about 50,026 Word Dynamo test score, 4rth place finish in spelling bee and university writing tutor position ”

—User:Conservative

(the source is the edit summary for this edit.)


“ I wish we could drop into the Potomac all those obsolescent conservatives who are still preoccupied with Alger Hiss and General MacArthur, and who keep trotting out laissez faire economics and other dead horses. They make the Republican party look musty to millions of ignored working-class people who are looking for a party that relates to their needs. ”

—Kevin Phillips

(source, James Boyd, "Nixon's Southern strategy: 'It's All in the Charts'", New York Times, May 17, 1970, p. 215)


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—Andy Schlafly

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