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West Virginia, 100 U.S. 303 (1880), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States about racial discrimination and United States constitutional criminal procedure. [1] Strauder was the first instance where the Supreme Court reversed a state court decision denying a defendant 's motion to remove his criminal trial to federal ...
Virginia v. West Virginia, 220 U.S. 1 (1911), is a unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the state of West Virginia was bound by its constitution to pay one-third of the outstanding debt of the commonwealth of Virginia as of January 1, 1861. [1]
A plea in equity, in the common law, is a statement of facts raised by a defendant which operates as a defense to an equitable claim raised by the plaintiff.Traditionally, the plea is required to state new facts, additional to those set forth in the plaintiff's bill in equity, and these facts must support a dispositive defense to the claim such as the passage of a statute of limitations ...
Equitable defenses are usually affirmative defenses asking the court to excuse an act because the party bringing the cause of action has acted in some inequitable way. Traditionally equitable defenses were only available at the Court of Equity and not available at common law.
It is an unreasonable delay that can be viewed as prejudicing the opposing party. When asserted in litigation, it is an equity defense, that is, a defense to a claim for an equitable remedy. It is often understood in comparison to a statute of limitations, a statutory defense, which traditionally is a defense to a claim "at law".
Multiple states have new laws taking effect on Jan. 1, from abortion restrictions to minimum wage bumps. ... West Virginia's new ban allows treatment with parental consent and approval from two ...
The Constitution of the State of West Virginia [1] is the supreme law of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It expresses the rights of the state's citizens and provides the framework for the organization of law and government. West Virginia is governed under its second and current constitution, which dates from 1872.
Stricter self-defense laws would hurt vulnerable people the most “The fact that our system is unfair in its punitiveness is not a convincing reason to make it even more punitive. A system that ...