Search : U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals : murphy
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| Court: | U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Topic: | Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Transportation |
| Title: | Aux Sable Liquid Products v. Murphy |
| Date: | 05/19/08 |
| Case Number: | 07-1402 |
| Summary: | In an appeal involving the scope of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) preemption after defendant limited access to Interstate 57 on its local road to vehicles weighing less than 14 tons, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) section 31114 of the STAA prohibits states from denying commercial vehicles "reasonable access" to and from the interstate while allowing state and local government to use their police powers over state highways and local roads so long as they do not impede "reasonable access" for commercial vehicles; and 2) although the STAA does not prohibit denying any form of access to and from the interstate, preemption occurs when reasonable access is denied. |
| Court: | U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Topic: | Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law |
| Title: | Murphy v. Astrue |
| Date: | 07/13/07 |
| Case Number: | 06-2422 |
| Summary: | Denial of Supplemental Security Income for a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is reversed and remanded where the ALJ's failure to contact a psychologist after receiving certain documents, and the ALJ's discounting, without explanation, of information in the documents that supported a conclusion that the child was disabled, resulted in a lack of substantial evidence supporting the ALJ's decision. |
| Court: | U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Topic: | Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Tax Law |
| Title: | US v. Murphy |
| Date: | 12/08/06 |
| Case Number: | 06-1309 |
| Summary: | Conviction on multiple counts of filing fraudulent tax returns and failing to file tax returns is affirmed where: 1) defendant's claim that his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights were violated failed because the Sixth Amendment does not protect defendants who engage in stalling tactics associated with selecting an attorney and the Fifth Amendment does not apply until the government seeks to use evidence against the defendant in court; and 2) any error in jury instructions did not prejudice the defendant. |
| Court: | U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Topic: | Criminal Law & Procedure |
| Title: | US v. Murphy |
| Date: | 05/04/05 |
| Case Number: | 04-2032 |
| Summary: | Defendant's conviction for tampering with a witness who was going to testify is affirmed over his claim that the charge was tainted by a faulty jury instruction. |