U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Control as the Principal Factor in Defining Employee Status under the ADA: Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P.C. v. Wells

Date: Apr 23, 2003

Control as the Principal Factor in Defining Employee Status under the ADA: Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P.C. v. Wells Introduction Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P.C. v. Wells is a...

Virginia v. Black ET AL.: Defining the Limits of First Amendment Protections on Cross Burning

Date: Apr 8, 2003

Virginia v. Black ET AL.: Defining the Limits of First Amendment Protections on Cross Burning Introduction Virginia v. Black ET AL., 538 U.S. 343 (2003), is a pivotal Supreme Court case that...

Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements in RICO Claims: Supreme Court Reverses Lower Courts

Date: Apr 8, 2003

Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements in RICO Claims: Supreme Court Reverses Lower Courts Introduction In the landmark case PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc., et al. v. Book et al. AJ, the United...

State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Campbell: Supreme Court Sets New Limits on Punitive Damages

Date: Apr 8, 2003

State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Campbell: Supreme Court Sets New Limits on Punitive Damages Introduction In State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell, 538 U.S. 408 (2003), the...

Kentucky AWP Statutes Upheld: Establishing State Regulation Over Insurance Practices under ERISA

Date: Apr 3, 2003

Kentucky AWP Statutes Upheld: Establishing State Regulation Over Insurance Practices under ERISA Introduction In the landmark case Kentucky Association of Health Plans, Inc., et al. v. Miller,...

Branch v. Smith: Affirming Judicial Authority in Congressional Redistricting under the Voting Rights Act

Date: Apr 1, 2003

Branch v. Smith: Affirming Judicial Authority in Congressional Redistricting under the Voting Rights Act Introduction Branch et al. v. Smith et al. (538 U.S. 254) is a significant United States...

Undischargeability of Settlement Debts for Fraud: Archer v. Warner

Date: Apr 1, 2003

Undischargeability of Settlement Debts for Fraud: Archer v. Warner Introduction In the landmark case Archer et ux. v. Warner, the United States Supreme Court addressed the critical issue of whether a...

Regulatory Takings and the IOLTA Program: An Analysis of Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington

Date: Mar 27, 2003

Regulatory Takings and the IOLTA Program: An Analysis of Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington Introduction In the landmark case of Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington (538 U.S. 216, 2003), the...

Requiring Clear Evidence of Discriminatory Intent in Equal Protection Claims: Analysis of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation

Date: Mar 26, 2003

Requiring Clear Evidence of Discriminatory Intent in Equal Protection Claims: Analysis of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation Introduction Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, et al. v. Buckeye...

Threshold for AEDPA Applicability in Federal Habeas Proceedings: Insights from Woodford v. Garceau

Date: Mar 26, 2003

Threshold for AEDPA Applicability in Federal Habeas Proceedings: Insights from Woodford v. Garceau Introduction Woodford v. Garceau, 538 U.S. 202 (2003), is a landmark Supreme Court decision that...

Kenyeres v. Ashcroft: Clarifying Standards for Temporary Stay of Removal

Date: Mar 22, 2003

Kenyeres v. Ashcroft: Clarifying Standards for Temporary Stay of Removal Introduction Kenyeres v. Ashcroft, 538 U.S. 1301 (2003), is a pivotal case adjudicated by the United States Supreme Court that...

Recovery for Fear of Future Illness under FELA: Insights from Norfolk Western Railway Co. v. Ayers Et Al.

Date: Mar 11, 2003

Recovery for Fear of Future Illness under FELA: Insights from Norfolk Western Railway Co. v. Ayers Et Al. Introduction Norfolk Western Railway Co. v. Ayers Et Al. (538 U.S. 135) is a landmark...

Expansion of False Claims Act Liability to Local Governments

Date: Mar 11, 2003

Expansion of False Claims Act Liability to Local Governments Introduction Cook County, Illinois v. United States ex rel. Chandler (538 U.S. 119, 2003) is a landmark decision by the United States...

Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. Doe: Upholding Statutory Classification Over Procedural Due Process

Date: Mar 6, 2003

Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. Doe: Upholding Statutory Classification Over Procedural Due Process Introduction In the landmark case of Connecticut Department of Public Safety et al. v....

Clarifying AEDPA's 'Unreasonable Application' Standard in Lockyer v. Andrade

Date: Mar 6, 2003

Clarifying AEDPA's 'Unreasonable Application' Standard in Lockyer v. Andrade Introduction Lockyer, Attorney General of California v. Andrade, 538 U.S. 63 (2003), is a pivotal Supreme Court decision...

Three Strikes and You're Out: Ewing v. California and the Proportionality Principle under the Eighth Amendment

Date: Mar 6, 2003

Three Strikes and You're Out: Ewing v. California and the Proportionality Principle under the Eighth Amendment Introduction Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11 (2003), is a landmark case in which the...

Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act Upheld as Nonpunitive under the Ex Post Facto Clause

Date: Mar 6, 2003

Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act Upheld as Nonpunitive under the Ex Post Facto Clause Introduction In the landmark case Smith et al. v. Doe et al., 538 U.S. 84 (2003), the United States Supreme...

Allocation of R&D Expenses Under DISC Regulations: Insights from Boeing Co. v. United States

Date: Mar 5, 2003

Allocation of R&D Expenses Under DISC Regulations: Insights from Boeing Co. v. United States Introduction Boeing Co. et al. v. United States, 537 U.S. 437 (2003), is a landmark case adjudicated by...

Victor's Little Secret v. Victoria's Secret: Clarifying Actual Dilution Requirements under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act

Date: Mar 5, 2003

Victor's Little Secret v. Victoria's Secret: Clarifying Actual Dilution Requirements under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act Introduction In the landmark case of Victor's Little Secret v. Victoria's...

Indian Tucker Act Jurisdiction Expanded: United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe

Date: Mar 5, 2003

Indian Tucker Act Jurisdiction Expanded: United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe Introduction United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe (537 U.S. 465, 2003) marks a significant development in...

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