U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Supreme Court Upholds Strickland's "Reasonable Probability" Standard in Federal Habeas Review: Woodford v. Visciotti

Date: Nov 5, 2002

Supreme Court Upholds Strickland's "Reasonable Probability" Standard in Federal Habeas Review: Woodford v. Visciotti Introduction Woodford, Warden v. Visciotti, 537 U.S. 19 (2002), is a pivotal...

Challenging the Appellate Overreach: INS v. Ventura and the Preservation of Agency Expertise in Asylum Cases

Date: Nov 5, 2002

Challenging the Appellate Overreach: INS v. Ventura and the Preservation of Agency Expertise in Asylum Cases Introduction The Supreme Court case Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Orlando...

Judicial Commentary: Prohibition of Capital Punishment for Juvenile Offenders in In re Stanford

Date: Oct 22, 2002

Judicial Commentary: Prohibition of Capital Punishment for Juvenile Offenders in In re Stanford Introduction The case of In re Stanford, 537 U.S. 968 (2002), centers on the constitutional debate...

Procedural Default Under Rule 32.2(a)(3) is Independent of Federal Law

Date: Jun 29, 2002

Procedural Default Under Rule 32.2(a)(3) is Independent of Federal Law Introduction In Terry L. Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Robert Douglas Smith, 536 U.S. 856 (2002), the...

Strict Scrutiny Applied: First Amendment Violation in Judicial Election Speech Restrictions

Date: Jun 28, 2002

Strict Scrutiny Applied: First Amendment Violation in Judicial Election Speech Restrictions Introduction In the landmark case Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. Suzanne White, Chairperson,...

HOPE v. PELZER: Establishing Clear Limitations on Qualified Immunity for Eighth Amendment Violations in Prison Punishments

Date: Jun 28, 2002

HOPE v. PELZER: Establishing Clear Limitations on Qualified Immunity for Eighth Amendment Violations in Prison Punishments Introduction HOPE v. PELZER, 536 U.S. 730 (2002), is a landmark decision by...

Upholding Suspicionless Drug Testing in School Extracurriculars: Board of Education of ISD No. 92 v. Lindsay Earls

Date: Jun 28, 2002

Upholding Suspicionless Drug Testing in School Extracurriculars: Board of Education of ISD No. 92 v. Lindsay Earls Introduction In Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of...

Establishment Clause and School Choice: Comprehensive Commentary on Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

Date: Jun 28, 2002

Establishment Clause and School Choice: Comprehensive Commentary on Zelman v. Simmons-Harris Introduction Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (536 U.S. 639, 2002) represents a landmark decision by the United...

Overruling Walton: Enhancing the Sixth Amendment Jury Trial Guarantee in Capital Sentencing

Date: Jun 25, 2002

Overruling Walton: Enhancing the Sixth Amendment Jury Trial Guarantee in Capital Sentencing Introduction Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme...

Ruiz v. United States: Limits on Pre-Plea Disclosure of Impeachment Information

Date: Jun 25, 2002

Ruiz v. United States: Limits on Pre-Plea Disclosure of Impeachment Information Introduction United States v. Angela Ruiz is a landmark case adjudicated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2002. The case...

BEK Construction Co. v. NLRB: Supreme Court Limits NLRB's Authority on Retaliatory Litigation

Date: Jun 25, 2002

BEK Construction Co. v. NLRB: Supreme Court Limits NLRB's Authority on Retaliatory Litigation Introduction In BEK Construction Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 536 U.S. 516 (2002), the United...

Single-Offense Interpretation Affirmed for 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A): Brandishing Firearm as Sentencing Factor

Date: Jun 25, 2002

Single-Offense Interpretation Affirmed for 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A): Brandishing Firearm as Sentencing Factor Introduction In the landmark case of William Joseph Harris v. United States, 536 U.S. 545...

Judicial Access and Predicate Causes: Insights from HARBURY v. DEUTCH

Date: Jun 21, 2002

Judicial Access and Predicate Causes: Insights from HARBURY v. DEUTCH Introduction HARBURY v. DEUTCH, 536 U.S. 403 (2002), is a seminal United States Supreme Court case that addressed the intricacies...

FERPA's Limitations Under § 1983: Gonzaga University v. John Doe

Date: Jun 21, 2002

FERPA's Limitations Under § 1983: Gonzaga University v. John Doe Introduction Gonzaga University and Roberta S. League v. John Doe, 536 U.S. 273 (2002), is a pivotal United States Supreme Court case...

Atkins v. Virginia: Prohibiting Capital Punishment for the Mentally Retarded Under the Eighth Amendment

Date: Jun 21, 2002

Atkins v. Virginia: Prohibiting Capital Punishment for the Mentally Retarded Under the Eighth Amendment Introduction Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), was a landmark decision by the United...

Supreme Court Upholds Hot-Deck Imputation in Census, Clarifying Distinctions from Sampling Methods

Date: Jun 21, 2002

Supreme Court Upholds Hot-Deck Imputation in Census, Clarifying Distinctions from Sampling Methods Introduction In UTAH, et al., APPELLANTS v. DONALD L. EVANS, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, et al. ( 536...

Delegation of State Safety Regulatory Authority to Municipalities Under 49 U.S.C. §14501(c): Columbus v. Ours Garage

Date: Jun 21, 2002

Delegation of State Safety Regulatory Authority to Municipalities Under 49 U.S.C. §14501(c): City of Columbus et al. v. Ours Garage and Wrecker Service, Inc., et al. Introduction City of Columbus et...

ERISA Non-Preemption of State HMO Act: Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran

Date: Jun 21, 2002

ERISA Non-Preemption of State HMO Act: Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran Introduction In the landmark case of Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the intricate...

Limitation on Remedies under ADA §202 and Rehabilitation Act §504: Punitive Damages Unavailable

Date: Jun 18, 2002

Limitation on Remedies under ADA §202 and Rehabilitation Act §504: Punitive Damages Unavailable Introduction In the landmark case KAY BARNES, in her official capacity as member of the Board of Police...

Permit Requirements for Door-to-Door Advocacy Violate First Amendment Rights

Date: Jun 18, 2002

Permit Requirements for Door-to-Door Advocacy Violate First Amendment Rights Introduction In the landmark case of Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Village of Stratton, decided on...

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