U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Gender-Based Citizenship Transmission Under Section 1409 Upheld in TUAN ANH NGUYEN v. INS

Date: Jun 12, 2001

Gender-Based Citizenship Transmission Under Section 1409 Upheld in TUAN ANH NGUYEN v. INS Introduction Case: TUAN ANH NGUYEN et al. v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Court: United States...

Strict Enforcement of Interstate Agreement on Detainers: Dismissal with Prejudice When Returned Before Trial - ALABAMA v. BOZEMAN

Date: Jun 12, 2001

Strict Enforcement of Interstate Agreement on Detainers: Dismissal with Prejudice When Returned Before Trial Introduction In the landmark case of ALABAMA v. BOZEMAN (533 U.S. 146, 2001), the United...

Distinct Entities in RICO Liability: Supreme Court Clarifies Corporate Employee and Enterprise Separation

Date: Jun 12, 2001

Distinct Entities in RICO Liability: Supreme Court Clarifies Corporate Employee and Enterprise Separation Introduction The case of Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. King et al. adjudicated by the...

Upholding Gender-Based Distinctions in Citizenship Transmission under 8 U.S.C. §1409

Date: Jun 12, 2001

Upholding Gender-Based Distinctions in Citizenship Transmission under 8 U.S.C. §1409 Introduction The Supreme Court case Tuân Anh Nguyen and Joseph Boulais v. Immigration and Naturalization Service...

Gender-Based Classification in Citizenship Laws Upheld: Nguyen v. INS

Date: Jun 12, 2001

Gender-Based Classification in Citizenship Laws Upheld: Nguyen v. INS Introduction Nguyen v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (533 U.S. 53, 2001) is a pivotal Supreme Court case addressing the...

Jurisdictional Finality and State Court Judgments: Analyzing Florida v. Thomas

Date: Jun 5, 2001

Jurisdictional Finality and State Court Judgments: Analyzing Florida v. Thomas Introduction Florida v. Thomas, 532 U.S. 774 (2001), is a pivotal case addressing the boundaries of the U.S. Supreme...

Front Pay Exempted from Compensatory Damages Cap under §1981a: Analysis of Pollard v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co.

Date: Jun 5, 2001

Front Pay Exempted from Compensatory Damages Cap under §1981a: Analysis of Pollard v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co. Introduction In Pollard v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co., the United States Supreme...

Single-Entity Approach for Calculating Product Liability Loss: United Dominion Industries, Inc. v. United States

Date: Jun 5, 2001

Single-Entity Approach for Calculating Product Liability Loss: United Dominion Industries, Inc. v. United States Introduction The case of United Dominion Industries, Inc. v. United States, decided by...

Strengthening Jury Guidance on Mitigating Evidence in Death Penalty Cases: PENRY v. JOHNSON Commentary

Date: Jun 5, 2001

Strengthening Jury Guidance on Mitigating Evidence in Death Penalty Cases: PENRY v. JOHNSON Commentary Introduction PENRY v. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional...

Establishing Wrongful Death Claims for Negligence under General Maritime Law

Date: Jun 5, 2001

Establishing Wrongful Death Claims for Negligence under General Maritime Law Introduction Norfolk Shipbuilding Drydock Corp. v. Garris, 532 U.S. 811 (2001), is a pivotal United States Supreme Court...

Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof for Supervisory Status Under the NLRA in NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.

Date: May 30, 2001

Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof for Supervisory Status Under the NLRA in NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. Introduction In the landmark case NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care,...

Mandatory Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies for Prisoners Seeking Monetary Damages Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act

Date: May 30, 2001

Mandatory Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies for Prisoners Seeking Monetary Damages Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act Introduction BOOTH v. CHURNER, 532 U.S. 731 (2001), is a landmark...

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U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Gender-Based Citizenship Transmission Under Section 1409 Upheld in TUAN ANH NGUYEN v. INS

Strict Enforcement of Interstate Agreement on Detainers: Dismissal with Prejudice When Returned Before Trial - ALABAMA v. BOZEMAN

Distinct Entities in RICO Liability: Supreme Court Clarifies Corporate Employee and Enterprise Separation

Upholding Gender-Based Distinctions in Citizenship Transmission under 8 U.S.C. §1409

Gender-Based Classification in Citizenship Laws Upheld: Nguyen v. INS

Jurisdictional Finality and State Court Judgments: Analyzing Florida v. Thomas

Front Pay Exempted from Compensatory Damages Cap under §1981a: Analysis of Pollard v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co.

Single-Entity Approach for Calculating Product Liability Loss: United Dominion Industries, Inc. v. United States

Strengthening Jury Guidance on Mitigating Evidence in Death Penalty Cases: PENRY v. JOHNSON Commentary

Establishing Wrongful Death Claims for Negligence under General Maritime Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof for Supervisory Status Under the NLRA in NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.

Mandatory Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies for Prisoners Seeking Monetary Damages Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act

Becker v. Montgomery: Signature Omission on Timely Notice of Appeal is Curable Under Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 11(a)

PGA TOUR, Inc. v. Casey Martin: Expanding ADA Protections in Professional Sports

Buckhannon Board Care Home v. West Virginia: Rejecting the Catalyst Theory for Attorney’s Fees

ATKINSON Trading Co. v. Shirley: Reinforcing Montana’s Restrictions on Tribal Taxation of Non-Indians on Fee Lands

Establishment Clause Implications of Certiorari Denial in CITY OF ELKHART v. BOOKS ET AL

Judicial Estoppel in Interstate Boundary Disputes: NEW HAMPSHIRE v. MAINE

Compensation Clause and Taxation of Federal Judges: Insights from United States v. Hatter

First Amendment Prevails in Disclosures of Illegally Intercepted Communications: BARTNICKI v. VOPPER