U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Skidmore Deference to Customs Classification Rulings Established in United States v. Mead Corporation

Date: Jun 19, 2001

Skidmore Deference to Customs Classification Rulings Established in United States v. Mead Corporation Introduction United States v. Mead Corporation, 533 U.S. 218 (2001) marks a significant...

Walker v. Duncan: Clarifying Tolling Provisions in Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions

Date: Jun 19, 2001

Walker v. Duncan: Clarifying Tolling Provisions in Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions Introduction Walker v. Duncan, 533 U.S. 167 (2001), is a pivotal Supreme Court decision that addresses the...

Kyllo v. United States: Thermal Imaging and Fourth Amendment Protections

Date: Jun 12, 2001

Kyllo v. United States: Thermal Imaging and Fourth Amendment Protections Introduction Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that...

KANSAS v. COLORADO: Upholding State Sovereignty and Prejudgment Interest in Interstate Compact Violations

Date: Jun 12, 2001

KANSAS v. COLORADO: Upholding State Sovereignty and Prejudgment Interest in Interstate Compact Violations Introduction KANSAS v. COLORADO, 533 U.S. 1 (2001), is a landmark decision by the United...

Good News Club v. Milford Central School: Defining Unconstitutional Viewpoint Discrimination in Limited Public Forums

Date: Jun 12, 2001

Good News Club v. Milford Central School: Defining Unconstitutional Viewpoint Discrimination in Limited Public Forums Introduction Good News Club et al. v. Milford Central School, 533 U.S. 98 (2001),...

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...

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...

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...

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

Skidmore Deference to Customs Classification Rulings Established in United States v. Mead Corporation

Walker v. Duncan: Clarifying Tolling Provisions in Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions

Kyllo v. United States: Thermal Imaging and Fourth Amendment Protections

KANSAS v. COLORADO: Upholding State Sovereignty and Prejudgment Interest in Interstate Compact Violations

Good News Club v. Milford Central School: Defining Unconstitutional Viewpoint Discrimination in Limited Public Forums

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

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

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

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