U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Wyoming v. Houghton: Affirming Warrantless Searches of Passenger Property with Probable Cause

Date: Apr 6, 1999

Wyoming v. Houghton: Affirming Warrantless Searches of Passenger Property with Probable Cause Introduction Wyoming v. Houghton (526 U.S. 295, 1999) is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme...

Supreme Court Establishes Boundaries for Qualified Immunity in Attorney Practice Interferences

Date: Apr 6, 1999

Supreme Court Establishes Boundaries for Qualified Immunity in Attorney Practice Interferences Introduction The landmark case Conn et al v. Gabbert (526 U.S. 286, 1999) addressed critical issues...

Murphy Brothers v. Michetti Pipe Stringing: Clarifying Removal Timelines Under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)

Date: Apr 6, 1999

Murphy Brothers v. Michetti Pipe Stringing: Clarifying Removal Timelines Under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b) Introduction Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc., 526 U.S. 344 (1999), is a...

Redefining Venue for Firearm Offenses in Relation to Violent Crimes: United States v. Rodriguez-Moreno

Date: Mar 31, 1999

Redefining Venue for Firearm Offenses in Relation to Violent Crimes: United States v. Rodriguez-Moreno Introduction United States v. Rodriguez-Moreno, 526 U.S. 275 (1999), addresses a critical issue...

Supreme Court Establishes APA Standards for Federal Circuit Review of PTO Factfinding

Date: Mar 25, 1999

Supreme Court Establishes APA Standards for Federal Circuit Review of PTO Factfinding Introduction The Supreme Court case Q. Todd Dickinson, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Wallace...

Supreme Court Clarifies Elements versus Sentencing Factors in Federal Carjacking Statute

Date: Mar 25, 1999

Supreme Court Clarifies Elements versus Sentencing Factors in Federal Carjacking Statute Introduction Jones v. United States, 526 U.S. 227 (1999), is a pivotal Supreme Court case that addresses the...

Chippewa Usufructuary Rights Affirmed: Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians

Date: Mar 25, 1999

Chippewa Usufructuary Rights Affirmed: Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians Introduction In the landmark decision of Minnesota et al. v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians et al., 526...

Kumho Tire v. Carmichael: Extending Daubert's Reliability Standards to Technical and Specialized Testimony

Date: Mar 24, 1999

Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael: Extending Daubert's Reliability Standards to Technical and Specialized Testimony Introduction In Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), the United...

Discriminatory Franchise Tax on Foreign Corporations Violates Commerce Clause

Date: Mar 24, 1999

Discriminatory Franchise Tax on Foreign Corporations Violates Commerce Clause Introduction In South Central Bell Telephone Co. et al. v. Alabama et al., 526 U.S. 160 (1999), the United States Supreme...

Supreme Court Upholds Exemption of University Professors from Collective Bargaining Over Workload

Date: Mar 23, 1999

Supreme Court Upholds Exemption of University Professors from Collective Bargaining Over Workload Introduction In the landmark case CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY v. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY...

LaGRAND v. STEWART: Waiver of Eighth Amendment Protections in Capital Execution

Date: Mar 4, 1999

LaGRAND v. STEWART: Waiver of Eighth Amendment Protections in Capital Execution Introduction LaGRAND v. STEWART is a significant United States Supreme Court decision rendered on March 3, 1999. The...

Expansion of "Related Services" Under IDEA: Analysis of Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.

Date: Mar 4, 1999

Expansion of "Related Services" Under IDEA: Analysis of Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. Introduction Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. is a landmark 1999...

Supreme Court Clarifies State Action in Workers' Compensation: Private Insurers Excluded from Fourteenth Amendment Constraints

Date: Mar 4, 1999

Supreme Court Clarifies State Action in Workers' Compensation: Private Insurers Excluded from Fourteenth Amendment Constraints Introduction In the landmark case American Manufacturers Mutual...

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U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Wyoming v. Houghton: Affirming Warrantless Searches of Passenger Property with Probable Cause

Supreme Court Establishes Boundaries for Qualified Immunity in Attorney Practice Interferences

Murphy Brothers v. Michetti Pipe Stringing: Clarifying Removal Timelines Under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)

Redefining Venue for Firearm Offenses in Relation to Violent Crimes: United States v. Rodriguez-Moreno

Supreme Court Establishes APA Standards for Federal Circuit Review of PTO Factfinding

Supreme Court Clarifies Elements versus Sentencing Factors in Federal Carjacking Statute

Chippewa Usufructuary Rights Affirmed: Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians

Kumho Tire v. Carmichael: Extending Daubert's Reliability Standards to Technical and Specialized Testimony

Discriminatory Franchise Tax on Foreign Corporations Violates Commerce Clause

Supreme Court Upholds Exemption of University Professors from Collective Bargaining Over Workload

LaGRAND v. STEWART: Waiver of Eighth Amendment Protections in Capital Execution

Expansion of "Related Services" Under IDEA: Analysis of Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.

Supreme Court Clarifies State Action in Workers' Compensation: Private Insurers Excluded from Fourteenth Amendment Constraints

Supreme Court Affirms Authority of FLRA to Determine Midterm Bargaining Obligations

Conditional Intent in Federal Carjacking Statute: Holloway AKA Ali v. United States

Taxation of Federal Contractors on Indian Reservations: Arizona Dept. of Revenue v. Blaze Construction Co.

Peguero v. United States: Implications of Rule 32(a)(2) on Habeas Relief

Exclusive Judicial Jurisdiction in Deportation Proceedings: Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

Jurisdictional Boundaries in Medicare Reimbursement: An Analysis of Your Home Visiting Nurse Services, Inc. v. Shalala

Title IX Applicability to Private Associations: NCAA v. Smith Analysis