U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

AEDPA's Chapter 153 Amendments Do Not Retroactively Apply to Pending Noncapital Habeas Corpus Cases

Date: Jun 24, 1997

AEDPA's Chapter 153 Amendments Do Not Retroactively Apply to Pending Noncapital Habeas Corpus Cases Introduction In LINDH v. MURPHY, Warden (521 U.S. 320, 1997), the United States Supreme Court...

Kansas v. Hendricks: Upholding Civil Commitment for Sexually Violent Predators

Date: Jun 24, 1997

Kansas v. Hendricks: Upholding Civil Commitment for Sexually Violent Predators Introduction Kansas v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346 (1997), is a seminal U.S. Supreme Court case that examined the...

Limits on FELA Recovery for Emotional Distress and Medical Monitoring: Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. v. Buckley

Date: Jun 24, 1997

Limits on FELA Recovery for Emotional Distress and Medical Monitoring: Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. v. Buckley Introduction Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. v. Buckley, 521 U.S. 424 (1997), is...

Private Prison Guards Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

Date: Jun 24, 1997

Private Prison Guards Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Introduction In Richardson et al. v. McKnight (521 U.S. 399, 1997), the United States Supreme Court addressed a pivotal...

Establishment Clause Reaffirmed: Overruling Aguilar and Ball in Agostini v. Felton

Date: Jun 24, 1997

Establishment Clause Reaffirmed: Overruling Aguilar and Ball in Agostini v. Felton Introduction Agostini et al. v. Felton et al., 521 U.S. 203 (1997), marks a pivotal moment in the Supreme Court's...

Ownership of Submerged Lands: Insights from United States v. Alaska (521 U.S. 1)

Date: Jun 20, 1997

Ownership of Submerged Lands: Insights from United States v. Alaska (521 U.S. 1) Introduction United States v. Alaska, 521 U.S. 1 (1997), addressed a significant dispute between the federal...

Supreme Court Rejects 'Last Predicate Act' Rule in Civil RICO Accrual, Mandates Reasonable Diligence for Fraudulent Concealment

Date: Jun 20, 1997

Supreme Court Rejects 'Last Predicate Act' Rule in Civil RICO Accrual, Mandates Reasonable Diligence for Fraudulent Concealment Introduction In the landmark case of Klehr et al. v. A.O. Smith Corp....

Supreme Court Affirms Judicial Redistricting Standards in Abrams v. Johnson

Date: Jun 20, 1997

Supreme Court Affirms Judicial Redistricting Standards in Ameris v. Johnson Introduction Ameris v. Johnson is a landmark Supreme Court decision rendered on June 19, 1997, addressing the contentious...

Nominal Compensation Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Insights from METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE CO. v. RAMBO

Date: Jun 20, 1997

Nominal Compensation Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Insights from METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE CO. v. RAMBO Introduction The Supreme Court case METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE CO. v....

Simmons Rule Affirmed as a New Standard under Teague in O'DELL v. NETHERLAND

Date: Jun 20, 1997

Simmons Rule Affirmed as a New Standard under Teague in O'DELL v. NETHERLAND Introduction O'DELL v. NETHERLAND, Warden, et al., 521 U.S. 151 (1997), is a pivotal case in the realm of U.S. Supreme...

Non-Retroactivity of FCA Amendments in Qui Tam Suits: Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Schumer

Date: Jun 17, 1997

Non-Retroactivity of FCA Amendments in Qui Tam Suits: Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Schumer Introduction Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Schumer is a pivotal United States...

Replacement-Value Standard for Cram Down Claims in Bankruptcy Established in Associates Commercial Corp. v. Rash

Date: Jun 17, 1997

Replacement-Value Standard for Cram Down Claims in Bankruptcy Established in Associates Commercial Corp. v. Rash Introduction Associates Commercial Corp. v. Rash et ux., 520 U.S. 953 (1997), is a...

Upholding Physician-Only Abortion Restrictions: An Analysis of Mazurek v. Armstrong

Date: Jun 17, 1997

Upholding Physician-Only Abortion Restrictions: An Analysis of Mazurek v. Armstrong Introduction Mazurek, Attorney General of Montana v. Armstrong et al., 520 U.S. 968 (1997), is a pivotal Supreme...

Establishing "Good Cause" for Discovery in Judicial Bias Claims: Insights from BRACY v. GRAMLEY, Warden

Date: Jun 10, 1997

Establishing "Good Cause" for Discovery in Judicial Bias Claims: Insights from BRACY v. GRAMLEY, Warden Introduction BRACY v. GRAMLEY, Warden, 520 U.S. 899 (1997), is a landmark decision by the...

State Courts Not Required to Allow Interlocutory Appeals on Qualified Immunity: Johnson v. Fankell

Date: Jun 10, 1997

State Courts Not Required to Allow Interlocutory Appeals on Qualified Immunity: Johnson et al. v. Fankell Introduction Johnson et al. v. Fankell, 520 U.S. 911 (1997), addressed a critical issue...

Due Process in Suspension of Tenured Public Employees: Insights from Gilbert v. Homar

Date: Jun 10, 1997

Due Process in Suspension of Tenured Public Employees: Insights from Gilbert v. Homar Introduction The United States Supreme Court case GILBERT, PRESIDENT, EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY, ET AL. v....

ERISA Preemption and State Taxation: Insights from De Buono v. NYSA-ILA Medical and Clinical Services Fund

Date: Jun 3, 1997

ERISA Preemption and State Taxation: Insights from De Buono v. NYSA-ILA Medical and Clinical Services Fund Introduction The Supreme Court case De Buono, New York Commissioner of Health, et al. v....

McMillian v. Monroe County: Defining County Liability Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

Date: Jun 3, 1997

McMillian v. Monroe County: Defining County Liability Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Introduction McMillian v. Monroe County, Alabama, 520 U.S. 781 (1997), is a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court decision that...

Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services of Central Arkansas: Limiting Federal Judicial Intervention in State Tax Matters

Date: Jun 3, 1997

Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services of Central Arkansas: Limiting Federal Judicial Intervention in State Tax Matters 1. Introduction Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services of Central Arkansas et al., 520 U.S....

ERISA Pre-empts State Community Property Laws in Testamentary Transfers: BOGGS v. BOGGS ET AL.

Date: Jun 3, 1997

ERISA Pre-empts State Community Property Laws in Testamentary Transfers: BOGGS v. BOGGS ET AL. 1. Introduction BOGGS v. BOGGS ET AL. (520 U.S. 833, 1997) is a landmark decision by the United States...

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