U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Minnesota's Fusion Candidacy Ban: Balancing Associational Rights and Election Regulation

Date: Apr 29, 1997

Minnesota's Fusion Candidacy Ban: Balancing Associational Rights and Election Regulation Introduction Timmons, Acting Director, Ramsey County Department of Property Records and Revenue, et al., v....

Richards v. Wisconsin: Reinforcing the Fourth Amendment's Knock-and-Announce Requirement

Date: Apr 29, 1997

Richards v. Wisconsin: Reinforcing the Fourth Amendment's Knock-and-Announce Requirement Introduction Richards v. Wisconsin, 520 U.S. 385 (1997), is a landmark Supreme Court case that addressed the...

Limiting Tribal Jurisdiction Over Nonmember Civil Claims on State Highways Through Reservations

Date: Apr 29, 1997

Limiting Tribal Jurisdiction Over Nonmember Civil Claims on State Highways Through Reservations Introduction In the landmark case of Strate, Associate Tribal Judge, Tribal Court of the Three...

Title IV-D of the Social Security Act Does Not Confer Individual Enforceable Rights Under Section 1983

Date: Apr 22, 1997

Title IV-D of the Social Security Act Does Not Confer Individual Enforceable Rights Under Section 1983 Introduction In Blessing, Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security v. Freestone et al.,...

Limitations on Special Needs Justification for Suspicionless Drug Testing in Political Candidacy

Date: Apr 16, 1997

Limitations on Special Needs Justification for Suspicionless Drug Testing in Political Candidacy Introduction CHANDLER v. MILLER, 520 U.S. 305 (1997), is a landmark decision by the United States...

Mississippi v. Fordice: Upholding § 5 VRA Preclearance for Significant Voter Registration Changes

Date: Apr 1, 1997

Mississippi v. Fordice: Upholding § 5 VRA Preclearance for Significant Voter Registration Changes Introduction Young et al. v. Fordice et al. (520 U.S. 273, 1997) is a pivotal United States Supreme...

United States v. Lanier: Clarifying the Standard of Notice under 18 U.S.C. §242

Date: Apr 1, 1997

United States v. Lanier: Clarifying the Standard of Notice under 18 U.S.C. §242 Introduction United States v. Lanier, 520 U.S. 259 (1997), addresses the crucial issue of the standard required to...

Must-Carry Provisions Upholding Broadcast Diversity in TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. v. FCC

Date: Apr 1, 1997

Must-Carry Provisions Upholding Broadcast Diversity in TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. v. FCC Introduction Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (520 U.S. 180, 1997)...

Supreme Court Upholds Montana's Parental Notice of Abortion Act: Clarifying Judicial Bypass Standards

Date: Apr 1, 1997

Supreme Court Upholds Montana's Parental Notice of Abortion Act: Clarifying Judicial Bypass Standards Introduction LAMBERT, GALLATIN COUNTY ATTORNEY v. WICKLUND ET AL. (520 U.S. 292) is a landmark...

Expanding Judicial Standing under the Endangered Species Act: Bennett v. Spear Commentary

Date: Mar 20, 1997

Expanding Judicial Standing under the Endangered Species Act: Bennett v. Spear Commentary 1. Introduction Bennett et al. v. Spear et al., 520 U.S. 154 (1997), is a landmark United States Supreme...

Commissioner v. Estate of Hubert: Affirmation of Marital and Charitable Deduction Valuation Principles

Date: Mar 19, 1997

Commissioner v. Estate of Hubert: Affirmation of Marital and Charitable Deduction Valuation Principles Introduction In Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Hubert, Deceased, 520 U.S. 93...

Young v. Harper: Establishing Preparole Equivalence to Parole under Due Process Protections

Date: Mar 19, 1997

Young v. Harper: Establishing Preparole Equivalence to Parole under Due Process Protections Introduction The Supreme Court case Young et al. v. Harper, decided on March 18, 1997, addresses critical...

Vacatur of Ninth Circuit's Judgment in Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona

Date: Mar 4, 1997

Vacatur of Ninth Circuit's Judgment in Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona Introduction Arizonans for Official English et al. v. Arizona et al., 520 U.S. 43 (1997), is a significant Supreme...

Strict Interpretation of 18 U.S.C. §924(c): Federal Firearm Sentences Must Run Consecutively with All Other Imprisonment Terms

Date: Mar 4, 1997

Strict Interpretation of 18 U.S.C. §924(c): Federal Firearm Sentences Must Run Consecutively with All Other Imprisonment Terms Introduction United States v. Gonzales et al., 520 U.S. 1 (1997) is a...

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U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Minnesota's Fusion Candidacy Ban: Balancing Associational Rights and Election Regulation

Richards v. Wisconsin: Reinforcing the Fourth Amendment's Knock-and-Announce Requirement

Limiting Tribal Jurisdiction Over Nonmember Civil Claims on State Highways Through Reservations

Title IV-D of the Social Security Act Does Not Confer Individual Enforceable Rights Under Section 1983

Limitations on Special Needs Justification for Suspicionless Drug Testing in Political Candidacy

Mississippi v. Fordice: Upholding § 5 VRA Preclearance for Significant Voter Registration Changes

United States v. Lanier: Clarifying the Standard of Notice under 18 U.S.C. §242

Must-Carry Provisions Upholding Broadcast Diversity in TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. v. FCC

Supreme Court Upholds Montana's Parental Notice of Abortion Act: Clarifying Judicial Bypass Standards

Expanding Judicial Standing under the Endangered Species Act: Bennett v. Spear Commentary

Commissioner v. Estate of Hubert: Affirmation of Marital and Charitable Deduction Valuation Principles

Young v. Harper: Establishing Preparole Equivalence to Parole under Due Process Protections

Vacatur of Ninth Circuit's Judgment in Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona

Strict Interpretation of 18 U.S.C. §924(c): Federal Firearm Sentences Must Run Consecutively with All Other Imprisonment Terms

Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co.: Upholding the Doctrine of Equivalents in Patent Law

Due Process Requirements for Class-Action Certification: Insights from ADAMS v. ROBERTSON

Materiality Not an Element in 18 U.S.C. §1014 False Statement Crimes: Insights from United States v. Wells et al.

Dunn v. CFTC: Supreme Court Affirms Exemption of Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Options

Extension of Mimms Rule to Passengers: Maryland v. Wilson

Salary-Basis Test for Public-Sector Employees Under FLSA: A Comprehensive Analysis of AUER v. ROBBINS