Monroe v. United States: Upholding Default Voting Rules under the Voting Rights Act Introduction City of Monroe et al. v. United States, 522 U.S. 34 (1997), presents a pivotal case concerning the...
Intent to Defraud Not Required for Misapplication of Title IV Funds - Bates v. United States Introduction Bates v. United States, 522 U.S. 23 (1997) is a landmark case adjudicated by the United...
Overruling Albrecht: State Oil Co. v. Barkat U. Khan and Khan Associates, Inc. (522 U.S. 3) Introduction In State Oil Company v. Barkat U. Khan and Khan Associates, Inc. (522 U.S. 3, 1997), the...
Enhancing Judicial Authority: Supreme Court Clarifies Summary Contempt Powers in Watson v. Pounders Introduction Watson v. Pounders is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court,...
Federal Government Cannot Compel State Law Enforcement Officers: Insights from Printz v. United States Introduction In the landmark case Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997), the United...
Vacco v. Quill: Upholding the Prohibition on Assisted Suicide under Equal Protection Introduction Vacco v. Quill, 521 U.S. 793 (1997), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that...
Standing of Legislators in Constitutional Challenges: An Analysis of Raines v. Byrd Introduction Raines v. Byrd (521 U.S. 811, 1997) is a landmark Supreme Court decision that addresses the issue of...
Washington v. Glucksberg: Supreme Court Upholds State Prohibition on Assisted Suicide Introduction Washington v. Glucksberg (521 U.S. 702, 1997) is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme...
CDA's Indecent and Patently Offensive Communication Restrictions Unconstitutional Under the First Amendment Introduction In the landmark case of Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997), the...
Boerne v. Flores: RFRA Exceeds Congressional Enforcement Power under the Fourteenth Amendment Introduction Boerne v. Flores is a landmark Supreme Court decision rendered on June 25, 1997, addressing...
Limits of Settlement-Only Class Certifications under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23: Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor Introduction The United States Supreme Court's decision in Amchem Products,...
UNITED STATES v. O'HAGAN: Establishing the Misappropriation Theory of Insider Trading under §10(b) and Rule 10b-5 Introduction United States v. James Herman O'Hagan is a landmark case decided by the...
Judicial Endorsement of Judicially-Produced Redistricting Plan: C. Martin Lawyer III v. Department of Justice et al. Introduction C. Martin Lawyer III, Appellant v. Department of Justice et al. is a...
Compelled Funding of Generic Advertising in Agricultural Marketing Orders and the First Amendment: Supreme Court's Decision in Glickman v. Wileman Brothers Elliott Introduction In Dan Glickman,...
Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe: Reinforcing Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity in Tribal Land Disputes Introduction The landmark case of Idaho et al. v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho et al. (521 U.S....
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 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 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 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 Introduction Agostini et al. v. Felton et al., 521 U.S. 203 (1997), marks a pivotal moment in the Supreme Court's...