U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Threshold for Discovery in Selective Prosecution Claims Established in United States v. Armstrong et al.

Date: May 14, 1996

Threshold for Discovery in Selective Prosecution Claims Established in United States v. Armstrong et al. Introduction United States v. Armstrong et al. (517 U.S. 456) is a landmark Supreme Court...

44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island: Strengthening First Amendment Protections for Commercial Speech

Date: May 14, 1996

44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island: Strengthening First Amendment Protections for Commercial Speech Introduction The landmark case of 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island, decided by the U.S. Supreme...

United Food and Commercial Workers Union v. Brown Shoe Co.: Redefining Associational Standing Under the WARN Act

Date: May 14, 1996

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 751 v. Brown Shoe Co.: Redefining Associational Standing Under the WARN Act Introduction In United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 751 v. Brown...

Strict Adherence to Federal Rule 29(c): Insights from Carlisle v. United States

Date: Apr 30, 1996

Strict Adherence to Federal Rule 29(c): Insights from Carlisle v. United States Introduction Carlisle v. United States, 517 U.S. 416 (1996), is a pivotal Supreme Court decision addressing the...

Markman v. Westview Instruments: Judicial Construction of Patent Claims

Date: Apr 24, 1996

Markman v. Westview Instruments: Judicial Construction of Patent Claims Introduction MARKMAN v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., 517 U.S. 370 (1996), is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that...

Holly Farms Corp. v. NLRB: Defining Employee Status for Live-Haul Crews under the NLRA

Date: Apr 24, 1996

Holly Farms Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board: Defining Employee Status for Live-Haul Crews under the NLRA Introduction Holly Farms Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board, 517 U.S. 392 (1996),...

Due Process Protection and the Burden of Proof in Competency Proceedings: Cooper v. Oklahoma

Date: Apr 17, 1996

Due Process Protection and the Burden of Proof in Competency Proceedings: Cooper v. Oklahoma Introduction Cooper v. Oklahoma, 517 U.S. 348 (1996), addresses a critical issue in criminal law: the...

Age Discrimination in Employment: Reversing Prima Facie Requirements under the ADEA

Date: Apr 2, 1996

Age Discrimination in Employment: Reversing Prima Facie Requirements under the ADEA Introduction In O'CONNOR v. CONSOLIDATED COIN CATERERS CORP., the United States Supreme Court addressed a pivotal...

Limitation of Equitable Dismissal in First Federal Habeas Petitions: LONCHAR v. THOMAS, Warden

Date: Apr 2, 1996

Limitation of Equitable Dismissal in First Federal Habeas Petitions: LONCHAR v. THOMAS, Warden Introduction LONCHAR v. THOMAS, Warden, 517 U.S. 314 (1996), is a pivotal United States Supreme Court...

Expanding Voting Rights Act §5 to Political Party Conventions: Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia

Date: Mar 28, 1996

Expanding Voting Rights Act §5 to Political Party Conventions: Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia Introduction Morse et al. v. Republican Party of Virginia et al. (517 U.S. 186, 1996) is a...

Single Punishment Principle in Conspiracy and Continuing Criminal Enterprise Cases: Rutledge v. United States

Date: Mar 28, 1996

Single Punishment Principle in Conspiracy and Continuing Criminal Enterprise Cases: Rutledge v. United States Introduction Rutledge v. United States, 517 U.S. 292 (1996), is a seminal case in United...

Seminole Tribe v. Florida: Affirming State Sovereign Immunity under the Eleventh Amendment

Date: Mar 28, 1996

Sovereign Immunity Under the Eleventh Amendment and the Indian Commerce Clause in Seminole Tribe v. Florida Introduction Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, 517 U.S. 44 (1996), is a landmark...

Federal Preemption of State Insurance Regulations: Barnett Bank v. Florida Insurance Commissioner

Date: Mar 27, 1996

Federal Preemption of State Insurance Regulations: Barnett Bank v. Florida Insurance Commissioner Introduction Barnett Bank of Marion County, N.A. v. Bill Nelson, Florida Insurance Commissioner, et...

Upholding Executive Discretion in Census Enumeration: Wisconsin v. Oklahoma et al.

Date: Mar 21, 1996

Upholding Executive Discretion in Census Enumeration: Wisconsin v. Oklahoma et al. Introduction Wisconsin v. City of New York et al., Oklahoma, 517 U.S. 1 (1996), is a pivotal United States Supreme...

RCRA Limits on Private Cost Recovery: Supreme Court Establishes Boundaries for Citizen Suits

Date: Mar 20, 1996

RCRA Limits on Private Cost Recovery: Supreme Court Establishes Boundaries for Citizen Suits Introduction Meghrig, et al. v. KFC Western, Inc. (516 U.S. 479) is a pivotal Supreme Court decision that...

ERISA §502(a)(3): Individual Right to Equitable Relief Affirmed in Varity Corp. v. Howe

Date: Mar 20, 1996

ERISA §502(a)(3): Individual Right to Equitable Relief Affirmed in Varity Corp. v. Howe Introduction Varity Corp. v. Howe et al., 516 U.S. 489 (1996), is a pivotal Supreme Court decision that...

Restricting Implied Indemnification Claims under the Tucker Act: Analysis of Hercules, Inc. v. United States

Date: Mar 5, 1996

Restricting Implied Indemnification Claims under the Tucker Act: Analysis of Hercules, Inc. v. United States Introduction In Hercules, Inc. et al. v. United States, 516 U.S. 417 (1996), the United...

Bennis v. Michigan: Upholding Strict Forfeiture of Innocent Co-Owner’s Property

Date: Mar 5, 1996

Bennis v. Michigan: Upholding Strict Forfeiture of Innocent Co-Owner’s Property Introduction Bennis v. Michigan is a pivotal United States Supreme Court case decided on March 4, 1996, that examines...

Full Faith and Credit Applied to State Court Settlements Releasing Exclusively Federal Claims: The Matsushita v. Epstein Decision

Date: Feb 28, 1996

Full Faith and Credit Applied to State Court Settlements Releasing Exclusively Federal Claims: The Matsushita v. Epstein Decision Introduction In the landmark case of Matsushita Electric Industrial...

Limits on SAA Section 2 Liability: Supreme Court Rules in Norfolk Western v. Hiles

Date: Feb 28, 1996

Limits on SAA Section 2 Liability: Supreme Court Rules in Norfolk Western v. Hiles Introduction NORFOLK WESTERN RAILWAY CO. v. HILES (516 U.S. 400) is a pivotal 1996 Supreme Court decision that...

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