U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

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...

BEHRENS v. PELLETIER: Clarifying the Limits of Qualified Immunity Appeals

Date: Feb 22, 1996

BEHRENS v. PELLETIER: Clarifying the Limits of Qualified Immunity Appeals Introduction BEHRENS v. PELLETIER, 516 U.S. 299 (1996), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that...

Dormant Commerce Clause Reinforced: Unconstitutional Intangibles Tax in Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner

Date: Feb 22, 1996

Dormant Commerce Clause Reinforced: Unconstitutional Intangibles Tax in Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner Introduction Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner, Secretary of Revenue of North Carolina is a landmark decision...

PEACOCK v. THOMAS: Federal Courts Lack Ancillary Jurisdiction to Impose Liability on Third Parties for ERISA Judgments

Date: Feb 22, 1996

PEACOCK v. THOMAS: Federal Courts Lack Ancillary Jurisdiction to Impose Liability on Third Parties for ERISA Judgments Introduction Peacock v. Thomas, 516 U.S. 349 (1996), is a landmark U.S. Supreme...

Neal v. United States: Upholding Statutory Interpretation Over Sentencing Guidelines for LSD Trafficking

Date: Jan 23, 1996

Neal v. United States: Upholding Statutory Interpretation Over Sentencing Guidelines for LSD Trafficking Introduction Neal v. United States is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court,...

Expansion of Federal Jurisdiction Under the Expedited Funds Availability Act: Insights from Bank One Chicago v. Midwest Bank Trust Co.

Date: Jan 18, 1996

Expansion of Federal Jurisdiction Under the Expedited Funds Availability Act: Insights from Bank One Chicago, N.A. v. Midwest Bank Trust Co. Introduction The Supreme Court case Bank One Chicago, N.A....

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