U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Due Process and the Bad Faith Requirement in Evidence Preservation: Arizona v. Youngblood Introduction Arizona v. Youngblood, 488 U.S. 51 (1988), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme...

Double Jeopardy and Sentencing Enhancements: Analyzing Lockhart v. Nelson Introduction The United States Supreme Court case Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Nelson, 488 U.S....

Preemption of State Taxation under OCSLA: Shell Oil Co. v. Iowa Department of Revenue Introduction Shell Oil Co. v. Iowa Department of Revenue (488 U.S. 19, 1988) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court...

Pennsylvania v. Bruder: Clarifying Miranda Requirements During Routine Traffic Stops Introduction Pennsylvania v. Bruder, 488 U.S. 9 (1988), is a pivotal Supreme Court decision that delineates the...

RHODES v. STEWART: Defining Prevailing Party Status for Attorney's Fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 Introduction RHODES v. STEWART, 488 U.S. 1 (1988), is a pivotal United States Supreme Court decision...

Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in IAD Violation Habeas Corpus Cases Introduction In the landmark case Douglas Vincent Metheny v. M.C. Hamby, 488 U.S. 913 (1988), the United States Supreme Court...

Enforcing Consent Decrees: Insights from Spallone v. United States Introduction Henry G. Spallone v. United States, 487 U.S. 1251 (1988), addresses the contentious issue of enforcing federal court...

Adolescent Family Life Act and the Establishment Clause: A Supreme Court Analysis Introduction The case of Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Kendrick et al., 487 U.S. 589 (1988),...

United States v. Kozminski et al.: Defining Involuntary Servitude under §241 and §1584 Introduction United States v. Kozminski et al. is a landmark 1988 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that...

Massachusetts v. Bowen: Federal District Courts Gain Jurisdiction Over Medicaid Reimbursement Disputes Introduction The landmark United States Supreme Court case, Massachusetts v. Bowen, Secretary of...

WATSON v. FORT WORTH BANK TRUST: Broadening Disparate Impact Protections to Subjective Employment Practices Introduction WATSON v. FORT WORTH BANK TRUST, 487 U.S. 977 (1988), is a landmark decision...

Morrison v. Olson: Upholding Independent Counsel Provisions and Affirming Separation of Powers Introduction Morrison, Independent Counsel v. Olson et al. (487 U.S. 654, 1988) is a landmark United...

Prohibition of Executing Juveniles Under 16: Thompson v. Oklahoma Introduction Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988), stands as a pivotal Supreme Court decision that reshaped the landscape of...

First Amendment Protections Over Charitable Fundraising Regulations: Riley v. National Federation of the Blind of North Carolina Introduction Riley, District Attorney of the Tenth Prosecutorial...

CWA v. Beck: Defining the Limits of Union Agency Fee Expenditures Introduction The Supreme Court case Communications Workers of America et al. v. Beck et al., 487 U.S. 735 (1988), addressed the...

Face-to-Face Confrontation Under the Sixth Amendment: Analyzing COY v. IOWA Introduction COY v. IOWA, 487 U.S. 1012 (1988), addressed a critical issue concerning the balance between a defendant's...

Independent Source Doctrine Reinforced in Murray v. United States Introduction Murray v. United States (487 U.S. 533, 1988) is a pivotal Supreme Court decision that addressed the complexities...

Frisby v. Schultz: Upholding Residential Picketing Regulations under the First Amendment Introduction Frisby et al. v. Schultz et al., 487 U.S. 474 (1988), is a landmark Supreme Court case that...

Establishing the Government Contractor Defense in State Tort Law: BOYLE v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Introduction The landmark Supreme Court case, Boyle, Personal Representative of the Heirs and...

Pierce v. Underwood: Clarifying 'Substantially Justified' under the Equal Access to Justice Act Introduction In Pierce v. Underwood et al. (487 U.S. 552, 1988), the United States Supreme Court...