U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

United States v. Paradise et al.: Affirming Race-Conscious Remedies Under the Fourteenth Amendment

Date: Feb 26, 1987

United States v. Paradise et al.: Affirming Race-Conscious Remedies Under the Fourteenth Amendment Introduction United States v. Paradise et al. (480 U.S. 149, 1987) is a landmark decision by the...

Strict Scrutiny Applied to Unemployment Benefits and Religious Freedom: Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida

Date: Feb 26, 1987

Strict Scrutiny Applied to Unemployment Benefits and Religious Freedom: Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida Introduction Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida et al.,...

FCC Upholds Pole Attachments Act: No Fifth Amendment Taking

Date: Feb 26, 1987

FCC Upholds Pole Attachments Act: No Fifth Amendment Taking Introduction In Federal Communications Commission et al. v. Florida Power Corp. et al., the United States Supreme Court addressed whether...

Limitations on Municipal Liability under §1983: The Significance of Preserving Issues for Appellate Review in City of Springfield v. Kibbe

Date: Feb 26, 1987

Limitations on Municipal Liability under §1983: The Significance of Preserving Issues for Appellate Review in City of Springfield v. Kibbe Introduction City of Springfield, Massachusetts v. Kibbe,...

Affirmative Defense Burden Allocation Upholding Due Process: The Martin v. Ohio Decision

Date: Feb 26, 1987

Affirmative Defense Burden Allocation Upholding Due Process: The Martin v. Ohio Decision Introduction Martin v. Ohio, 480 U.S. 228 (1987), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision that...

Full-Time Gamblers Recognized as Engaged in a Trade or Business under IRS Code §§ 162(a) and 62(1)

Date: Feb 25, 1987

Full-Time Gamblers Recognized as Engaged in a Trade or Business under IRS Code §§ 162(a) and 62(1) Introduction Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Groetzinger, 480 U.S. 23 (1987), is a landmark...

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Woods et al. (1987): Federal Appellate Procedure Supersedes State Penalties in Diversity Jurisdiction

Date: Feb 25, 1987

Federal Appellate Procedure Supersedes State Penalties in Diversity Jurisdiction Introduction Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Woods et al., 480 U.S. 1 (1987), is a seminal United States Supreme...

Maryland v. Garrison: Scope and Reasonableness in Warrant Execution under the Fourth Amendment

Date: Feb 25, 1987

Maryland v. Garrison: Scope and Reasonableness in Warrant Execution under the Fourth Amendment Introduction Maryland v. Garrison is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that...

Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies in Diversity Jurisdiction: Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante

Date: Feb 25, 1987

Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies in Diversity Jurisdiction: Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante Introduction The case IOWA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. v. LaPLANTE ET AL., decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on...

South Dakota Airline Flight Property Tax Upheld as an 'In Lieu Tax' Under §1513(d)(3)

Date: Feb 25, 1987

South Dakota Airline Flight Property Tax Upheld as an 'In Lieu Tax' Under §1513(d)(3) Introduction The case of Western Air Lines, Inc., et al. v. Board of Equalization of the State of South Dakota et...

Balancing Confidentiality and Due Process: Pennsylvania v. Ritchie

Date: Feb 25, 1987

Balancing Confidentiality and Due Process: Pennsylvania v. Ritchie Introduction Pennsylvania v. Ritchie, 480 U.S. 39 (1987), is a landmark case in United States Supreme Court jurisprudence that...

Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court: Redefining Personal Jurisdiction in the International Context

Date: Feb 25, 1987

Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court: Redefining Personal Jurisdiction in the International Context Introduction ASAHI METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. v. SUPERIOR COURT of California, Solano County is...

Miranda Waiver Validity Unaffected by Awareness of All Crime Questions: Colorado v. Spring

Date: Jan 28, 1987

Miranda Waiver Validity Unaffected by Awareness of All Crime Questions: Colorado v. Spring Introduction Colorado v. Spring, 479 U.S. 564 (1987), is a pivotal United States Supreme Court decision that...

Supreme Court Upholds Limitations on Emotional Influence in Capital Sentencing: CALIFORNIA v. BROWN

Date: Jan 28, 1987

Supreme Court Upholds Limitations on Emotional Influence in Capital Sentencing: CALIFORNIA v. BROWN Introduction CALIFORNIA v. BROWN, 479 U.S. 538 (1987), is a landmark decision by the United States...

Connecticut v. Barrett: Clarifying the Scope of Miranda Rights Invocation

Date: Jan 28, 1987

Connecticut v. Barrett: Clarifying the Scope of Miranda Rights Invocation 1. Introduction Connecticut v. Barrett, 479 U.S. 523 (1987), is a pivotal Supreme Court decision that delves into the...

Annexation and Racial Discrimination Under the Voting Rights Act: Insights from City of Pleasant Grove v. United States

Date: Jan 22, 1987

Annexation and Racial Discrimination Under the Voting Rights Act: Insights from City of Pleasant Grove v. United States Introduction City of Pleasant Grove v. United States is a landmark 1987 U.S....

Clean Water Act Preemption in Interstate Pollution: Analysis of International Paper Co. v. Ouellette et al.

Date: Jan 22, 1987

Clean Water Act Preemption in Interstate Pollution: Analysis of International Paper Co. v. Ouellette et al. Introduction International Paper Co. v. Ouellette et al. is a landmark United States...

Wimberly v. Labor and Industrial Relations Commission of Missouri: Clarifying Anti-Discrimination in Unemployment Compensation

Date: Jan 22, 1987

Wimberly v. Labor and Industrial Relations Commission of Missouri: Clarifying Anti-Discrimination in Unemployment Compensation Introduction Wimberly v. Labor and Industrial Relations Commission of...

Interstate Commerce Commission v. Texas: Expanding ICC Jurisdiction Over Intrastate TOFC/COFC Services

Date: Jan 21, 1987

Interstate Commerce Commission v. Texas: Expanding ICC Jurisdiction Over Intrastate TOFC/COFC Services Introduction Interstate Commerce Commission v. Texas et al., 479 U.S. 450 (1987), is a pivotal...

Supreme Court Clarifies Notice Requirements for Third-Party Lenders under IRC § 3505 in Jersey Shore State Bank v. United States

Date: Jan 21, 1987

Supreme Court Clarifies Notice Requirements for Third-Party Lenders under IRC § 3505 in Jersey Shore State Bank v. United States Introduction In the landmark case of Jersey Shore State Bank v. United...

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