U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Commerce Clause Preemption in Corporate Takeovers: Insights from EDGAR v. MITE CORP.

Date: Jun 24, 1982

Commerce Clause Preemption in Corporate Takeovers: Insights from EDGAR v. MITE CORP. Introduction EDGAR v. MITE CORP. ET AL. (457 U.S. 624, 1982) is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme...

Foremost Insurance Co. v. Richardson: Broadening Admiralty Jurisdiction to Non-Commercial Pleasure Vessels

Date: Jun 24, 1982

Foremost Insurance Co. v. Richardson: Broadening Admiralty Jurisdiction to Non-Commercial Pleasure Vessels Introduction Foremost Insurance Co. et al. v. Richardson et al., 457 U.S. 668 (1982), is a...

Mandatory Courtroom Closures During Minor Victim Testimony Violates the First Amendment

Date: Jun 24, 1982

Mandatory Courtroom Closures During Minor Victim Testimony Violates the First Amendment Introduction In the landmark case GLOBE NEWSPAPER CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT for the County of Norfolk, 457 U.S. 596...

Exhaustion Not a Prerequisite in 42 U.S.C. §1983 Actions: Insights from Patsy v. Board of Regents of Florida

Date: Jun 22, 1982

Exhaustion Not a Prerequisite in 42 U.S.C. §1983 Actions: Insights from Patsy v. Board of Regents of Florida Introduction The landmark Supreme Court case, Patsy v. Board of Regents of the State of...

Broadening Standing under §4 of the Clayton Act: Insights from Blue Shield of Virginia v. McCready

Date: Jun 22, 1982

Broadening Standing under §4 of the Clayton Act: Insights from Blue Shield of Virginia v. McCready Introduction The United States Supreme Court's decision in Blue Shield of Virginia v. McCready (457...

Supreme Court Upholds §1903(f) Medicaid Eligibility and its Alignment with Equal Protection in Schweiker v. Hogan

Date: Jun 22, 1982

Supreme Court Upholds §1903(f) Medicaid Eligibility and its Alignment with Equal Protection in Schweiker v. Hogan Introduction Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Hogan et al., 457...

Federal Court Abstention in State Bar Disciplinary Proceedings: Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Association

Date: Jun 22, 1982

Federal Court Abstention in State Bar Disciplinary Proceedings: Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Association Introduction Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar...

Retroactive Application of Fourth Amendment Rulings: UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON (457 U.S. 537)

Date: Jun 22, 1982

Retroactive Application of Fourth Amendment Rulings: UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON (457 U.S. 537) Introduction UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court, delivered...

Rejection of Bottom-Line Defense in Disparate Impact Claims: Connecticut v. Teal

Date: Jun 22, 1982

Rejection of Bottom-Line Defense in Disparate Impact Claims: Connecticut v. Teal Introduction Connecticut et al. v. Teal et al., 457 U.S. 440 (1982), is a landmark decision by the United States...

Maximum Fee Agreements Among Physicians Ruled Per Se Illegal Under Sherman Act

Date: Jun 19, 1982

Maximum Fee Agreements Among Physicians Ruled Per Se Illegal Under Sherman Act Introduction Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society et al. (457 U.S. 332) is a landmark decision by the United...

Tax Injunction Act Limits on Federal Court Jurisdiction in Religious Tax Challenges

Date: Jun 19, 1982

Tax Injunction Act Limits on Federal Court Jurisdiction in Religious Tax Challenges Introduction In the landmark case of California et al. v. Grace Brethren Church et al. (457 U.S. 393, 1982), the...

Presumption of Prosecutorial Vindictiveness Rejected in UNITED STATES v. GOODWIN

Date: Jun 19, 1982

Presumption of Prosecutorial Vindictiveness Rejected in UNITED STATES v. GOODWIN Introduction UNITED STATES v. GOODWIN (457 U.S. 368) is a pivotal Supreme Court case decided on June 18, 1982. The...

Supreme Court Vacates Court of Appeals' Decision in Mills v. Rogers: Impact of Massachusetts SJC's Roe Ruling on Involuntary Medication Rights

Date: Jun 19, 1982

Supreme Court Vacates Court of Appeals' Decision in Mills v. Rogers: Impact of Massachusetts SJC's Roe Ruling on Involuntary Medication Rights Introduction The case of Mills et al. v. Rogers et al.,...

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U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Commerce Clause Preemption in Corporate Takeovers: Insights from EDGAR v. MITE CORP.

Foremost Insurance Co. v. Richardson: Broadening Admiralty Jurisdiction to Non-Commercial Pleasure Vessels

Mandatory Courtroom Closures During Minor Victim Testimony Violates the First Amendment

Exhaustion Not a Prerequisite in 42 U.S.C. §1983 Actions: Insights from Patsy v. Board of Regents of Florida

Broadening Standing under §4 of the Clayton Act: Insights from Blue Shield of Virginia v. McCready

Supreme Court Upholds §1903(f) Medicaid Eligibility and its Alignment with Equal Protection in Schweiker v. Hogan

Federal Court Abstention in State Bar Disciplinary Proceedings: Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Association

Retroactive Application of Fourth Amendment Rulings: UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON (457 U.S. 537)

Rejection of Bottom-Line Defense in Disparate Impact Claims: Connecticut v. Teal

Maximum Fee Agreements Among Physicians Ruled Per Se Illegal Under Sherman Act

Tax Injunction Act Limits on Federal Court Jurisdiction in Religious Tax Challenges

Presumption of Prosecutorial Vindictiveness Rejected in UNITED STATES v. GOODWIN

Supreme Court Vacates Court of Appeals' Decision in Mills v. Rogers: Impact of Massachusetts SJC's Roe Ruling on Involuntary Medication Rights

Protected Liberty Interests for Involuntarily Committed Individuals Under the Fourteenth Amendment

Federal Primacy in Ownership of Accreted Oceanfront Lands: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Title

Plyler v. Doe: Affirming the Right to Public Education for Undocumented Children under the Equal Protection Clause

State Court Authority under Voting Rights Act §5: An Analysis of Hathorn v. Lovorn

Taxation of Conditional Gifts: Insights from Diedrich v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano et al.: Defining Corporate Nationality Under International Treaties

Reaffirmation of Original Jurisdiction in Interstate Tax Disputes under 28 U.S.C. §1251(a)