U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

UNITED STATES v. MacDONALD: Defining the Scope of the Sixth Amendment's Speedy Trial Guarantee

Date: Apr 1, 1982

UNITED STATES v. MacDONALD: Defining the Scope of the Sixth Amendment's Speedy Trial Guarantee Introduction UNITED STATES v. MacDONALD, 456 U.S. 1 (1982), is a landmark Supreme Court decision that...

Federal Supremacy and Tax Immunity of Independent Contractors: Insights from United States v. New Mexico (1982)

Date: Mar 25, 1982

Federal Supremacy and Tax Immunity of Independent Contractors: Insights from United States v. New Mexico et al. (455 U.S. 720, 1982) Introduction United States v. New Mexico et al. is a significant...

Full Faith and Credit Applied to Jurisdictional Determinations: Insights from Underwriters National Assurance v. North Carolina

Date: Mar 25, 1982

Full Faith and Credit Applied to Jurisdictional Determinations: Insights from Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life Accident Health Insurance Guaranty Association et al....

Application of the Railway Labor Act to State-Owned Railroads and the Tenth Amendment

Date: Mar 25, 1982

Application of the Railway Labor Act to State-Owned Railroads and the Tenth Amendment Introduction United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road Co. et al., 455 U.S. 678 (1982), is a pivotal...

Santosky v. Kramer: Establishing 'Clear and Convincing Evidence' Standard in Parental Rights Termination

Date: Mar 25, 1982

Santosky v. Kramer: Establishing 'Clear and Convincing Evidence' Standard in Parental Rights Termination Introduction Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745 (1982), is a landmark case in United States...

Clarifying 'Injury' and Presumptions in Workers' Compensation: U.S. Industries/Federal Sheet Metal v. Riley

Date: Mar 24, 1982

Clarifying 'Injury' and Presumptions in Workers' Compensation: U.S. Industries/Federal Sheet Metal v. Riley Introduction The case of U.S. Industries/Federal Sheet Metal, Inc., et al., v. Director,...

Defining Mootness in Habeas Corpus Petitions: Lane v. Williams

Date: Mar 24, 1982

Defining Mootness in Habeas Corpus Petitions: Lane v. Williams Introduction The landmark case of Lane, Corrections Director v. Williams et al., 455 U.S. 624 (1982), addresses pivotal issues...

Broad Interpretation of Interstate Commerce in 18 U.S.C. §2314: McElroy v. United States

Date: Mar 24, 1982

Broad Interpretation of Interstate Commerce in 18 U.S.C. §2314: McElroy v. United States Introduction McElroy v. United States, 455 U.S. 642 (1982), is a landmark Supreme Court case that addressed...

Collateral Estoppel and Double Jeopardy: Insights from Green v. Ohio

Date: Mar 23, 1982

Collateral Estoppel and Double Jeopardy: Insights from Green v. Ohio Introduction F. Harrison Green v. Ohio, 455 U.S. 976 (1982), presents a critical examination of the interplay between the Double...

Reaffirming the Presumption of Correctness under 28 U.S.C §2254(d) in Federal Habeas Corpus Proceedings: An Analysis of SUMNER v. MATA

Date: Mar 23, 1982

Reaffirming the Presumption of Correctness under 28 U.S.C §2254(d) in Federal Habeas Corpus Proceedings: An Analysis of SUMNER v. MATA Introduction Sumner, Warden v. Mata, 455 U.S. 591 (1982), is a...

Effective Assistance of Counsel Limited to Indispensable Appeals: Insights from Wainwright v. Torna

Date: Mar 23, 1982

Effective Assistance of Counsel Limited to Indispensable Appeals: Insights from Wainwright v. Torna Introduction The United States Supreme Court case, Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of...

Limits of Federal Habeas Review Under JACKSON v. VIRGINIA: Analysis of Charles Anderson, Warden v. Cornell Fuller

Date: Mar 12, 1982

Limits of Federal Habeas Review Under JACKSON v. VIRGINIA: Analysis of Charles Anderson, Warden v. Cornell Fuller Introduction Charles Anderson, Warden v. Cornell Fuller (455 U.S. 1028, 1982) is a...

Exclusive Benefit Requirement Under Section 302(c)(5): Revisiting United Mine Workers v. Robinson

Date: Mar 9, 1982

Exclusive Benefit Requirement Under Section 302(c)(5): Revisiting United Mine Workers v. Robinson Introduction United Mine Workers of America Health Retirement Funds et al. v. Robinson et al., 455...

Bread PAC v. Federal Election Commission: Narrowing Standing for Expedited Judicial Review

Date: Mar 9, 1982

Bread PAC v. Federal Election Commission: Narrowing Standing for Expedited Judicial Review Introduction Bread Political Action Committee (PAC) et al. v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) et al., 455...

Marine Bank v. Weaver: Redefining 'Security' Under the Securities Exchange Act

Date: Mar 9, 1982

Marine Bank v. Weaver: Redefining 'Security' Under the Securities Exchange Act Introduction Marine Bank v. Weaver et ux. (455 U.S. 551) is a significant United States Supreme Court decision delivered...

Hoffman Estates v. The Flipside: Clarifying the Scope of Drug Paraphernalia Regulations

Date: Mar 4, 1982

Hoffman Estates v. The Flipside: Clarifying the Scope of Drug Paraphernalia Regulations Introduction The Supreme Court case Village of Hoffman Estates et al. v. The Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.,...

Establishing the Total Exhaustion Rule in Rose v. Lundy

Date: Mar 4, 1982

Total Exhaustion Rule for Mixed Habeas Petitions Established in Rose v. Lundy Introduction Rose, Warden v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509 (1982), addressed a critical procedural matter in the realm of federal...

Supreme Court Upholds Bankruptcy Clause Uniformity: Striking Down RITA's Single-Debtor Employee Protections

Date: Mar 3, 1982

Supreme Court Upholds Bankruptcy Clause Uniformity: Striking Down RITA's Single-Debtor Employee Protections Introduction The case Railway Labor Executives' Assn. v. Gibbons, Trustee, et al. (455 U.S....

WHITE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY: Clarifying the Applicability of Rule 59(e) to Attorney's Fees under § 1988

Date: Mar 3, 1982

WHITE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY: Clarifying the Applicability of Rule 59(e) to Attorney's Fees under § 1988 Introduction In White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment...

Supreme Court Upholds Mootness of Pretrial Bail Claims Post-Conviction

Date: Mar 3, 1982

Supreme Court Upholds Mootness of Pretrial Bail Claims Post-Conviction Introduction In the landmark case Murphy v. Hunt (455 U.S. 478, 1982), the United States Supreme Court addressed the issue of...

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