Nevada v. Jackson: Upholding State Evidentiary Standards under AEDPA Introduction Nevada, et al., Petitioners v. Calvin O'Neil Jackson (569 U.S. 505, 2013) addresses the critical issue of whether...
Maryland v. King: Upholding DNA Collection During Arrests as Constitutional Under the Fourth Amendment Introduction In Maryland v. King, 569 U.S. 435 (2013), the United States Supreme Court addressed...
Supreme Court Affirms FEGLIA Preemption of State Law in Beneficiary Designations Introduction Jacqueline Hillman v. Judy A. Maretta, 569 U.S. 483 (2013), is a pivotal United States Supreme Court...
Maryland v. King: Establishing the Legality of DNA Collection During Arrests Introduction The case of Maryland v. King (133 S.Ct. 1958) represents a pivotal decision by the U.S. Supreme Court...
Actual Innocence as a Gateway to Overcome AEDPA’s Statute of Limitations: Analysis of McQuiggin v. Perkins Introduction Greg McQuiggin, Warden, Petitioner v. Floyd Perkins, 569 U.S. 383 (2013), is a...
Martinez Exception Applied to Texas Procedural Framework in Ineffective Assistance Claims Introduction Carlos Trevino v. Rick Thaler, 569 U.S. 413 (2013), is a seminal case adjudicated by the United...
Actual Innocence as a Gateway to Overcome AEDPA's Statute of Limitations Introduction In Greg McQuiggin, Warden, Petitioner v. Floyd Perkins, 133 S.Ct. 1924 (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a...
Martinez v. Thaler: Extending Martinez Exception to Texas for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims Introduction Martinez v. Thaler, 133 S.Ct. 1911 (2013), is a landmark decision by the United...
PPL Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue: Establishing Creditable Excess Profits Tax Introduction PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (569 U.S. 329, 2013)...
Chevron Deference Applied to Agency Jurisdiction: Commentary on City of Arlington v. FCC Introduction City of Arlington, Texas, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al., 569 U.S. 290...
Supreme Court Upholds Retroactive Rejection of Diminished Capacity Defense in Metrish v. Lancaster Introduction In the landmark case of Metrish v. Lancaster, the United States Supreme Court addressed...
Affirming Attorney’s Fee Awards for Untimely NCVIA Petitions in Sebelius v. CES Introduction Case: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. CES, Petitioner Court: United States...
Supreme Court Affirms Chevron Deference to FCC’s Interpretation of Agency Jurisdiction Introduction In the landmark case of City of Arlington, Texas, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et...
NCVIA Petition Timeliness and Attorney’s Fees: Good Faith and Reasonable Basis Standard Introduction In Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Cloer, 133 S.Ct. 1886 (2013), the...
Retroactive Application of State Supreme Court Decisions Affirmed: Metrish v. Lancaster Introduction Metrish v. Lancaster, 133 S.Ct. 1781 (2013), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision...
Chevron Deference Applies to Agency Interpretations of Statutory Authority: City of Arlington v. FCC Introduction City of Arlington, Texas, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a...
U.S. Supreme Court Determines U.K. Windfall Tax as Creditable Excess Profits Tax under IRC § 901 Introduction The case of PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (133...
Defalcation in Bankruptcy Law: Understanding the Culpable Mindset in Bullock v. BankChampaign Introduction Randy Curtis Bullock v. BankChampaign, N.A. (569 U.S. 267, 2013) is a landmark decision by...
Defining Patent Exhaustion in Self-Replicating Seed Technologies: Bowman v. Monsanto Introduction Vernon Hugh Bowman v. Monsanto Company et al. (133 S.Ct. 1761, 2013) is a landmark decision by the...
Supreme Court Clarifies 'Defalcation' under Bankruptcy Law: Culpable Mind Requirement Established Introduction In the landmark case of Randy Curtis Bullock v. BankChampaign, N.A. (133 S.Ct. 1754),...