Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories: Clarifying the 'Laws of Nature' Exception to Patent Eligibility Introduction The Supreme Court case of Mayo Collaborative Services, dba Mayo...
Affirming State Sovereign Immunity: FMLA's Self-Care Provision Does Not Allow Suits for Damages Introduction In Daniel Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland, 566 U.S. 30 (2012), the U.S. Supreme...
Roberts v. Sea-Land Services: Defining "Newly Awarded Compensation" Under the LHWCA Introduction The case of Dana Roberts v. Sea–Land Services, Inc. before the U.S. Supreme Court addresses a pivotal...
Martinez v. Ryan: Establishing an Exception to Procedural Default for Ineffective Assistance Claims in Initial-Review Collateral Proceedings Introduction Martinez v. Ryan, 132 S. Ct. 1309 (2012), is...
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories: Redefining Patent Eligibility of Diagnostic Methods Introduction Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., 566 U.S. 66...
Establishing an Exception for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Initial-Review Collateral Proceedings: Martinez v. Ryan Introduction In Martinez v. Ryan, 566 U.S. 1 (2012), the United States...
Interests of Justice Standard for Substitution of Counsel in Capital Habeas Proceedings Introduction In Michael Martel, Warden, Petitioner v. Kenneth Clair, 132 S.Ct. 1276 (2012), the United States...
Martel v. Clair: Establishing the 'Interests of Justice' Standard for Counsel Substitution in Capital Habeas Proceedings Introduction Martel v. Clair, 565 U.S. 648 (2012), is a significant Supreme...
Supreme Court Establishes Field Preemption of State Torts under the Locomotive Inspection Act Introduction In KURNS v. Railroad Friction Products Corporation et al., 132 S. Ct. 1261 (2012), the...
Preemption of State Design-Defect and Failure-to-Warn Claims under the Locomotive Inspection Act: Analysis of Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. Introduction Kurns v. Railroad Friction...
Tobey Douglas v. Independent Living Center: Supremacy Clause and Medicaid Law Introduction The case of Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services v. Independent Living...
Supremacy Clause Enforcement of Federal Medicaid Requirements: Insights from Douglas v. Independent Living Center Introduction Toby DOUGLAS, Director, California Department of Health Care Services v....
Supremacy Clause Enforcement of Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Introduction Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc.,...
PPL Montana LLC v. Montana: Reinforcing the Segment-by-Segment Navigability Standard for Riverbed Title Under the Equal-Footing Doctrine Introduction PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, 132 S.Ct. 1215...
Equal-Footing Doctrine Reinforced in PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana Introduction The landmark Supreme Court case PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, decided on February 22, 2012, deals with the intricate...
Qualified Immunity Affirmed for Police Officers in Search Warrant Validity Dispute Introduction In the landmark case of Messerschmidt v. Millender, the United States Supreme Court addressed the...
Qualified Immunity Upheld for Officers in Broad Firearm and Gang-Related Search Warrants Introduction In the landmark case of Curt Messerschmidt, et al. v. Brenda Millender, as executor of the Estate...
Wetzel v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections: Clarifying Brady Obligations on Exculpatory Evidence Disclosure Introduction Wetzel v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (565 U.S. 520) is a...
Supreme Court Rules Tax Fraud under §7206 as Aggravated Felony Triggering Deportation Introduction In the landmark case of Akio Kawashima, et ux., Petitioners v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney...
False Tax Returns as Aggravated Felonies under Immigration Law Introduction The United States Supreme Court's decision in Akio Kawashima, et ux., Petitioners v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General,...