Interpreting "Cocaine Base" in Federal Drug Statutes: Frantz Depierre v. United States Introduction Frantz Depierre v. United States, 564 U.S. 70 (2011) is a landmark Supreme Court case that...
Supreme Court Upholds FCC's Requirement for Incumbent LECs to Provide Cost-Based Entrance Facilities for Interconnection Introduction The case of Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company...
CROSBY v. CITY OF GASTONIA: Reinforcing Contract Clause Protections for Vested Municipal Retirement Benefits Introduction CROSBY v. CITY OF GASTONIA is a significant legal case that addresses the...
Defining 'Serious Drug Offense' under ACCA: McNeill v. United States Introduction Clifton Terelle McNeill v. United States, 563 U.S. 816 (2011), is a pivotal case adjudicated by the United States...
Securities Fraud Plaintiffs No Longer Required to Prove Loss Causation for Class Certification Introduction In the landmark case Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co. et al., the United States...
FOX v. VICE: Defining Fee-Shifting Standards for Mixed Frivolous and Non-Frivolous Claims under §1988 Introduction In the landmark case of FOX v. VICE, the United States Supreme Court addressed the...
Bayh-Dole Act Interpretation in Stanford Board of Trustees v. Roche Molecular Systems Introduction The landmark Supreme Court case, Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche...
Objective Reasonableness of Material-Witness Arrests Upheld: Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd Commentary Introduction In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, national security measures were...
Knowledge Requirement in Induced Patent Infringement: GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES v. SEB S.A. Introduction The United States Supreme Court case GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES, INC., ET AL. v. SEB S.A., 563 U.S....
State Licensing Sanctions for Unauthorized Alien Employment Not Preempted: Analysis of Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting Introduction In Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Michael B....
CAMRETA v. GREENE: SCOTUS Upholds Authority to Review Constitutional Claims in Qualified Immunity Proceedings Introduction CAMRETA v. GREENE is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision...
Qualified Immunity and Case Review: Insights from Camreta v. Greene Introduction Bob Camreta v. Sarah Greene is a pivotal case decided by the United States Supreme Court on May 26, 2011. The case...
Automatic Exclusion of Pretrial Motions under the Speedy Trial Act: Analysis of United States v. Tinklenberg Introduction United States v. Tinklenberg, 563 U.S. 647 (2011), addresses a pivotal issue...
Qualified Immunity and Supreme Court Review: Analyzing Camreta v. Greene Introduction Camreta v. Greene (131 S.Ct. 2020), decided by the United States Supreme Court on May 26, 2011, addresses...
Fowler v. United States: Establishing the Reasonable Likelihood Standard in Federal Witness Tampering Supreme Court of the United States Decided: May 26, 2011 563 U.S. 668 Introduction The case of...
Remedies When State Secrets Render Defense Claims Nonjusticiable in Government Contract Disputes Introduction General Dynamics Corporation v. United States is a pivotal Supreme Court decision that...
State Secrets Privilege and Government Contract Remedies: Analysis of General Dynamics Corp. v. United States Introduction General Dynamics Corp., Petitioner, v. United States, The Boeing Co.,...
Plata v. Brown: Establishing Constitutional Limits on Prison Overcrowding Introduction Plata v. Brown, 563 U.S. 493 (2011), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court addressing the...
Expansion of the FCA Public Disclosure Bar to Include FOIA Responses: Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Daniel Kirk Introduction Schindler Elevator Corporation v. United States ex...
CIGNA v. Amara: Defining 'Appropriate Equitable Relief' under ERISA §502(a)(3) Introduction The case of CIGNA Corporation, et al. v. Janice C. Amara, et al., 563 U.S. 421 (2011), addressed pivotal...