Ransom v. FIA: 'Ownership Costs' Deduction in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Requires Active Loan or Lease Payments Court: U.S. Supreme Court Date: January 11, 2011 Introduction Ransom v. FIA Card Services,...
Alderman v. United States: Challenging the Boundaries of the Commerce Clause Introduction Alderman v. United States is a pivotal case that highlights the ongoing tension within the U.S. judiciary...
Preserving Fair Trial Rights: Reversal of Barrios's Conviction Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct Introduction The case of Edson Barrios v. State of Florida presents a pivotal examination of...
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Capital Sentencing: Analyzing RICHARD F. ALLEN v. JAMES CHARLES LAWHORN Introduction The case of RICHARD F. ALLEN, COMMISSIONER, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF...
Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Conflicts on First Amendment Protections vs. Privacy in Prescriber Data Marketing Introduction The case of William H. Sorrell, et al. v. IMS Health Inc., et al....
Williams v. Hobbs: Redefining Procedural Safeguards in Federal Habeas Corpus Evidentiary Hearings 1. Introduction Williams v. Hobbs, 131 S. Ct. 558 (2010), is a pivotal case addressing the procedural...
Exclusion Payments in Pharmaceutical Antitrust Litigation: A Comprehensive Analysis of Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co. v. Bayer AG Introduction The case of Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co., Inc., CVS...
Monell's Policy or Custom Requirement Applied to Prospective Relief: Insights from Los Angeles County v. Humphries Introduction Los Angeles County v. Humphries, 562 U.S. 29 (2010), marks a...
McNeil-P.P.C., Inc. v. Valdes: Federal Preemption and State Failure-to-Warn in OTC Drug Labeling Introduction In the landmark case McNeil-P.P.C., Inc. v. Valdes, the United States Supreme Court was...
Ke v. Abbott: Supreme Court's Interpretation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)'s 'Except' Clause Introduction In the landmark case Ke v. Abbott, decided on November 15, 2010, the United States Supreme Court...
Supreme Court Clarifies Application of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) 'Except' Clause Introduction In the 2010 decision of Kevin Abbott, Petitioner v. United States and Carlos Rashad Gould, Petitioner v. United...
Federal Habeas Corpus Limitations in State Sentencing: Wilson v. Corcoran Introduction Wilson v. Corcoran, 562 U.S. 1 (2010), is a significant United States Supreme Court decision that clarifies the...
Judicial Comment on Evidence: Upholding Common-Law Practices in the Face of AEDPA Constraints Introduction The case of Robert K. Wong, Warden v. Anthony Bernard Smith, Jr. (131 S. Ct. 10, 2010)...
Expanding Due Process and Free Speech Protections in Attorney Discipline: Scott v. Florida Bar Introduction Scott v. Florida Bar is a pivotal case that addresses fundamental issues concerning the...
Clarifying Federal Preemption: Supreme Court's Review of Fraud Claims in Medical Device Litigation Introduction The case of McGuan and Johnson v. Endovascular Technologies, Inc., Guidant Corporation,...
Strickland Reaffirmed in Demarcus Ali Sears v. Stephen Upton Warden Introduction Demarcus Ali Sears v. Stephen Upton Warden, 561 U.S. 945 (2010), is a pivotal Supreme Court decision that reaffirms...
Multi-Level Removal Protections of Executive Officers Contravene Separation of Powers: Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB Introduction FREE ENTERPRISE FUND v. PUBLIC Company Accounting Oversight Board,...
Incorporation of the Second Amendment: McDonald v. City of Chicago Introduction In McDonald v. City of Chicago, the United States Supreme Court addressed a pivotal constitutional question: Does the...
Machine-or-Transformation Test Not Sole Criterion for Patent Eligibility Established in Bilski v. Kappos Introduction Bilski v. Kappos is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision released on...
Implications of Otis McDonald v. City of Chicago: Incorporation of the Second Amendment into State Law Introduction The landmark case Otis McDonald, et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al.,...