U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Uniform Application of Expert Witness Attendance Fees in Original Jurisdiction Cases: KANSAS v. COLORADO

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Uniform Application of Expert Witness Attendance Fees in Original Jurisdiction Cases: KANSAS v. COLORADO Introduction State of Kansas v. State of Colorado, 556 U.S. 98 (2009), is a significant...

Federal Jurisdiction and Arbitration under FAA §4: The Vaden v. Discover Bank Decision

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Federal Jurisdiction and Arbitration under FAA §4: The Vaden v. Discover Bank Decision Introduction Vaden v. Discover Bank, 556 U.S. 49 (2009), is a landmark case in the realm of arbitration...

Vaden v. Discover Bank: Clarifying Federal Court Jurisdiction in Arbitration Petitions

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Vaden v. Discover Bank: Clarifying Federal Court Jurisdiction in Arbitration Petitions Introduction In Vaden v. Discover Bank et al., 556 U.S. 49 (2009), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed critical...

Supreme Court Upholds Federal Limit on Expert Witness Fees in Original Jurisdiction Cases

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Supreme Court Upholds Federal Limit on Expert Witness Fees in Original Jurisdiction Cases Introduction In the landmark case State of Kansas v. State of Colorado (556 U.S. 98, 2009), the United States...

Extended Delays in Death Penalty Cases and Eighth Amendment Concerns: Insights from Thompson v. McNeil Denial of Certiorari

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Extended Delays in Death Penalty Cases and Eighth Amendment Concerns: Insights from Thompson v. McNeil Denial of Certiorari Introduction The Supreme Court of the United States recently denied the...

Assigned Counsel Delays Charged to Defendant: Insights from Vermont v. Brillon

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Assigned Counsel Delays Charged to Defendant: Insights from Vermont v. Brillon Introduction Vermont v. Michael Brillon is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that addresses the...

Limiting Voting Rights Act Section 2 to Majority-Minority Districts: Supreme Court Upholds 50% Threshold

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Limiting Voting Rights Act Section 2 to Majority-Minority Districts: Supreme Court Upholds 50% Threshold Introduction The Supreme Court case Gary Bartlett, Executive Director of North Carolina State...

Uniform Expert Witness Fees in Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction Cases

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Uniform Expert Witness Fees in Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction Cases Introduction The case of State of Kansas v. State of Colorado (556 U.S. 98) is a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court...

Defining Minority Opportunity Districts: Supreme Court Upholds Majority-Minority Requirement under Voting Rights Act § 2 in Bartlett v. Director of N.C. State Board of Elections

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Defining Minority Opportunity Districts: Supreme Court Upholds Majority-Minority Requirement under Voting Rights Act § 2 in Bartlett v. Director of N.C. State Board of Elections Introduction In Gary...

Attribution of Trial Delays in Speedy Trial Claims: Vermont v. Brillon

Date: Mar 10, 2009

Attribution of Trial Delays in Speedy Trial Claims: Vermont v. Brillon Introduction Vermont v. Brillon, 556 U.S. 81 (2009), represents a significant development in the jurisprudence surrounding the...

Federal Preemption of State Failure-to-Warn Claims in Drug Labeling: Analysis of WYETH v. Levine

Date: Mar 5, 2009

Federal Preemption of State Failure-to-Warn Claims in Drug Labeling: Analysis of WYETH v. Levine Introduction WYETH v. Levine is a landmark Supreme Court decision that addresses the complex interplay...

Caperton v. Massey Coal: Establishing Constitutional Standards for Judicial Recusal in the Context of Campaign Contributions

Date: Mar 4, 2009

Caperton v. Massey Coal: Establishing Constitutional Standards for Judicial Recusal in the Context of Campaign Contributions Introduction The landmark case Caperton v. Massey Coal, decided by the...

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U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Uniform Application of Expert Witness Attendance Fees in Original Jurisdiction Cases: KANSAS v. COLORADO

Federal Jurisdiction and Arbitration under FAA §4: The Vaden v. Discover Bank Decision

Vaden v. Discover Bank: Clarifying Federal Court Jurisdiction in Arbitration Petitions

Supreme Court Upholds Federal Limit on Expert Witness Fees in Original Jurisdiction Cases

Extended Delays in Death Penalty Cases and Eighth Amendment Concerns: Insights from Thompson v. McNeil Denial of Certiorari

Assigned Counsel Delays Charged to Defendant: Insights from Vermont v. Brillon

Limiting Voting Rights Act Section 2 to Majority-Minority Districts: Supreme Court Upholds 50% Threshold

Uniform Expert Witness Fees in Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction Cases

Defining Minority Opportunity Districts: Supreme Court Upholds Majority-Minority Requirement under Voting Rights Act § 2 in Bartlett v. Director of N.C. State Board of Elections

Attribution of Trial Delays in Speedy Trial Claims: Vermont v. Brillon

Federal Preemption of State Failure-to-Warn Claims in Drug Labeling: Analysis of WYETH v. Levine

Caperton v. Massey Coal: Establishing Constitutional Standards for Judicial Recusal in the Context of Campaign Contributions

Persecutor Bar Clarified: Supreme Court Reinterprets Asylum Eligibility Criteria

Standing to Challenge Regulatory Exemptions: The Summers v. Earth Island Institute Decision

Reaffirming Article III Standing: Supreme Court's Decision in Summers v. Earth Island Institute

Supreme Court Rules Out Price-Squeeze Claims Under Sherman Act in AT&T v. LinkLine Communications

Government Speech Doctrine in Public Monument Display: An Analysis of Pleasant Grove City v. Summum

Price-Squeeze Claims Under Sherman Act Require Duty-to-Deal: ATT v. LinkLine Communications

Idaho's Ban on Political Payroll Deductions Upheld: A First Amendment Analysis

Carcieri v. Salazar: Defining Federal Jurisdiction in Tribal Land Trusts