U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Supreme Court Clarifies Apology Resolution Does Not Restrict Hawaii's Sovereignty in Ceded Land Transfers

Date: Apr 1, 2009

Supreme Court Clarifies Apology Resolution Does Not Restrict Hawaii's Sovereignty in Ceded Land Transfers Introduction The case of Hawaii, et al. v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs et al., 556 U.S. 163...

Apology Resolution Does Not Impede State Authority to Alienate Ceded Lands: Comprehensive Analysis of Hawai'i et al. v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Date: Apr 1, 2009

Apology Resolution Does Not Impede State Authority to Alienate Ceded Lands: Comprehensive Analysis of Hawai'i et al. v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs Introduction The case of Hawai'i et al. v. Office of...

Rivera v. Illinois: Denial of Peremptory Challenge Does Not Mandate Automatic Conviction Reversal Under Due Process

Date: Apr 1, 2009

Rivera v. Illinois: Denial of Peremptory Challenge Does Not Mandate Automatic Conviction Reversal Under Due Process Introduction Parties Involved: Michael Rivera, the petitioner, appealed his...

Puckett v. United States: Affirming the Application of Plain-Error Review to Forfeited Plea-Breach Claims

Date: Mar 26, 2009

Puckett v. United States: Affirming the Application of Plain-Error Review to Forfeited Plea-Breach Claims Introduction James Benjamin Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129 (2009), is a landmark...

Limits on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims: Knowles v. Mirzayance

Date: Mar 25, 2009

Limits on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims: Knowles v. Mirzayance Introduction Knowles v. Mirzayance, 556 U.S. 111 (2009), is a significant Supreme Court case that addresses the standards for...

Legal Commentary: Reverse Payment Agreements in Pharmaceutical Antitrust Law

Date: Mar 24, 2009

Legal Commentary: Reverse Payment Agreements in Pharmaceutical Antitrust Law Introduction The case of Arkansas Carpenters Health and Welfare Fund, Paper, A.F. of L., et al., v. Bayer AG and Bayer...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Persecutor Bar Clarified: Supreme Court Reinterprets Asylum Eligibility Criteria

Date: Mar 4, 2009

Persecutor Bar Clarified: Supreme Court Reinterprets Asylum Eligibility Criteria Introduction In the landmark case Daniel Girmai Negusie v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General (555 U.S. 511, 2009),...

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

Date: Mar 4, 2009

Standing to Challenge Regulatory Exemptions: The Summers v. Earth Island Institute Decision Introduction The case of Priscilla Summers, et al. v. Earth Island Institute et al., 555 U.S. 488 (2009),...

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