U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Enhanced Protections Under Title VII: Broad Interpretation of the Anti-Retaliation Clause in Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville

Date: Jan 27, 2009

Enhanced Protections Under Title VII: Broad Interpretation of the Anti-Retaliation Clause in Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville Introduction Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of...

ERISA's Anti-Alienation Provision Clarified in Kennedy v. DuPont

Date: Jan 27, 2009

ERISA's Anti-Alienation Provision Clarified in Kennedy v. DuPont Introduction In Kari E. KENNEDY v. PLAN ADMINistrator for DuPont Savings and Investment Plan et al. (555 U.S. 285, 2009), the United...

United States v. Eurodif S.A.: Defining Antidumping Duties on Low Enriched Uranium Under SWU Contracts

Date: Jan 27, 2009

United States v. Eurodif S.A.: Defining Antidumping Duties on Low Enriched Uranium Under SWU Contracts Introduction In United States v. Eurodif S.A., 555 U.S. 305 (2009), the United States Supreme...

Supreme Court Upholds Antidumping Duties on Low Enriched Uranium: Redefining Sale of Goods under the Tariff Act

Date: Jan 27, 2009

Supreme Court Upholds Antidumping Duties on Low Enriched Uranium: Redefining Sale of Goods under the Tariff Act Introduction In United States v. Eurodif S.A. et al., 555 U.S. 305 (2009), the United...

United States v. Eurodif S.A. ET AL.: Defining Antidumping Applications in Uranium Enrichment Contracts

Date: Jan 27, 2009

United States v. Eurodif S.A. ET AL.: Defining Antidumping Applications in Uranium Enrichment Contracts Introduction The Supreme Court case United States v. Eurodif S.A. et al., USEC Inc., et al....

Expansion of Prosecutorial Absolute Immunity to Supervisory and Administrative Functions: Van de Kamp v. Goldstein

Date: Jan 27, 2009

Expansion of Prosecutorial Absolute Immunity to Supervisory and Administrative Functions: Van de Kamp v. Goldstein Introduction In Van de Kamp v. Goldstein, the United States Supreme Court addressed...

Arizona v. Lemon Montrea Johnson: Upholding "Stop and Frisk" Protocols During Traffic Stops

Date: Jan 27, 2009

Arizona v. Lemon Montrea Johnson: Upholding "Stop and Frisk" Protocols During Traffic Stops Introduction Arizona v. Lemon Montrea Johnson is a landmark case adjudicated by the United States Supreme...

Supreme Court Upholds Precise Application of Accomplice Liability under Washington Law in Waddington v. Sarausad

Date: Jan 22, 2009

Supreme Court Upholds Precise Application of Accomplice Liability under Washington Law in Waddington v. Sarausad Introduction The landmark case of Waddington v. Sarausad (555 U.S. 179) addresses the...

Title IX Does Not Preclude § 1983 Claims for Unconstitutional Gender Discrimination in Schools

Date: Jan 22, 2009

Title IX Does Not Preclude § 1983 Claims for Unconstitutional Gender Discrimination in Schools Introduction The Supreme Court case LISA FITZGERALD, ET VIR, PETITIONERS v. BARN-STABLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE...

Title IX Does Not Preclude §1983 Actions: Insights from FITZGERALD v. BARNSTABLE School Committee

Date: Jan 22, 2009

Title IX Does Not Preclude §1983 Actions: Insights from FITZGERALD v. BARNSTABLE School Committee Introduction FITZGERALD v. BARNSTABLE School Committee is a landmark Supreme Court case decided on...

Chargeability of National Litigation Expenses in Union Service Fees: LOCKE v. KARASS Commentary

Date: Jan 22, 2009

Chargeability of National Litigation Expenses in Union Service Fees: LOCKE v. KARASS Introduction LOCKE v. KARASS is a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that addresses the constitutionality...

District Courts' Authority to Vary Crack-Powder Cocaine Ratios Affirmed in Spears v. United States

Date: Jan 22, 2009

District Courts' Authority to Vary Crack-Powder Cocaine Ratios Affirmed in Spears v. United States Introduction Spears v. United States, 555 U.S. 261 (2009), represents a pivotal moment in the...

Supreme Court Abandons Mandatory Saucier Procedure in Qualified Immunity Cases

Date: Jan 22, 2009

Supreme Court Abandons Mandatory Saucier Procedure in Qualified Immunity Cases Introduction Correll Pearson, et al., Petitioners v. Afton Callahan is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme...

Limited Applicability of the Exclusionary Rule in Cases of Isolated Police Negligence

Date: Jan 15, 2009

Limited Applicability of the Exclusionary Rule in Cases of Isolated Police Negligence Introduction In the landmark case Bennie Dean HERRING v. UNITED STATES, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on...

Oregon v. Ice: Upholding Judicial Discretion for Consecutive Sentencing under the Sixth Amendment

Date: Jan 15, 2009

Oregon v. Ice: Upholding Judicial Discretion for Consecutive Sentencing under the Sixth Amendment Introduction Oregon v. Thomas Eugene Ice is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that addresses the...

Isolated Negligence and the Exclusionary Rule: Analyzing Bennie Dean Herring v. United States

Date: Jan 15, 2009

Isolated Negligence and the Exclusionary Rule: Analyzing Bennie Dean Herring v. United States Introduction Bennie Dean Herring v. United States (555 U.S. 135) is a landmark 2009 decision by the...

Finality of Judgment Under AEDPA: Supreme Court's Ruling in Jimenez v. Quarterman

Date: Jan 14, 2009

Finality of Judgment Under AEDPA: Supreme Court's Ruling in Jimenez v. Quarterman Introduction The case of Carlos Jimenez v. Nathaniel Quarterman, decided by the United States Supreme Court on...

Reopening Direct Appeals and AEDPA's Timeliness: Jimenez v. Quarterman

Date: Jan 14, 2009

Reopening Direct Appeals and AEDPA's Timeliness: Jimenez v. Quarterman Introduction Carlos Jimenez, the petitioner, faced a significant legal question regarding the timing of his federal habeas...

Deondery Chambers v. United States: Failure to Report Not Considered a Violent Felony under ACCA

Date: Jan 14, 2009

Deondery Chambers v. United States: Failure to Report Not Considered a Violent Felony under ACCA Introduction Deondery Chambers v. United States (555 U.S. 122, 2009) is a pivotal Supreme Court case...

Non-Preemption of State Fraud Claims by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act

Date: Dec 16, 2008

Non-Preemption of State Fraud Claims by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act Introduction The case of Altria Group, Inc., et al. v. Stephanie Good et al., 555 U.S. 70 (2008), represents...