U.S. Supreme Court 2011 Term Arguments: Recent Episodes
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A case which was dismissed regarding whether or not disparate impact claims are permitted under the Fair Housing Act.
A case in which the Court found that the Alien Tort Statute does not give ground for United States law to be applied extraterrestrially to other sovereign nations with their own laws.
A case in which the Court found that Arizona's state immigration provisions conflicted in part with federal immigration laws.
A case in which the Court held that a neighbor of a proposed Indian casino had standing to sue the government for taking 147 acres of a town's land under Section 465 of the Indian Reorganization Act.
A case in which the Court held that a company could not obtain confirmation of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan that provided for the sale of its assets free from lien without permitting a bank to credit-bid at the sale.
A case in which the Court held that, under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the government is required to pay all of the contract support costs incurred by a tribal contractor if payment of those costs would exceed the statutory cap on the appropriations available to pay them.
A case in which the Court held that criminals who had committed drug crimes before the passage of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 but were sentenced after its passage were entitled to the sentencing provisions laid out in the Act.
A case in which the Court held that the Secretary of Labor's definition of "outside salesman" apply to pharmaceutical sales representatives under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Cases in which the Court held that the minimum coverage requirement of the Affordable Care Act was constitutional, that Congress had the power to enforce the taxation of most Americans that did not buy the minimum level of coverage, and that the federal government exceeded its power by pressuring States into accepting conditions that Congress could not impose directly by threatening to withhold all federal funding under Medicaid.
Cases in which the Court held that the minimum coverage requirement of the Affordable Care Act was constitutional, that Congress had the power to enforce the taxation of most Americans that did not buy the minimum level of coverage, and that the federal government exceeded its power by pressuring States into accepting conditions that Congress could not impose directly by threatening to withhold all federal funding under Medicaid.
Cases in which the Court held that the minimum coverage requirement of the Affordable Care Act was constitutional, that Congress had the power to enforce the taxation of most Americans that did not buy the minimum level of coverage, and that the federal government exceeded its power by pressuring States into accepting conditions that Congress could not impose directly by threatening to withhold all federal funding under Medicaid.
Cases in which the Court held that the minimum coverage requirement of the Affordable Care Act was constitutional, that Congress had the power to enforce the taxation of most Americans that did not buy the minimum level of coverage, and that the federal government exceeded its power by pressuring States into accepting conditions that Congress could not impose directly by threatening to withhold all federal funding under Medicaid.
A case in which the Court held that police officers and federal agents cannot be sued for violating someone’s rights, as long as the right that was supposedly violated was not formally recognized to exist at the time the officers acted.
A case which the Court dismissed regarding whether or not the Seventh Circuit violated Supreme Court precedent on harmless error by focusing its analysis solely on the weight of untainted evidence, without considering any potential effects of the error.
A case in which the Court found it to be a violation of the Eighth Amendment to impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on juvenile offenders.
A case in which the Court found it to be a violation of the Eighth Amendment to impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on juvenile offenders.
A case in which the Court held that the rule applied in Apprendi v. New Jersey, where the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a jury trial requires that any fact which increases the maximum punishment for a particular crime be proved to a jury, applies to the imposition of criminal fines.
A case in which the Court held that twins, born through in vitro fertilization after the death of their biological father, were not "children" under Title II of the Social Security act.
A case in which the Court held that an Indiana town did not violate residents' Fourteenth Amendment rights when it denied them reimbursement for paying property assessment fees, later deemed to be more than necessary, in full.
A case in which the Court found that the Alien Tort Statute does not give ground for United States law to be applied extraterrestrially to other sovereign nations with their own laws.
A case in which the Court held that the word "individual" in the Torture Victim Protection Act means a natural person and does not impose any liability against organizations.
A case in which the Court held that the Civil Service Reform Act precludes federal courts' jurisdiction in cases where federal employees seek equitable relief.
A case in which the Court held that, under Day v. McDonough, appellate courts have the authority, though not the obligation, to raise a forfeited statute of limitations defense on its own.
A case in which the Court found that the Stolen Valor Act violated the First Amendment.
A case in which the Court held that an Arkansas man's rights against double jeopardy were not violated after his first murder trial was dismissed when the jury could not agree on a conviction charge.
A case in which the Court held that Section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act prohibits a real estate service provider from charging an unearned fee if the fee is divided between two or more parties.
A case in which the Court held that the winner of a federal-court lawsuit cannot be reimbursed by the losing party for any document translation costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920(6).
A case in which the Court held that 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(13)(C)(v) cannot be applied retroactively to a lawful permanent resident who pleads guilty to a crime prior to the effective date of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.
A case in which the Court held that an unemancipated minor cannot use his or her parent's years of residency to fulfill the requirements for having a removal from the country stayed under 8 U.S. C. 1229(a).
A case in which the Court held that section 6501(e)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply when a taxpayer overstates the amount of property that he has sold, which then understates the gain received from the sale.
A case in which the Court found that a private attorney retained by a governmental agency is not prevented from claiming qualified immunity simply because they are not a full-time employee of the agency.
A case in which the Court held that the Longshore Act sets the period when an injured worker is awarded disability compensation as the fiscal year when the worker first becomes entitled to compensation.
A case in which the Court held that states have sovereign immunity to suits brought under the self-care provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
A case in which the Court determined that an FCC policy regarding profane language was too vague, and which was remanded to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to determine if the FCC violated its customers' First Amendment rights.
A case in which the Court found that, under the First Amendment, public-sector unions are not permitted to impose a special assessment fee without the consent of the member upon whom it is imposed.
A case in which the Court held that a patent applicant's ability to introduce new evidence in a civil action against the Patent and Trademark Office was only limited by the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
A case which the Court remanded regarding whether or not a Texas district court abused its discretion under the Voting Rights Act when it redrew 36 districts.
A case in which the Court found that homeowners have a right to go to court over a Clean Water Act order of the Environmental Protection Agency.
A case in which the Court held that the constitutional test for determining whether a section of a river is navigable for title purposes requires a trial court to determine whether the relevant stretch of the river was navigable at the time of statehood.
A case in which the Court held that certain diagnostic medical tests are unpatentable products of nature.
A case in which the Court held that testimony of an expert witness that is based on a test an expert did not personally perform is admissible and does not violate a defendant's Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause rights.
A case in which the Court held that a condemned state prisoner in federal proceedings is not entitled to replace his court-appointed counsel with another court-appointed counsel due to dissatisfaction with the counsel's service.
A case in which the Court held that counterclaims that challenge unpatented uses of generic drugs, even if other approved uses are still under patent, are allowable under the Hatch-Waxman Act.
A case in which the Court held that qualified immunity protects government officials from civil liability when their conduct does not violate any clearly established right of which a reasonable person would have known.
A case in which the Court held that a federal judge has discretion to order a federal sentence to run consecutively or concurrently with an anticipated state sentence.
A case in which the Court held that the Privacy Act of 1974 does not cover mental and emotional distress under "actual damages."
A case in which the Court held that assets sold by a debtor in bankruptcy proceedings does not count as a separately taxable estate in Chapter 12 bankruptcies.
A case in which the Court held that Section 16(b) of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act is subject to tolling, where tolling starts after the filing of a Section 16(a) claim.
A case in which the Court held that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act does not strip federal courts of the ability to hear cases that would normally be brought in state courts.
A case which the Court dismissed, regarding whether or not a private purchaser of real estate services has standing to sue when a kickback does not affect the value or quality of the service.
A case in which the Court held that a California law requiring slaughterhouses to "immediately euthanize" any nonambulatory animal on its premises is preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act.
A case in which the Court held that the Locomotive Inspection Act preempts state law design defect claims and state law failure to warn claims.
A case in which the Court found that a police department's placement of a GPS tracking device on a man's Jeep without his knowledge was an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment.
A case in which the Court held that the omission of eyewitness testimony in a murder trial, which was the only evidence linking the accused to the crime, was a violation of the accused's due process.
A case in which the Court held that a dispute over passport regulation was not a political issue and is thus liable for judicial review.
A case in which the Court held that filing a false tax return in violation of 26 U.S.C. Section 7206 qualifies as an aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act if the Government's revenue loss exceeds $10,000.
A case in which the Court held that the Due Process Clause does not require a preliminary inquiry into the reliability of an eyewitness' identification unless the ID was brought about under unnecessarily suggestive circumstances.
A case in which the Court held that a prisoner who does not seek review in a state’s highest court faces final judgment for the purposes of Section 2244(d)(1)(A) upon “expiration of the time for seeking such review.”
A case in which the Court held that a witness in a grand jury proceeding is entitled to the same absolute immunity from a §1983 action as a witness who testifies at trial.
A case in which the Court held that a prisoner cannot assert an Eighth Amendment claim for damages against private prison employees.
A case in which the Court found that the test to determine ineffective assistance of counsel, from Strickland v. Washington, was not properly applied in an aggravated assault case.
A case in which the Court held that the Sixth Amendment requires defense attorneys to communicate formal plea offers from the prosecution.
A case in which the Court held that the policy used to determine whether a resident alien is able to ask for relief from deportation under a repealed portion of immigration laws is “arbitrary and capricious” under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A).
A case in which the Court held that prisons that conduct suspicion-less strip searches on incoming inmates do not violate the prisoner's Fourth Amendment rights.
A case in which the Court held that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act extends coverage for injuries that occurred as the result of operations conducted on the outer continental shelf to an employee, as long as the employee can establish a substantial connection between the injury and the employer’s extractive operations.
A case in which the Court held that the Credit Repair Organizations Act does not give credit card users the right to bring a suit against their card companies in court.
A case in which the Court held that decisions of the Court do not constitute "clearly established federal law" if the decision predates the decision of a relevant state court.
A case in which the Court found that a woman employed by a religious school who taught daily religion classes, was a commissioned minister, and regularly lead students in prayer and worship, did not have grounds to sue the school under the Ministerial Exception.
A case in which the Court held that Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, regarding copyright status of works in the public domain, does not violate the Copyright Clause or the First Amendment.
A case in which the Court held that a defendant who is prohibited by state law from raising a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel may establish cause for such a claim at trial by showing evidence of ineffective assistance up to that point.
A case in which the Court held that a prisoner, currently held in jail, did not have his Miranda rights violated when he was questioned inside the jail for a different crime.
A case in which the Court found that a prisoner's attorneys abandoning his case without informing him was a reasonable excuse to prevent the prisoner from having an appeal denied due to a failure to file a motion in advance of the deadline.
A case in which the Court held that under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, pre-Act offenders are not obligated to register without affirmative action of the Attorney General.
A case which the Court remanded to the Ninth Circuit regarding whether or not federal law preempts state reductions in Medicaid payments.