We’re back with three more decisions, which gets us caught up with the Court’s recent published activity. The decisions came in Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. (10-879), where the Court held that the Locomotive Inspection Act preempts state law design-defect and failure-to-warn claims; Martel v. Clair (10-1265), regarding the standard for evaluating motions to substitute counsel in death penalty habeas proceedings;
Read More Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. (10-879), Martel v. Clair (10-1265), and Messerschmidt v. Millender (10-704)
Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. (09-958), Howes v. Fields (10-680) and PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana (10-218)
We’re back to bring you a few decisions you probably have not been waiting for: Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. (09-958), where the Court ducked the question of whether the Supremacy Clause provides a mechanism for health care providers to challenge Medicaid rates set by the States; Howes v. Fields (10-680), a Miranda case addressing whether removing an inmate
Read More Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. (09-958), Howes v. Fields (10-680) and PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana (10-218)
Kawashima v. Holder (10-577), Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown (11-394), Wetzel v. Lambert (11-38) and Order List
After a long hiatus, the Court has returned and inundated us with seven decisions released yesterday and today, as well as an order list. Today’s Update will cover Kawashima v. Holder (10-577), addressing whether certain federal tax crimes are deportable offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act; Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown (11-394), holding that states cannot find arbitration agreements in
Read More Kawashima v. Holder (10-577), Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown (11-394), Wetzel v. Lambert (11-38) and Order List
U.S. v. Jones (10-1259), Reynolds v. U.S. (10-6549), National Meat Association v. Harris (10-224) and Ryburn v. Huff (11-208)
The Court delivered four fresh opinions on Monday, including the headline-grabbing decision in U.S. v. Jones (10-1259) holding that the government cannot install a GPS device to track a suspect 24/7. The Court also decided Reynolds v. U.S. (10-6549), holding that sex offenders convicted before July 27, 2006 do not need to follow the requirements of the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
Read More U.S. v. Jones (10-1259), Reynolds v. U.S. (10-6549), National Meat Association v. Harris (10-224) and Ryburn v. Huff (11-208)
Perry v. Perez (11-713), Maples v. Thomas (10-63), Golan v. Holder (10-545), Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC (10-1195) and Order List
The Court issued two newsworthy decisions last week. First, in Perry v. Perez (11-713), the Texas redistricting case, the Court issued a per curiam opinion throwing out the District Court’s proposed interim redistricting plan. Second, in Maples v. Thomas (10-63), the Court (in a surprising 7-2 decision) gave death row inmate Cory Maples another bite at the apple after his pro bono Sullivan
Read More Perry v. Perez (11-713), Maples v. Thomas (10-63), Golan v. Holder (10-545), Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC (10-1195) and Order ListHosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC (10-553), Perry v. New Hampshire (10-8974), and Pacific Operators Offshore LLP v. Valladolid (10-507)
We’re back with the three decisions released on Wednesday: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC (10-553), holding that the “ministerial exception” bars a suit by a minister against her church claiming termination in violation of employment discrimination laws; Perry v. New Hampshire (10-8974), holding that, absent improper police conduct, the Due Process Clause does not require courts to prescreen eyewitness evidence
Read More Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC (10-553), Perry v. New Hampshire (10-8974), and Pacific Operators Offshore LLP v. Valladolid (10-507)