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United States Supreme Court - March 2010 Opinion Summaries

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Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs., P.A. v. Allstate Ins. Co.
United States Supreme Court
Insurance Law, Remedies, Civil Procedure, Class Actions 
In a class action seeking to recover interest due under New York law on plaintiff's insurance claim, the Second Circuit's order affirming the district...
03/31/2010 08-1008
Padilla v. Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law 
In postconviction proceedings arising from a drug distribution prosecution, after which petitioner faced deportation based on his guilty plea and...
03/31/2010 08-651
Berghuis v. Smith
United States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
In habeas proceedings brought by an individual convicted of second degree murder by an all-white jury, the Sixth Circuit's reversal of the denial of...
03/30/2010 08-1402
Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. US ex rel. Wilson
United States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law 
In an action claiming that county conservation districts and local and federal officials knowingly submitted false payment claims to the U.S. in...
03/30/2010 08-304
Jones v. Harris Assocs. L.P.
United States Supreme Court
Banking Law, Securities Law 
In an action by shareholders in mutual funds managed by defendant investment adviser alleging that defendant violated section 36(b)(1) of the...
03/30/2010 08-586
United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa
United States Supreme Court
Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law 
In an appeal from a bankruptcy court order in a Chapter 13 proceeding, enforcing the confirmation of a student loan debtor's plan and directing...
03/23/2010 08-1134
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. US
United States Supreme Court
Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection 
In an action by a law firm seeking declaratory relief, arguing that plaintiff was not bound by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...
03/08/2010 08-1119
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. US
United States Supreme Court
Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection 
In an action by a law firm seeking declaratory relief, arguing that plaintiff was not bound by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...
03/08/2010 08-1119
Bloate v. US
United States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure 
In a drug and firearm possession prosecution, the Eighth Circuit's order affirming the district court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss the...
03/08/2010 08-728
Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick
United States Supreme Court
Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law 
In a class action alleging copyright infringement, a circuit court's ruling vacating a settlement class certification order for lack of subject matter...
03/02/2010 08-103

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