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United States Supreme Court - January 2011 Opinion Summaries

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Thompson v. N. Am. Stainless, LP
United States Supreme Court
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law 
In an action brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by a man claiming he was fired by his employer in retaliation for his fiancee's filing of... 		01/24/2011 09–291
Chase Bank USA, N. A. v. McCoy
United States Supreme Court
Banking Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law 
In a suit by a credit card holder, alleging that Chase increased his interest rate due to his delinquency or default and applied that increase... 		01/24/2011 09–329
Swarthout v. Cooke
United States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
The Ninth Circuit's grant of habeas relief, based on its conclusion that the state courts had misapplied California's "some evidence" rule, is... 		01/24/2011 10–333
Ortiz v. Jordan
United States Supreme Court
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure 
In a former inmate's civil rights action under 42 U. S. C. section 1983 seeking a judgment for damages against superintending prison officers for... 		01/24/2011 09–737
NASA v. Nelson
United States Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law 
In an action claiming that NASA's National Agency Check with Inquiries background check process violated a constitutional right to informational... 		01/19/2011 09–530
Premo v. Moore
United States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
In a felony murder prosecution, the Ninth Circuit's reversal of the district court's denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where: 1) the... 		01/19/2011 09–658
Harrington v. Richter
United States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
In a murder prosecution, the Ninth Circuit's reversal of the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where: 1) 28 U.S.C. section 2254(d)... 		01/19/2011 09–587
Mayo Found. for Med. Educ. & Rsrch. v. US
United States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law 
In an action asserting that certain Treasury Department regulations, which provided that the services of a full-time employee -- which included an... 		01/11/2011 09–837
Ransom v. FIA Card Servs., N.A.
United States Supreme Court
Bankruptcy Law 
In a petition for Chapter 13 bankruptcy relief, the Ninth Circuit's affirmance of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's order denying the confirmation of... 		01/11/2011 09–907
Madison Cty. v. Oneida Indian Nation of N.Y.
United States Supreme Court
Civil Procedure, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law 
In an action concerning an Indian tribe's collection of property taxes, the Supreme Court vacated a grant of certiorari and remanded to the Second... 		01/10/2011 10–72

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