United States Supreme Court - February 2001 Opinion Summaries

COOK v. GRALIKE

Constitutional Law, Elections
States may not use ballots for congressional elections as a means of indirectly imposing restrictions on candidates for federal office because the...

LEGAL SERV. CORP. v. VELAZQUEZ

Constitutional Law
Section 504(a)(16) of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, which excludes LSC representation in cases which "involve...

SEMTEK INT'L INC. v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.

Civil Procedure
Because diversity jurisdiction incorporates state claim-preclusion law, federal law giving res judicata effect to judgments based on a state statute...

WHITMAN v. AM. TRUCKING ASS'NS, INC.

Environmental Law
The Clean Air Act, at 42 USC 7409(b), does not permit the Administrator to consider implementation costs in setting national ambient air quality...

LEWIS v. LEWIS & CLARK MARINE, INC.

Admiralty
State courts may adjudicate personal injury claims against vessel owners pursuant to the savings clause of 28 USC 1333(1) so long as the vessel...

CENT. GREEN CO. v. US

Environmental Law
In determining the scope of the immunity granted by the Flood Control Act of 1928, 33 USC 702c, courts should consider the character of the waters...

BD. OF TR. OF THE UNIV. OF ALABAMA v. GARRETT

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
State employees may not sue in federal court to recover money damages for the State's failure to comply with the ADA because Congress' abrogation of...

BUCKMAN CO. v. PLAINTIFFS' LEGAL COMM.

Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiffs' claims that pedicle screw injuries would not have been caused but for the manufacturer's fraudulent misrepresentations to the Food and...

BRENTWOOD ACAD. v. TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCH. ATHLETIC ASSOC.

Civil Rights, Education Law
An organization overwhelmingly composed of public school officials who act in their official capacity, whose members give up revenue in exchange for...

DIRECTOR OF REVENUE OF MISSOURI v. COBANK, ACB

Tax Law
While 21 USC 2134 does not contain an express statements that banks for cooperatives are subject to state taxation, nothing in the statute indicates a...