United States Supreme Court - February 2003 Opinion Summaries

SCHEIDLER v. NAT'L ORG. FOR WOMEN, INC.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
Anti-abortion protesters did not "obtain" property and so did not commit extortion under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. section 1951, and could not be found...

WASHINGTON STATE DEP'T OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVS. v. GUARDIANSHIP ESTATE OF KEFFELER

Government Benefits, Government Law
A state's use of Social Security benefits to reimburse itself for some of its initial expenditures does not violate a Social Security Act provision...

MILLER-EL v. COCKRELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
When a prisoner is seeking a certificate of appealability (COA) under 28 U.S.C. section 2254, the court of appeals should limit its examination to a...