United States Supreme Court - November 2005 Opinion Summaries

Lincoln Prop. Co. v. Roche

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendants may remove an action on the basis of diversity of citizenship if there is complete diversity between all named plaintiffs and all named...

Bradshaw v. Richey

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Grant of habeas corpus relief for defendant on his arson conviction is vacated where the circuit court erred in: 1) holding that transferred intent...

Maryland v. Blake

Writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.

Schaffer v. Weast

Administrative Law, Education Law, Health Law
In an action brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the burden of persuasion in an administrative hearing challenging...

IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
During a continuous workday, any walking time that occurs after the beginning of the employee-s first principal activity, such as the donning of...

US v. Olson

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a private tort action against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. section 1346(b)(1), the United States waives sovereign...