United States Supreme Court - March 2006 Opinion Summaries

Georgia v. Randolph

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A warrantless search of a shared dwelling for evidence over the express refusal of consent by a physically present resident cannot be justified as...

US v. Grubbs

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Anticipatory warrants are not categorically unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment. Reversal of a district court's denial of a motion to suppress...

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
A judgment vacating dismissal of a private securities fraud class action is reversed where the background, text, and purpose of the Securities...

Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic & Institutional Rights, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Military Law
Because Congress could require law schools to provide equal access to military recruiters without violating the schools' freedoms of speech or...

Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Indep. Ink, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In the context of antitrust claims, since a patent does not necessarily confer market power upon a patentee, in all cases involving a "tying"...