United States Supreme Court - May 2007 Opinion Summaries

Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit raising a pay discrimination claim under Title VII, a court of appeals' decision reversing a judgment and award in plaintiff's favor is...

Los Angeles County v. Rettele

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by residents arising from a police search and detention under circumstances in which police obtained a valid...

Roper v. Weaver

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
The writ of certiorari in a criminal matter, which raised an issue regarding whether a court of appeals properly applied the AEDPA's stringent...

Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts
Stating a claim under section 1 of the Sherman Act requires a complaint with enough factual matter (taken as true) to suggest that an agreement was...

Winkelman v. Parma City Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Health Law
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants parents independent, enforceable rights, which are not limited to procedural and...

Office of Sen. Mark Dayton v. Hanson

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit arising from plaintiff's discharge from employment with former Senator Dayton brought against the Senator's office, invoking the district...

Hinck v. US

Civil Procedure, Tax Law
The Tax Court provides the exclusive forum for judicial review of a refusal by the Secretary of the Treasury to abate interest under section...

Schriro v. Landrigan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In habeas proceedings in a death penalty case, a circuit court's decision remanding the case for an evidentiary hearing on an ineffective assistance...