United States Supreme Court - March 2008 Opinion Summaries

Hall Street Assocs., L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Water Law
The statutory grounds provided by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) for expedited judicial review to confirm, vacate, or modify arbitration awards are...

Medellin v. Texas

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, International Law
Neither an International Court of Justice case, Case Concerning Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mex. v. U. S.), 2004 I. C. J. 12, nor a memorandum...

Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
Contrary to the Ninth Circuit's holding below, a 2004 initiative passed by Washington voters changing the state's primary election system is facially...

Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a one-line, per curiam opinion, the judgment below is affirmed by an equally divided Court. In a case involving Michigan legislation which...

Boulware v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
In the context of sections of the Internal Revenue Code that set the conditions for treating certain corporate distributions as returns of capital,...