United States Supreme Court - April 2009 Opinion Summaries

Dean v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's firearm conviction is affirmed where defendant claimed he unintentionally fired his gun during a robbery, but 18 U.S.C. section...

Kansas v. Ventris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The state supreme court's reversal of defendant's burglary conviction is reversed where the state obtained a confession from a confidential informant...

FCC v. Fox Tel. Stations, Inc.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In an appeal from an FCC order finding language used on a television broadcast indecent in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1464, the Court of Appeals'...

Cone v. Bell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas proceeding, the denial of Petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where the state courts' rejection of Petitioner's Brady v....

Nken v. Holder

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
The Court of Appeals' denial of Petitioner's motion to stay his removal pending judicial review of a BIA ruling is reversed, where traditional stay...

Ministry of Def. v. Elahi

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action seeking to attach a judgment obtained by Iran, the District Court's order permitting the attachment is reversed, where Plaintiff could...

Arizona v. Gant

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The Arizona Supreme Court's reversal of Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed, where police may search the passenger compartment of a vehicle...

Shinseki v. Sanders

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Military Law
In an application for veterans' disability benefits, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's holding that the Department of Veterans Affairs...

US v. Navajo Nation

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action by an Indian tribe against the U.S. resulting from the Secretary of the Interior's failure to promptly approve a coal royalty rate,...

Corley v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's bank robbery conviction is vacated, where the District Court erred by denying Defendant's motion to suppress his confession under McNabb...