United States Supreme Court - January 2010 Opinion Summaries

Hemi Group, LLC v. City of N.Y.

Commercial Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Tax Law
In an action by New York City against an online cigarette seller under the civil enforcement provision of RICO, alleging that defendant's failure to...

Citizens United v. FEC

Constitutional Law, Elections
The Court rules that the government may regulate corporate political speech through disclaimer and disclosure requirements, but it may not suppress...

South Carolina v. N. Carolina

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Water Law
In an original jurisdiction action by South Carolina seeking an equitable apportionment with North Carolina of the Catawba River's waters, the special...

Wood v. Allen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In capital habeas proceedings, a court of appeals' reversal of a grant of petitioner's petition is affirmed where a state court's conclusion that...

Kucana v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's motion to reopen his removal proceedings, the court of appeals' denial of the petition is...

Wellons v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the petition for certiorari is granted and the court of appeals' order is vacated and remanded where the court of appeals...

Presley v. Georgia

In a drug trafficking prosecution, the state supreme court's affirmance of defendant's conviction is reversed where the trial court failed to consider...

Hollingsworth v. Perry

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law
In defendant-intervenors' application for a stay of an order of the district court in the California Proposition 8 trial permitting the trial to be...

Hollingsworth v. Perry

Civil Procedure, Government Law
In defendant-intervenors' application for a stay of an order of the district court in the California Proposition 8 trial permitting the trial to be...

NRG Power Mktg., LLC v. Maine Pub. Utils. Comm.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval of a settlement agreement establishing rate-setting mechanisms...