United States Supreme Court - March 2010 Opinion Summaries

Padilla v. Kentucky

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
In postconviction proceedings arising from a drug distribution prosecution, after which petitioner faced deportation based on his guilty plea and...

Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs., P.A. v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Insurance Law, Remedies, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In a class action seeking to recover interest due under New York law on plaintiff's insurance claim, the Second Circuit's order affirming the district...

Jones v. Harris Assocs. L.P.

Banking Law, Securities Law
In an action by shareholders in mutual funds managed by defendant investment adviser alleging that defendant violated section 36(b)(1) of the...

Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. US ex rel. Wilson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action claiming that county conservation districts and local and federal officials knowingly submitted false payment claims to the U.S. in...

Berghuis v. Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings brought by an individual convicted of second degree murder by an all-white jury, the Sixth Circuit's reversal of the denial of...

United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In an appeal from a bankruptcy court order in a Chapter 13 proceeding, enforcing the confirmation of a student loan debtor's plan and directing...

Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action by a law firm seeking declaratory relief, arguing that plaintiff was not bound by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...

Bloate v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a drug and firearm possession prosecution, the Eighth Circuit's order affirming the district court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss the...

Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action by a law firm seeking declaratory relief, arguing that plaintiff was not bound by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...

Johnson v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A circuit court's judgment upholding a sentence for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, which was enhanced under the Armed Career Criminal...