United States Supreme Court - January 2015 Opinion Summaries
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M&G Polymers USA v. TackettUnited States Supreme Court
Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In this case, plaintiff retired employees sued defendant, their former employer, asserting that certain expired collective-bargaining agreements...
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01/26/2015 | 13-1010 |
Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana BankUnited States Supreme Court
Intellectual Property, Trademark
In this trademark infringement case, defendant invoked the tacking doctrine, under which lower courts have provided that a trademark user may make...
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01/21/2015 | 13-1211 |
Department of Homeland Security v. MacLeanUnited States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
(Industry: Aerospace & Defense) In this whistleblower case, plaintiff federal air marshal publicly disclosed that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had decided to cut...
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01/21/2015 | 13-894 |
Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp.United States Supreme Court
Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In this multi-district class action, the district court granted defendants' motion to dismiss without leave to amend, and the 2nd Circuit, acting on...
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01/21/2015 | 13-1174 |
Christeson v. RoperUnited States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In this case, petitioner's first federal habeas petition was dismissed as untimely, and because his appointed attorneys had missed the filing...
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01/20/2015 | 14-6873 |
Holt v. HobbsUnited States Supreme Court
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Petitioner is an Arkansas inmate and devout Muslim who wishes to grow a .5 inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs. The Arkansas...
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01/20/2015 | 13-6827 |
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.United States Supreme Court
Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In this patent infringement case involving a multiple sclerosis drug, the district court concluded that the patent claim was sufficiently definite and...
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01/20/2015 | 13-854 |
T-Mobile South v. City of RoswellUnited States Supreme Court
Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In this case, plaintiff-telecom alleges that defendant City's denial of their application to build a cell phone tower on residential property was not...
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01/14/2015 | 13-975 |
Jennings v. StephensUnited States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In this habeas proceeding, petitioner Jennings sought federal habeas relief on the basis of three ineffective assistance of counsel theories (two...
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01/14/2015 | 13-7211 |
Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.United States Supreme Court
Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
In this case, petitioners borrowed from respondent and, exactly three years later, mailed respondents a letter purporting to rescind the loan pursuant...
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01/13/2015 | 13-684 |