United States Supreme Court - December 2015 Opinion Summaries

DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Constitutional Law, Contracts
In a case involving a service agreement that included a binding arbitration provision with a class-arbitration waiver, the California Court of...

Shapiro v. McManus

Elections, Government Law, Constitutional Law, Judges & Judiciary
In an action requesting that a three-judge court be convened to consider a claim that Maryland's 2011 congressional redistricting plan burdens...

Mullenix v. Luna

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, alleging that a police officer had violated the Fourth Amendment by using excessive force against decedent,...

OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs

Transportation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law, International Law
In a personal injury suit brought by a California resident who purchased a Eurail pass over the Internet from a Massachusetts-based travel agent and...