United States Supreme Court - January 2016 Opinion Summaries

FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn.

Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute involving the a FERC Rule, Order No. 745, section 35.28(g)(1)(v), that requires market operators to pay the same price to demand response...

Montgomery v. Louisiana

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an action by a petitioner who was sentenced to life-without-parole, seeking state collateral relief, and arguing that Miller v. Alabama, 567 U. S....

Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. US

Civil Rights, Government Contracts, Indian Law
In a dispute arising out of a contract between a tribe and the US, made pursuant to the the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act...

James v. Boise

Civil Rights, Judges & Judiciary, Attorney's Fees
In a case involving attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. section 1988, the Idaho Supreme Court's award of attorney fees, on the grounds that it was not...

Amgen Inc. v. Harris

Securities Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a case to determine whether stockholders' complaint states a claim against petitioner fiduciaries for breach of the duty of prudence, the Ninth...

Kansas v. Carr

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a criminal case involving death sentences for convictions of various charges stemming from a notorious crime spree that culminated in the brutal...

Montanile v. Board of Trustees of Nat. Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan

Remedies, Injury & Tort Law, ERISA
In a suit under section 502(a)(3) of ERISA, brought by a health plan against a plan participant, involving a subogation clause which requires a...

Campbell-Ewall Co. v. Gomez

Military Law, Communications Law, Government Contracts, Class Actions
In a class action alleging a Navy contractor violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. section 227(b)(1)(A)(iii), which...

Bruce v. Samuels

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a case involving the calculation of subsequent monthly installment payments when more than one fee is owed by a prisoner, in the context of the...

Hurst v. Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Constitutional Law
In a death penalty appeal by petitioner convicted of first-degree murder, the Florida Supreme Court's decision affirming death sentence and rejecting...