United States Supreme Court - May 2016 Opinion Summaries
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Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co.United States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a dispute arising under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. sections 1311(a),1362(7), (12), and related regulations that allow property owners to...
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05/31/2016 | 15-290 |
Johnson v. LeeUnited States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition for writ of habeas corpus relief from sentence of life without parole for conviction of first degree murder, the Ninth Circuit grant of...
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05/31/2016 | 15-789 |
Lynch v. ArizonaUnited States Supreme Court
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a case in which the Arizona Supreme Court found that the State had put petitioner's future dangerousness at issue during his capital sentencing...
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05/31/2016 | 15-8366 |
Wittman v. PersonhuballahUnited States Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action brought by voters from Virginia's Congressional District 3 challenging the Commonwealth's 2013 congressional redistricting plan on the...
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05/23/2016 | 14-1504 |
Foster v. ChatmanUnited States Supreme Court
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition for habeas corpus relief from conviction of capital murder and death sentence, the Georgia Supreme court's denial is reversed where: 1)...
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05/23/2016 | 14-8349 |
Green v. BrennanUnited States Supreme Court
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Constitutional Law
In a suit brought by a former U.S. Postal Service employee, alleging discrimination or retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...
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05/23/2016 | 14-613 |
Betterman v. MontanaUnited States Supreme Court
Sentencing, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence and conviction for bail jumping after failing to appear in court on domestic assault charges, are affirmed, over defendant's claim that his...
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05/19/2016 | 14-1457 |
CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOCUnited States Supreme Court
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Constitutional Law, Attorney's Fees
In an attorney's fees action brought by an employer-defendant in an underlying sexual harassment suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,...
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05/19/2016 | 14-1375 |
Torres v. LynchUnited States Supreme Court
Immigration Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a case in which petitioner, a lawful permanent resident, pleaded guilty in a New York court to attempted third-degree arson, the Immigration...
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05/19/2016 | 14-1096 |
Zubik v. BurwellUnited States Supreme Court
Labor & Employment Law, Insurance Law, Health Law, Constitutional Law
In a case brought by nonprofit organizations that provide health insurance to their employees, challenging the federal regulations require them to...
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05/16/2016 | 14-1418 |