United States Supreme Court - March 2017 Opinion Summaries

Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Constitutional Law
In a challenge to New York General Business Law section 518, which provides that no seller in any sales transaction may impose a surcharge on a holder...

Moore v. Texas

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition for habeas corpus relief from death sentence for fatally shooting a store clerk during a botched robbery that occurred when petitioner...

Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law
In consolidated appeals arising out of lawsuits filed against a Chapter 11 bankruptcy debtor that declared bankruptcy after it was purchased in a...

Star Athletica, L. L. C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a copyright infringement suit brought by a company that owns 200 copyright registrations for two-dimensional designs--consisting of various lines,...

Endrew F. v. Douglas County School Dist. RE–1

Education Law, Constitutional Law
In an action under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), brought by a child with autism seeking reimbursement for private school...

Manuel v. Joliet

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 lawsuit against a City and several of its police officers, alleging that plaintiff's arrest and detention violated the...

SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC

Intellectual Property
In an infringement suit involving a patent for adult incontinence products, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals' judgment upholding the District...

NLRB v. SW General, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law, Government Law
In an action brought under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (FVRA), involving the ability of the nominated but not confirmed general counsel...

Beckles v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(1), is affirmed where the Federal Sentencing...

Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado

Criminal Law & Procedure
Where a juror makes a clear statement indicating that he or she relied on racial stereotypes or animus to convict a criminal defend­ant, the Sixth...