No. 16-1177 Argued: Decided: June 12, 2017 PER CURIAM. Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA),…
Read MoreCZYZEWSKI ET AL. v. JEVIC HOLDING CORP. ET AL.(2017)
No. 15-649 Argued: December 7, 2016Decided: March 22, 2017 There are three possible conclusions to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. First,…
Read MoreCOVENTRY HEALTH CARE OF MISSOURI, INC., FKA GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. v. NEVILS(2017)
No. 16-149 Argued: March 1, 2017Decided: April 18, 2017 The Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 (FEHBA) authorizes the…
Read MoreWATER SPLASH, INC. v. MENON(2017)
No. 16-254 Argued: March 22, 2017Decided: May 22, 2017 Petitioner Water Splash sued respondent Menon, a former employee, in a…
Read MoreCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ET AL. v. MENDEZ ET AL.(2017)
No. 16-369 Argued: March 22, 2017Decided: May 30, 2017 The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received word from a confidential…
Read MoreWEAVER v. MASSSACHUSETTS(2017)
No. 16-240 Argued: April 19, 2017Decided: June 22, 2017 When petitioner was tried in a Massachusetts trial court, the courtroom…
Read MoreCOOPER, GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA, ET AL. v. HARRIS ET AL.(2017)
No. 15-1262 Argued: December 5, 2016Decided: May 22, 2017 The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prevents a State,…
Read MoreZIGLAR v. ABBASI ET AL.(2017)
No. 15-1358 Argued: January 18, 2017Decided: June 19, 2017 In the immediate aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the…
Read MoreCHRISTOPHER ANTHONY FLOYD v. ALABAMA(2017)
No. 16-9304 Argued: Decided: December 4, 2017 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Statement of JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR,…
Read MoreCHARLOTTE JENKINS, WARDEN v. PERCY HUTTON(2017)
No. 16-1116 Argued: Decided: June 19, 2017 PER CURIAM. Respondent Percy Hutton accused two friends, Derek Mitchell and Samuel Simmons…
Read MoreCALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM v. ANZ SECURITIES, INC., ET AL.(2017)
No. 16-373 Argued: April 17, 2017Decided: June 26, 2017 Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 gives purchasers of…
Read MoreBUCK v. DAVIS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION(2017)
No. 15-8049 Argued: October 5, 2016Decided: February 22, 2017 Petitioner Duane Buck was convicted of capital murder in a Texas…
Read MoreBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, ET AL.(2017)
No. 16-466 Argued: April 25, 2017Decided: June 19, 2017 A group of plaintiffs, most of whom are not California residents,…
Read MoreBOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA ET AL. v. HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. ET AL.(2017)
No. 15-423 Argued: November 2, 2016Decided: May 1, 2017 The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) shields foreign states from suits…
Read MoreBNSF RAILWAY CO. v. TYRRELL, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF TYRRELL, DECEASED, ET AL.(2017)
No. 16-405 Argued: April 25, 2017Decided: May 30, 2017 The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U. S. C. §51…
Read MoreBETHUNE-HILL ET AL. v. VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ET AL.(2017)
No. 15-680 Argued: December 5, 2016Decided: March 1, 2017 After the 2010 census, the Virginia State Legislature drew new lines…
Read MoreBECKLES v. UNITED STATES(2017)
No. 15-8544 Argued: November 28, 2016Decided: March 6, 2017 Petitioner Beckles was convicted of possession of a firearm by a…
Read MoreBAY POINT PROPERTIES, INC., FKA BP PROPERTIES, INC. v. MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, ET AL.(2017)
No. 16-1077 Argued: Decided: June 26, 2017 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied and the pending motions…
Read MoreBANK OF AMERICA CORP. ET AL. v. CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA(2017)
No. 15-1111 Argued: November 8, 2016Decided: May 1, 2017 The City of Miami filed suit against Bank of America and…
Read MoreADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK ET AL. v. STAPLETON ET AL.(2017)
No. 16-74 Argued: March 27, 2017Decided: June 5, 2017 The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) generally obligates…
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