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Gun Rights | Caetano v. Massachusetts | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/577/14-10078/ | SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
JAIME CAETANO v. MASSACHUSETTS
on petition for writ of certiorari to the
supreme judicial court of massachusetts
No. 14–10078. Decided March 21, 2016
Per Curiam.
The Court has held that “t... | The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Second Amendment protects the right to possess stun guns, rejecting the argument that only weapons commonly used at the time of the Second Amendment's enactment are protected. The Court vacated the judgment of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, which had u... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Hansberry v. Lee | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/311/32/ | U.S. Supreme Court Hansberry v. Lee, 311 U.S.
32 (1940) Hansberry v. Lee No. 29 Argued October 25,
1940 Decided November 12,
1940 311 U.S.
32 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
ILLINOIS Syllabus Numerous owners of lots in a particular area agreed in writing,
each severally with each of the others, that their lots shoul... | The Supreme Court ruled that a group of landowners who were not parties to a previous lawsuit could not be bound by the decision in that case, as they were not adequately represented by the defendants in the original suit, and their interests in resisting the performance of the agreement were not adequately protected. ... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/304/64/ | U.S. Supreme Court Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S.
64 (1938) Erie Railroad Co. v.
Tompkins No. 367 Argued January 31,
1938 Decided April 25,
1938 304 U.S.
64 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. The liability of a railroad company for injury caused by
negligent operation... | Here is a summary of the verdict in the Supreme Court case Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins:
In this case, the Supreme Court decided that a federal court hearing a case based on diversity of citizenship must apply the state's law, including its common law as declared by the state's highest court, rather than its own inte... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co., Inc. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/313/487/ | U.S. Supreme Court Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Elec. Mfg. Co.,
Inc., 313
U.S. 487 (1941) Klaxon Company v. Stentor Electric
Manufacturing Co., Inc. No. 741 Argued May 1, 2, 1941 Decided June 2, 1941 313
U.S. 487 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. In diversity of citizenship cases, th... | In Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co., the US Supreme Court ruled that federal courts must apply the conflict of laws rules of the states in which they are located when hearing cases based on diversity of citizenship jurisdiction. The Court also clarified that the Full Faith and Credit Clause does not req... |
Equal Protection | Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/600/20-1199/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the United States Reports.
Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme
Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543,
pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal
errors.
SUPREME COURT OF ... | The Supreme Court considered the admissions processes of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina, which take race into account as one of several factors. The Court evaluated the legality of these processes under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court's opinion, delivered by Chie... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Lavender v. Kurn | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/327/645/ | U.S. Supreme Court Lavender v. Kurn, 327
U.S. 645 (1946) Lavender v. Kurn No. 550 Argued March 6, 7,
1946 Decided March 25,
1946 327
U.S. 645 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
MISSOURI Syllabus 1. In this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act,
the evidence of the defendants' negligence (detailed in the
opi... | In Lavender v. Kurn, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the evidence of the defendants' negligence was sufficient to justify a jury trial and that appellate courts should not overturn jury verdicts if there is reasonable evidence to support them. The case involved a suit under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, where... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | International Shoe Co. v. Washington | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/326/310/ | U.S. Supreme Court International Shoe v. State of
Washington, 326
U.S. 310 (1945) International Shoe v. State of
Washington No. 107 Argued November 14,
1945 Decided December 3,
1945 326
U.S. 310 APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF
WASHINGTON Syllabus Activities within a State of salesmen in the employ of a foreign
corpora... | Here is a summary of the verdict in the case of International Shoe v. State of Washington:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a company's sales activities within a state can establish sufficient contacts for that state to exercise jurisdiction over the company, provided the activities are systematic and continuous and ... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/330/501/ | U.S. Supreme Court Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, 330
U.S. 501 (1947) Gulf Oil Corp. v.
Gilbert No. 93 Argued December 18, 19,
1946 Decided March 10,
1947 330
U.S. 501 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. A federal district court has power to dismiss an action at
law pursuant to the... | Question: Does a federal district court have the power to dismiss an action at law under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, and if so, was this power abused in this case?
Verdict: Yes, a federal district court has the power to dismiss an action at law under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, and the court did no... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Hickman v. Taylor | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/329/495/ | U.S. Supreme Court Hickman v. Taylor, 329
U.S. 495 (1947) Hickman v. Taylor No. 47 Argued November 13,
1946 Decided January 13,
1947 329
U.S. 495 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
CIRCUIT Syllabus Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff in a suit
in a federal district court against ... | In Hickman v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court held that under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party is not entitled to obtain oral and written statements of witnesses secured by their adversary's counsel during the preparation for possible litigation. The Court emphasized the importance of protecting an attorney... |
Health Care | Vacco v. Quill | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/521/793/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1996
Syllabus
VACCO, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK, ET AL. v. QUILL ET
AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT No. 95-1858. Argued January 8, 1997-Decided June 26,1997 In New York, as in most States, it is a crime to aid an... | New York's ban on assisted suicide does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The ban treats all people equally, regardless of physical condition, and allows competent individuals to refuse life-saving medical treatment. The distinction between letting a patient die and actively causing t... |
Health Care | Whalen v. Roe | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/429/589/ | U.S. Supreme Court Whalen v. Roe, 429
U.S. 589 (1977) Whalen v. Roe No. 75-839 Argued October 13,
1976 Decided February 22,
1977 429
U.S. 589 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW
YORK Syllabus Responding to a concern that drugs were being diverted into
unlawful channels, the New... | In Whalen v. Roe, the Supreme Court upheld a New York law requiring doctors to disclose patient information for certain prescription drugs, finding that the law was a reasonable exercise of the state's police powers and did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court rejected arguments that the law invaded patients... |
Health Care | Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/497/261/ | U.S. Supreme Court Cruzan v. Director, MDH, 497
U.S. 261 (1990) Cruzan by Cruzan v. Director,
Missouri Department of Health No. 88-1503 Argued Dec. 6, 1989 Decided June 25, 1990 497
U.S. 261 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
MISSOURI Syllabus Petitioner Nancy Cruzan is incompetent, having sustained severe
injuries in ... | In the case of Cruzan v. Director, MDH, the United States Supreme Court decided that the Constitution does not prohibit Missouri from requiring clear and convincing evidence of an incompetent person's wishes regarding the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. The case centered around Nancy Cruzan, who was in a persi... |
Health Care | Washington v. Glucksberg | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/521/702/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1996
Syllabus
WASHINGTON ET AL. v. GLUCKSBERG ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT No. 96-110. Argued January 8, 1997-Decided June 26,1997 It has always been a crime to assist a suicide in the State of
Washington.
... | The Supreme Court ruled that Washington's prohibition on assisting suicide does not violate the Due Process Clause, as it is not a fundamental liberty interest protected by the clause. This decision considered the history of Anglo-American common law, which has punished or disapproved of assisting suicide for centuries... |
Health Care | PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/564/604/ | OPINION OF THE COURT PLIVA, INC. V. MENSING 564 U. S. ____ (2011) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NOS. 09-993, 09-1039, AND 09-1501 PLIVA, INC., et al., PETITIONERS
09–993 v. GLADYS MENSING ACTAVIS ELIZABETH, LLC, PETITIONER 09–1039 v. GLADYS MENSING ACTAVIS, INC., PETITIONER 09–1501 v. JULIE DEM... | The Supreme Court ruled that federal drug regulations for generic drug manufacturers directly conflict with and preempt state tort law claims alleging inadequate warning labels. This decision protects generic drug manufacturers from liability for failure to provide adequate warning labels if they comply with federal dr... |
Health Care | Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/570/472/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the
Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States,
Washington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal
errors, in order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that federal law preempts state design-defect claims that impose a duty on drug manufacturers to change their labels, as this conflicts with federal law prohibiting generic drug manufacturers from independently altering drug labels. The Court rejected the argument that manufacturers should resol... |
Health Care | Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/591/19-431/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration had the authority to exempt employers with religious or moral objections from providing contraceptive coverage to their employees. The Court reversed the Third Circuit's decision and dissolved the nationwide preliminary injunction. The case concerned the ACA's contr... |
Immigration & National Security | Wong Wing v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/163/228/ | U.S. Supreme Court Wong Wing v. United States, 163
U.S. 228 (1896) Wong Wing v. United
States No. 204 Argued April 1-2,
1896 Decided May 18, 1896 163
U.S. 228 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR. THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF
MICHIGAN Syllabus Detention or temporary confinement, as part of the means
necess... | The Supreme Court ruled in Wong Wing v. United States (1896) that while the US government has the authority to exclude or expel Chinese aliens and delegate the power to identify and arrest them to executive officials, any legislation imposing harsh punishments like hard labor or property confiscation must provide for a... |
Health Care | Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/552/312/ | OPINION OF THE COURT RIEGEL V. MEDTRONIC, INC. 552 U. S. ____ (2008) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 06-179 DONNA S. RIEGEL, individually and as administra-
tor of the ESTATE OF CHARLES R. RIEGEL, PETITIONER v. MEDTRONIC, INC.
on writ of certiorari to the united states court of
appeals for the se... | In the case of Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., the Supreme Court ruled that common-law claims challenging the safety and effectiveness of a medical device are pre-empted by federal law, specifically the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, if the device has received premarket approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FD... |
Health Care | Wyeth v. Levine | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/555/555/ | OPINION OF THE COURT WYETH V. LEVINE 555 U. S. ____ (2009) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 06-1249 WYETH, PETITIONER v. DIANA LEVINE
on writ of certiorari to the supreme court of
vermont
[March 4, 2009]
Justice Stevens delivered the
opinion of the Court.
... | The Supreme Court ruled that the FDA's approval of a drug does not provide a complete defense against tort claims, allowing a patient who suffered gangrene and amputation due to improper administration of the drug Phenergan to seek damages from the manufacturer, Wyeth. |
Health Care | Gonzales v. Oregon | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/546/243/ | OPINION OF THE COURT GONZALES V. OREGON 546 U. S. ____ (2006) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 04-623 ALBERTO R. GONZALES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al.,
PETITIONERS v. OREGON et al.
on writ of certiorari to the united states court of
appeals for the ninth circuit
[January 17, 2006]
... | The case of Gonzales v. Oregon (2006) concerned the question of whether the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) allowed the US Attorney General to prohibit doctors from prescribing regulated drugs for physician-assisted suicide, even if state law permitted it. The Court interpreted the CSA to determine if the Attorney Gene... |
Immigration & National Security | Bugajewitz v. Adams | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/228/585/ | U.S. Supreme Court Bugajewitz v. Adams, 228
U.S. 585 (1913) Bugajewitz v. Adams No. 239 Submitted April 21,
1913 Decided May 12, 1913 228
U.S. 585 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLORADO Syllabus Congress has power to order the deportation of aliens whose
presence in the country... | Here is a summary of the Supreme Court case Bugajewitz v. Adams (1913):
The case centered around the power of Congress to deport aliens and the construction of the Acts of Congress related to the deportation of alien prostitutes. The Court affirmed the government's authority to deport aliens deemed harmful to the coun... |
Immigration & National Security | Yamataya v. Fisher | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/189/86/ | U.S. Supreme Court Japanese Immigrant Case, 189 U.S.
86 (1903) Japanese Immigrant
Case No. 171 Argued February 24,
1903 Decided April 6, 1903 189 U.S.
86 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF
WASHINGTON Syllabus 1. As the existing treaty with Japan expressly excepts from its
operation ... | In the Japanese Immigrant Case of 1903, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that while Congress has the power to exclude aliens of a particular race and set terms for their entry and residence, due process rights must be respected. Aliens subject to police regulations designed to protect public security can be excluded or dep... |
Immigration & National Security | U.S. ex rel. Knauff v. Shaughnessy | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/338/537/ | U.S. Supreme Court Knauff v. Shaughnessy, 338
U.S. 537 (1950) United States ex Rel. Knauff v.
Shaughnessy No. 54 Argued December 5-6,
1949 Decided January
16,1950 338
U.S. 537 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus The alien wife of a citizen who had served honorably in the
arm... | In *Knauff v. Shaughnessy*, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the exclusion of an alien from the United States is not a judicial matter and that any procedure authorized by Congress for alien exclusion constitutes due process. The Court upheld the Attorney General's denial of entry to an alien wife of a U.S. citizen ba... |
Immigration & National Security | Korematsu v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/323/214/ | U.S. Supreme Court Korematsu v. United States, 323
U.S. 214 (1944) Korematsu v. United
States No. 22 Argued October 11, 12,
1944 Decided December 18,
1944 323
U.S. 214 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 34 which, during a state of war
with Japan and... | In Korematsu v. United States (1944), the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Civilian Exclusion Order No. 34, which, during World War II, authorized the exclusion of individuals of Japanese ancestry from certain military areas on the West Coast. The Court recognized the suspect nature of racial discriminatio... |
Immigration & National Security | Fong Yue Ting v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/149/698/ | U.S. Supreme Court Fong Yue Ting v. United States, 149
U.S. 698 (1893) Fong Yue Ting v. United
States Nos. 1345, 1346, 1347 Argued May 10, 1893 Decided May 15, 1893 149
U.S. 698 APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW
YORK Syllabus The right to exclude or to expel aliens, or... | In *Fong Yue Ting v. United States*, the Supreme Court upheld the power of the US government to expel or exclude aliens, stating it as an "inherent and inalienable right of every sovereign nation." The Court affirmed that this power rests with the political and executive branches, with potential involvement from the ju... |
Immigration & National Security | U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169
U.S. 649 (1898) United States v. Wong Kim
Ark No. 18 Argued March 5, 8,
1897 Decided March 28,
1898 169
U.S. 649 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA Syllabus A child born in the United States, of parents of Chi... | Here is a summary of the key points from the case:
Wong Kim Ark, a person of Chinese descent born in the United States to parents who were Chinese subjects, was denied re-entry into the United States after a temporary visit to China. He filed a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that he was a U.S. citizen by birth under t... |
Immigration & National Security | Ex Parte Quirin | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/317/1/ | U.S. Supreme Court Ex Parte Quirin, 317 U.S. 1 (1942) Ex Parte Quirin{| 317 U.S.
1 fn1|1} Nos. ___, Original MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO FILE PETITIONS
FOR WRITS OF HABEAS
CORPUS and United States ex rel. Quirin v.
Cox{| 317 U.S.
1 fn2|2} Nos. 1-7 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA A... | Here is a summary of the key points from the U.S. Supreme Court case Ex Parte Quirin (1942):
- The case involved a group of German saboteurs who entered the United States during World War II with the intention of carrying out attacks on American targets.
- The saboteurs, who were wearing German military uniforms and c... |
Immigration & National Security | Harisiades v. Shaughnessy | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/342/580/ | U.S. Supreme Court Harisiades v. Shaughnessy, 342
U.S. 580 (1952) Harisiades v.
Shaughnessy No. 43 Argued December 5,
1951 Decided March 10, 1952 342
U.S. 580 ast|>* 342
U.S. 580 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. The Alien Registration Act of 1940, so far as it authoriz... | In *Harisiades v. Shaughnessy* (1952), the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Alien Registration Act of 1940, which authorized the deportation of legally resident aliens due to their Communist Party membership, even if it ended before the law was passed. The Court ruled that Congress has broad power over... |
Immigration & National Security | Cramer v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/325/1/ | U.S. Supreme Court Cramer v. United States, 325 U.S. 1 (1945) Cramer v. United
States No. 13 Argued March 9, 1944 Reargued November 6,
1944 Decided April 23,
1945 325 U.S.
1 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. In a prosecution upon an indictment charging treason by
adhering to ... | The Supreme Court case Cramer v. United States (1945) dealt with a treason charge against Anthony Cramer, accused of meeting and aiding German spies during World War II. The key issue was the interpretation of the Constitutional requirement that treason must be proven by the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt... |
Immigration & National Security | Afroyim v. Rusk | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/387/253/ | U.S. Supreme Court Afroyim v. Rusk, 387
U.S. 253 (1967) Afroyim v. Rusk No. 456 Argued February 20,
1967 Decided May 29, 1967 387
U.S. 253 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEAL FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner, of Polish birth, became a naturalized American
citizen in 1926. He went to Israel in 1950... | The Supreme Court ruled that the US Congress has no power to strip a person of their citizenship unless they voluntarily renounce it. This decision overruled a previous case, Perez v. Brownell, which allowed Congress to revoke citizenship under its implied power to regulate foreign affairs. The Court's ruling was based... |
Immigration & National Security | Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/344/590/ | U.S. Supreme Court Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding, 344
U.S. 590 (1953) Kwong Hai Chew v.
Colding No. 17 Argued October 17,
1952 Decided February 9,
1953 344
U.S. 590 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. Under 8 CFR § 175.57(b), a regulation pertaining to the entry
of aliens int... | Here is a summary of the Supreme Court case Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding:
The case centers around 8 CFR § 175.57(b), a regulation regarding the entry of aliens into the United States, and whether the Attorney General has the authority to deny a hearing to a lawful permanent resident alien facing "permanent exclusion" and... |
Immigration & National Security | U.S. v. Reynolds | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/345/1/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Reynolds, 345 U.S. 1 (1953) United States v.
Reynolds No. 21. Argued October 21,
1952 Decided March 9, 1953 345 U.S.
1 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
CIRCUIT Syllabus A military aircraft on a flight to test secret electronic
equipment crashed, and cert... | In United States v. Reynolds, the Supreme Court held that the government could claim privilege against revealing military secrets in a civil lawsuit, and that the courts must respect this privilege to protect national security. In this case, the widows of civilian observers killed in a military aircraft crash sued the ... |
Immigration & National Security | Shaughnessy v. U.S. ex rel. Mezei | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/345/206/ | U.S. Supreme Court Shaughnessy v. Mezei, 345
U.S. 206 (1953) Shaughnessy v. Mezei No. 139 Argued January 7-8,
1953 Decided March 16,
1953 345
U.S. 206 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus An alien resident of the United States traveled abroad and
remained in Hungary for 19 mo... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Attorney General's decision to exclude an alien from entering the United States without a hearing is lawful and cannot be overruled by the courts. The alien, a resident of the US, traveled to Hungary and upon his return was deemed a security risk and excluded from entry. The Court held ... |
Immigration & National Security | Graham v. Richardson | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/403/365/ | U.S. Supreme Court Graham v. Department of Pub. Welfare, 403
U.S. 365 (1971) Graham v. Department of Pub.
Welfare No. 609 Argued March 22, 1971 Decided June 14, 1971 403
U.S. 365 ast|>* 403
U.S. 365 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
ARIZONA Syllabus State statutes, like the Arizona and Pe... | The Supreme Court ruled that state laws denying welfare benefits to resident aliens or those who have not lived in the US for a set time violate the Equal Protection Clause and federal power over immigration. Arizona's 15-year residency rule was deemed unauthorized by the Social Security Act. The Court affirmed lower c... |
Immigration & National Security | Perez v. Brownell | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/356/44/ | U.S. Supreme Court Perez v. Brownell, 356 U.S.
44 (1958) Perez v. Brownell No. 44 Argued May 1, 1957 Restored to the calendar for
reargument June 24, 1957 Reargued October 28,
1957 Decided March 31, 1958 356 U.S.
44 ast|>* 356 U.S.
44 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus In pr... | The Supreme Court ruled that Congress has the authority to pass laws revoking the citizenship of Americans who vote in foreign elections, as it falls under their power to regulate foreign relations. However, they did not rule on the constitutionality of revoking citizenship for Americans who stay abroad to avoid milita... |
Immigration & National Security | Trop v. Dulles | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/356/86/ | U.S. Supreme Court Trop v. Dulles, 356 U.S.
86 (1958) Trop v. Dulles No. 70 Argued May 2, 1957 Restored to the calendar for
reargument June 24, 1957 Reargued October 28-29,
1957 Decided March 31,
1958 356 U.S.
86 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus At least as applied in thi... | In *Trop v. Dulles*, the Supreme Court ruled that a native-born American citizen who was convicted by a court-martial for wartime desertion and subsequently lost his US citizenship and became stateless, had his citizenship forfeiture unconstitutional. The Court held that citizenship is not subject to the general powers... |
Immigration & National Security | Mathews v. Diaz | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/426/67/ | U.S. Supreme Court Mathews v. Diaz, 426 U.S.
67 (1976) Mathews v. Diaz No. 73-1046 Argued January 13,
1975 Reargued January 12,
1976 Decided June 1, 1976 426 U.S.
67 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
FLORIDA Syllabus Title 42 U.S.C. § 1395 o (2) qualifies for enrollment in
the Me... | Here is a summary of the case:
The case of Mathews v. Diaz (1976) concerned the constitutionality of a federal statute that restricted eligibility for a Medicare supplemental insurance program to certain aliens. The program was established under Title 42 U.S.C. § 1395o(2), which allowed residents of the United States ... |
Immigration & National Security | Kleindienst v. Mandel | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/408/753/ | U.S. Supreme Court Kleindienst v. Mandel, 408
U.S. 753 (1972) Kleindienst v. Mandel No. 71-16 Argued April 18, 1972 Decided June 29, 1972 408
U.S. 753 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW
YORK Syllabus This action was brought to compel the Attorney General to grant
a temporary no... | In Kleindienst v. Mandel, the Supreme Court considered whether the Attorney General's decision to deny a visa to a Belgian journalist and Marxian theoretician violated the First Amendment rights of American citizens who had invited him to speak at academic conferences in the United States. The Court held that when the ... |
Immigration & National Security | Landon v. Plasencia | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/459/21/ | U.S. Supreme Court Landon v. Plasencia, 459 U.S.
21 (1982) Landon v. Plasencia No. 81-129 Argued October 5,
1982 Decided November 15,
1982 459 U.S.
21 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (Act)
permits the Immigration ... | The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) had the authority to conduct an exclusion hearing to determine if a permanent resident alien, who briefly visited Mexico and attempted to smuggle aliens, was trying to "enter" the US and if she was excludable. The Supreme Court held that the INS had the authority to deci... |
Immigration & National Security | INS v. Lopez-Mendoza | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/468/1032/ | U.S. Supreme Court INS v. Lopez-Mendoza, 468
U.S. 1032 (1984) INS v. Lopez-Mendoza No. 83-491 Argued April 18, 1984 Decided July 5, 1984 468
U.S. 1032 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent Mexican citizens were ordered deported by an
Immigration Judge. Respondent Lop... | In INS v. Lopez-Mendoza, the Supreme Court ruled that deportation proceedings are civil actions, not criminal, and so various protections that apply in criminal trials do not apply in deportation hearings. The Court also held that the exclusionary rule, which bars the use of evidence obtained through unlawful means, do... |
Immigration & National Security | INS v. Delgado | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/466/210/ | U.S. Supreme Court INS v. Delgado, 466
U.S. 210 (1984) Immigration and Naturalization
Service v. Delgado No. 82-1271 Argued January 11,
1984 Decided April 17,
1984 466
U.S. 210 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Acting pursuant to warrants issued on a showing of probable
cau... | In Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Delgado, the US Supreme Court ruled that factory surveys conducted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to question employees about their citizenship did not violate the Fourth Amendment rights of the employees. The Court held that the surveys did not result i... |
Immigration & National Security | Fiallo v. Bell | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/787/ | U.S. Supreme Court Fiallo v. Bell, 430
U.S. 787 (1977) Fiallo v. Bell No. 75-6297 Argued December 7,
1976 Decided April 26,
1977 430
U.S. 787 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW
YORK Syllabus Sections 101(b)(1)(D) and 101(b)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act of 1952, whi... | The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of immigration laws that gave preferential treatment to legitimate children and their mothers, but not to illegitimate children and their fathers. The Court recognized the government's power to control immigration and the distinction made by Congress between different fami... |
Immigration & National Security | Vance v. Terrazas | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/444/252/ | U.S. Supreme Court Vance v. Terrazas, 444
U.S. 252 (1980) Vance v. Terrazas No. 71143 Argued October 30,
1979 Decided January 15,
1980 444
U.S. 252 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT
OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Section 349(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
provides that
"a pe... | In Vance v. Terrazas (1980), the US government argued that Terrazas, a dual citizen of the US and Mexico, had relinquished his US citizenship by obtaining a Mexican citizenship certificate and swearing allegiance to Mexico. The Supreme Court ruled that the government must prove Terrazas' intent to surrender US citizens... |
Immigration & National Security | INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/480/421/ | U.S. Supreme Court INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480
U.S. 421 (1987) Immigration and Naturalization
Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca No. 85-782 Argued October 7,
1986 Decided March 9, 1987 480
U.S. 421 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality ... | In this case, the Supreme Court held that the "clear probability" standard of proof under Section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act does not govern asylum applications under Section 208(a). The Court found that the plain language of the statute and its legislative history indicate a congressional intent for... |
Immigration & National Security | INS v. Elias-Zacarias | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/502/478/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1991
Syllabus
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE v. ELIAS-ZACARIAS
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT
No. 90-1342. Argued November 4, 1991-Decided January 22,1992
Respondent, a native of... | The Supreme Court ruled that a guerrilla organization's attempt to coerce someone into performing military service does not necessarily count as "political opinion" and therefore does not make that person eligible for asylum. The Court of Appeals' decision was reversed, and the Board of Immigration Appeals' original de... |
Immigration & National Security | Fedorenko v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/449/490/ | U.S. Supreme Court Fedorenko v. United States, 449
U.S. 490 (1981) Fedorenko v. United
States No. 79-5602 Argued October 15,
1980 Decided January 21,
1981 449
U.S. 490 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 (DPA) enabled European
refugees driven... | Here is a summary of the case:
The United States Supreme Court decided on Fedorenko v. United States, a case concerning the denaturalization of a former Nazi concentration camp guard who gained entry into the US through the Displaced Persons Act of 1948 (DPA) by misrepresenting his wartime activities. The DPA allowed ... |
Immigration & National Security | Plyler v. Doe | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/202/ | U.S. Supreme Court Plyler v. Doe, 457
U.S. 202 (1982) Plyler v. Doe No. 80-1538 Argued December 1,
1981 Decided June 15, 1982 457
U.S. 202 ast|>* 457
U.S. 202 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT
OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Held: A Texas statute which withholds from local school
districts any state funds f... | Here is a summary of the key points from the case:
- The case is about a Texas statute that denies state funding for the education of children who are not legally admitted into the United States and allows local school districts to refuse enrollment to these children.
- The Supreme Court held that the Texas statute vi... |
Immigration & National Security | Zadvydas v. Davis | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/533/678/ | OCTOBER TERM, 2000
Syllabus
ZADVYDAS v. DAVIS ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH
CIRCUIT
No.99-7791. Argued February 21, 200l-Decided June 28, 2001*
After a final removal order is entered, an alien ordered... | Here is a summary of the verdicts in the two Supreme Court cases, Zadvydas v. Davis and Ashcroft v. Ma:
## Zadvydas v. Davis:
- Kestutis Zadvydas, a resident alien born to Lithuanian parents, was ordered to be deported due to his criminal record. However, Germany and Lithuania refused to accept him, and efforts to sen... |
Immigration & National Security | Demore v. Kim | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/538/510/ | OCTOBER TERM, 2002
Syllabus
DEMORE, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT OF IMMIGRATION
AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, ET AL. v. KIM
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT
No. 01-1491. Argued January 15, 2003-Decided April... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Immigration and Nationality Act's provision for mandatory detention of certain criminal aliens during their removal proceedings does not violate due process, and that the Attorney General's discretionary judgment regarding detention is not subject to judicial review. However, Justice Br... |
Immigration & National Security | Rasul v. Bush | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/542/466/ | OPINION OF THE COURT RASUL V. BUSH 542 U. S. ____ (2004) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NOS. 03-334 AND 03-343 SHAFIQ RASUL, et al., PETITIONERS
03–334 v. GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
et al. FAWZI KHALID ABDULLAH FAHAD AL ODAH, et
al ., PETITIONERS
03–343 v. UNITED... | The Supreme Court ruled that US courts have the authority to consider the legality of detaining foreign nationals captured during hostilities and held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Court's decision was based on the right of prisoners to challenge their detention through habeas corpus petitions and the US lease agreement... |
Immigration & National Security | Reno v. AADC | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/525/471/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1998
Syllabus
RENO, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. v. AMERICANARAB
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT
No. 97-1252. Argued November 4, 1998-Decided February
24,1999
... | In *Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee et al.*, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts do not have jurisdiction over lawsuits filed by resident aliens claiming that they were targeted for deportation due to their political affiliations. The Court interpreted the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi... |
Immigration & National Security | U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/494/259/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez, 494
U.S. 259 (1990) United States v.
Verdugo-Urquidez No. 88-1353 Argued Nov. 7, 1989 Decided Feb. 28, 1990 494
U.S. 259 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus After the Government obtained an arrest warrant for respondent
--... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Fourth Amendment does not apply to searches and seizures by US agents of property owned by non-resident aliens in a foreign country. The Court interpreted the phrase "the people" in the Fourth Amendment as referring to those with a significant connection to the US, excluding the respond... |
Health Care | King v. Burwell | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/576/14-114/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act allows tax credits to be provided to individuals in states that have a Federal Exchange, not just those with state-established exchanges. The Act includes a series of reforms to expand health insurance coverage, including requiring individuals ... |
Immigration & National Security | Padilla v. Kentucky | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/559/356/ | OPINION OF THE COURT PADILLA V. KENTUCKY 559 U. S. ____ (2010) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 08-651 JOSE PADILLA, PETITIONER v. KENTUCKY
on writ of certiorari to the supreme court of
kentucky
[March 31, 2010]
Justice Stevens delivered the
opinion of the Court.... | In Padilla v. Kentucky, the Supreme Court ruled that constitutionally competent counsel must inform their clients if pleading guilty to a crime would result in their deportation. The Court found that Padilla's lawyer provided incorrect advice about the deportation consequences of his guilty plea, which Padilla relied o... |
Immigration & National Security | INS v. St. Cyr | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/533/289/ | OCTOBER TERM, 2000
Syllabus
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE v. ST. CYR
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT No. 00-767. Argued April 24, 200l-Decided June 25, 2001 Before the effective dates of the Antiterrorism and Effective
Deat... | In *INS v. St. Cyr*, the Supreme Court held that federal courts have jurisdiction to decide legal issues related to deportation and that the Attorney General's judgment on a point of law can be reviewed. The Court also recognized a due process liberty interest in statutory parole procedures but clarified that Article I... |
Immigration & National Security | Lopez v. Gonzales | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/549/47/ | OPINION OF THE COURT LOPEZ V. GONZALES 549 U. S. ____ (2006) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 05-547 JOSE ANTONIO LOPEZ, PETITIONER v. ALBERTO
R. GONZALES, Attorney General on writ of certiorari to the united
states court of appeals for the eighth circuit [December 5, 2006] Justice Souter
delivered the opinion of... | In Lopez v. Gonzales, the Supreme Court held that a state felony drug offense punishable as a misdemeanor under the Controlled Substances Act is not considered a "felony punishable under the Controlled Substances Act" for immigration purposes. This means that a non-citizen convicted of a state drug felony that would be... |
Immigration & National Security | Hamdi v. Rumsfeld | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/542/507/ | OPINION OF O'CONNOR, J. HAMDI V. RUMSFELD 542 U. S. ____ (2004) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 03-6696 YASER ESAM HAMDI and ESAM FOUAD HAMDI, as next
friend of YASER ESAM HAMDI, PETITION- ERS v. DONALD H.
RUMSFELD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, et al.
on writ of certiorari to the united states court of
... | In the case of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld in 2004, the Supreme Court considered the detention of a US citizen, Yaser Esam Hamdi, who was captured in Afghanistan and labeled an "enemy combatant" by the US government. The Court held that while Congress authorized combatant detention in specific circumstances, due process requires... |
Immigration & National Security | Boumediene v. Bush | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/553/723/ | OPINION OF THE COURT BOUMEDIENE V. BUSH 553 U. S. ____ (2008) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NOS. 06-1195 AND 06-1196 LAKHDAR BOUMEDIENE, et al., PETITIONERS
06–1195 v. GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
et al. KHALED A. F. AL ODAH, next friend of FAWZI
KHALID ABDULLAH FAHAD AL ODAH, et... | The Supreme Court ruled that aliens designated as enemy combatants and detained at Guantanamo Bay have the constitutional right to habeas corpus, and that the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 does not provide an adequate substitute for this right. Therefore, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, which sought to strip hab... |
Immigration & National Security | Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/563/582/ | OPINION OF THE COURT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF UNITED STATES OFAMERICA V. WHITING 563 U. S. ____ (2011) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 09-115 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, et al., PETITIONERS v. MICHAEL B. WHITING
et al.
on writ of certiorari to the united states court of
app... | The Supreme Court ruled that Arizona's Legal Arizona Workers Act, which allows for the suspension or revocation of state licenses for employers who knowingly hire unauthorized aliens, is not preempted by federal immigration law. The Court found that the state's licensing provisions fall within the savings clause of the... |
Immigration & National Security | Vartelas v. Holder | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/566/257/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that a lawful permanent resident of the United States, who had a prior felony conviction, was not subject to a new law that denied re-entry to convicted felons. The ruling was based on the principle that a law should not be applied retroactively to events that occurred before the law was passed,... |
Immigration & National Security | Hamdan v. Rumsfeld | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/548/557/ | OPINION OF THE COURT HAMDAN V. RUMSFELD 548 U. S. ____ (2006) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 05-184 SALIM AHMED HAMDAN, PETITIONER v. DONALD
H. RUMSFELD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, et al.
on writ of certiorari to the united states court of
appeals for the district of columbia circuit
... | The Supreme Court ruled that the military commission trying Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni national held at Guantanamo Bay, lacked the authority to proceed due to violations of the UCMJ and Geneva Conventions. The Court also concluded that conspiracy, the crime Hamdan was charged with, is not a violation of the law of wa... |
Immigration & National Security | Arizona v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/567/387/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court of the United States reviewed Arizona's Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, also known as S.B. 1070, which aimed to address the state's large number of illegal aliens. The Court examined four provisions of the law, including the creation of new state offenses for failing to comply ... |
Immigration & National Security | Clapper v. Amnesty Int'l USA | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/568/398/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that respondents lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows surveillance of non-US persons located outside the US, as they could not demonstrate a "certainly impending" injury. |
Immigration & National Security | Luna Torres v. Lynch | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/578/14-1096/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before
publication in the preliminary print of the United States
Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions,
Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543,
of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that
corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that a state crime that corresponds to a specified federal offense, except for lacking an interstate commerce element, still counts as an "aggravated felony" under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This decision has significant implications for deportable aliens, making them ineligible ... |
Immigration & National Security | Jennings v. Rodriguez | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/583/15-1204/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before
publication in the preliminary print of the United States
Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions,
Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543,
of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that
corrections may ... | The Supreme Court case, Jennings v. Rodriguez, deals with the detention of aliens during immigration proceedings and their right to periodic bond hearings. The Court interpreted three provisions of U.S. immigration law that authorize the government to detain aliens. While all parties agreed that the text of these provi... |
Immigration & National Security | Pereida v. Wilkinson | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/592/19-438/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that an individual facing a lawful removal order must prove their eligibility for relief, including demonstrating they have not been convicted of a "crime involving moral turpitude." In this case, Clemente Avelino Pereida, an undocumented immigrant, could not prove his eligibility for relief as ... |
Immigration & National Security | Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/596/19-896/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The case, Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez, concerns the detention of non-citizens who have been ordered to be removed from the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The specific issue is whether the government must provide bond hearings for detained non-citizens after six months, during which the g... |
Immigration & National Security | Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/561/1/ | 561 U. S. ____ (2010) 561 U. S. ____ (2010) 561 U. S. ____ (2010) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NOS. 08-1498 AND 09-89 ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al.,
PETITIONERS
08–1498 v. HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT et al. HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT, et al., PETITIONERS
09–89 v. ERIC H.... | In *Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project*, the Supreme Court upheld a federal law prohibiting the provision of "material support or resources" to foreign terrorist organizations, even if the support is intended to promote lawful, non-violent purposes. The Court found that the law did not violate the First Amendment right... |
Immigration & National Security | Ziglar v. Abbasi | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/582/15-1358/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled on a case regarding the detention of hundreds of illegal aliens in harsh conditions following the September 11 terrorist attacks, with some detainees filing suit against the Department of Justice and wardens of the facility. The Court's opinion, delivered by Justice Kennedy, addressed the claims... |
Immigration & National Security | DHS v. Regents of the University of California | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/591/18-587/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security's decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was arbitrary and capricious, and therefore unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The Court found that the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security failed to ade... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/339/306/ | U.S. Supreme Court Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank &
Trust Co., 339
U.S. 306 (1950) Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank
& Trust Co. No. 378 Argued February &,
1950 Decided April 24,
1950 339
U.S. 306 APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF
NEW YORK Syllabus A trust company in New York which had exclusive management and
control... | Here is a summary of the case verdict:
The Supreme Court ruled that while a state court has the right to determine the interests of all claimants in a trust, regardless of their residency, adequate notice must be provided to known beneficiaries whose whereabouts are also known. The Court held that notice by publicatio... |
Immigration & National Security | Trump v. Hawaii | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/585/17-965/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court upheld President Trump's travel ban, which restricted entry for nationals from seven countries with predominantly Muslim populations. The Court ruled that the President had the authority to impose such restrictions under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and that the policy did not violate the Esta... |
Immigration & National Security | Wilkinson v. Garland | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/601/22-666/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the United States Reports.
Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme
Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543,
pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal
errors.
SUPREME COURT OF ... | The Supreme Court ruled that a Court of Appeals has the authority to review an Immigration Judge's decision on whether a noncitizen's removal would cause exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to their US-citizen family member, deeming it a mixed question of law and fact and thus reviewable under §1252(a)(2)(D). Ho... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Conley v. Gibson | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/355/41/ | U.S. Supreme Court Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S.
41 (1957) Conley v. Gibson No. 7 Argued October 21,
1957 Decided November 18,
1957 355 U.S.
41 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioners, who are Negro members of a union designated as
their bargaining agent under the Railwa... | The Supreme Court held that the District Court erred in dismissing the complaint of a class of Negro employees against their union for failing to represent them fairly in a dispute with the Railroad. The Court found that the National Railroad Adjustment Board did not have exclusive jurisdiction over the case, as it inv... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Hoffman v. Blaski | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/363/335/ | U.S. Supreme Court Hoffman v. Blaski, 363
U.S. 335 (1960) Hoffman v. Blaski No. 25 Argued April 19-20,
1960 Decided June 13, 1960 363
U.S. 335 ast|>* 363
U.S. 335 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), a federal district court in which a
civil action... | The Supreme Court ruled that a federal district court cannot transfer a civil case to another district solely based on the defendant's request if the plaintiff did not have the right to bring the case in that district. The power to transfer a case under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) depends on whether the plaintiff could have or... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Goldberg v. Kelly | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/397/254/ | U.S. Supreme Court Goldberg v. Kelly, 397
U.S. 254 (1970) Goldberg v. Kelly No. 62 Argued October 13,
1969 Decided March 23,
1970 397
U.S. 254 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW
YORK Syllabus Appellees are New York City residents receiving financial aid
under the federally ass... | In Goldberg v. Kelly, the US Supreme Court ruled that welfare benefits are a statutory entitlement and recipients have a right to procedural due process before these benefits can be terminated. The Court held that a pre-termination evidentiary hearing is necessary, but it need not be a formal trial. Recipients must rec... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/359/500/ | U.S. Supreme Court Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover, 359
U.S. 500 (1959) Beacon Theatres, Inc. v.
Westover No. 45 Argued December 10,
1958 Decided May 25, 1959 359
U.S. 500 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus In anticipation of a suit by petitioner for treble damages under
t... | The Supreme Court held that a defendant in a declaratory judgment action raising antitrust claims is entitled to a jury trial on those claims, even if the plaintiff seeks primarily equitable relief. The Court found that the right to a jury trial in treble damage suits under the antitrust laws is an essential part of th... |
Immigration & National Security | Department of State v. Munoz | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/602/23-334/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the United States Reports.
Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme
Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543,
pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal
errors.
SUPREME COURT OF ... | The Supreme Court ruled that a U.S. citizen does not have a constitutional right to live in the country with their noncitizen spouse, and that visa denials by consular officers are generally not subject to judicial review. In this case, the Court found that the consular officer's decision to deny a visa to a noncitizen... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Van Dusen v. Barrack | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/376/612/ | U.S. Supreme Court Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376
U.S. 612 (1964) Van Dusen v. Barrack Nos. 56 and 80 Argued January 8-9,
1964 Decided March 30,
1964 376
U.S. 612 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondents, personal representatives of Pennsylvania decedents,
instituted in the... | Here is a summary of the Supreme Court case Van Dusen v. Barrack:
Issue: Whether a transfer of a case from one federal district court to another under § 1404(a) of the Judicial Code of 1948 results in a change of the applicable state law.
Holding: No. The Supreme Court held that the phrase "where it might have been b... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/383/715/ | U.S. Supreme Court United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383
U.S. 715 (1966) United Mine Workers of America v.
Gibbs No. 243 Argued January 20,
1966 Decided March 28,
1966 383
U.S. 715 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus A coal company closed a mine in Tennessee and laid off miners
b... | The Supreme Court held that the District Court had the authority to hear the state law claim, which was based on violence and intimidation, and was not preempted by federal law. The Court also established the concept of "pendent jurisdiction," which allows federal courts to hear related state law claims alongside subst... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Blonder Tongue v. University of Illinois Foundation | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/402/313/ | U.S. Supreme Court Blonder Tongue v. University of
Illinois Found., 402
U.S. 313 (1971) Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.
v. University of Illinois
Foundation No. 338 Argued January 14,
1971 Decided May 3, 1971 402
U.S. 313 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATE
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus This Court's ho... | The case of Blonder Tongue v. University of Illinois Found. revolved around the validity of a patent for a television antenna designed for color reception. The patent was first declared invalid due to obviousness in a previous case, University of Illinois Foundation v. Winegard Co. However, in this case, the Supreme Co... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Fuentes v. Shevin | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/407/67/ | U.S. Supreme Court Fuentes v. Shevin, 407 U.S.
67 (1972) Fuentes v. Shevin No. 70-5039 Argued November 9,
1971 Decided June 12, 1972 407 U.S.
67 ast|>* 407 U.S.
67 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
FLORIDA Syllabus Appellants, most of whom were purchasers of household goods
under... | The Supreme Court ruled that Florida and Pennsylvania's replevin laws, which allowed sellers to seize goods from buyers without a hearing or notice, violated the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause. The Court held that buyers had a possessory interest in the goods, even if they had not fully paid, and that the st... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/407/1/ | U.S. Supreme Court The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co., 407 U.S. 1 (1972) The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore
Co. No. 71-322 Argued March 21, 1972 Decided June 12, 1972 407 U.S.
1 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner Unterweser made an agreement to tow respondent's
drilli... | The Supreme Court ruled that a forum-selection clause in an international towage contract was binding unless it could be proven to be unreasonable, unfair, or unjust. The Court vacated the judgment of the Court of Appeals, which had declined to enforce the clause, and remanded the case for further consideration. |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/398/144/ | U.S. Supreme Court Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co., 398
U.S. 144 (1970) Adickes v. S. H. Kress &
Co. No. 79 Argued November 12,
1969 Decided June 1, 1970 398
U.S. 144 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner is a white school teacher who was refused service in
respondent'... | The Supreme Court held that the District Court erred in granting summary judgment on the conspiracy count, as there was a possibility that a policeman was in the store during the incident, which would constitute state action and provide the basis for a violation of the petitioner's Fourteenth Amendment rights. The cour... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Mathews v. Eldridge | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/424/319/ | U.S. Supreme Court Mathews v. Eldridge, 424
U.S. 319 (1976) Mathews v. Eldridge No. 74-204 Argued October 6,
1975 Decided February 24,
1976 424
U.S. 319 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus In order to establish initial and continued entitlement to
disability benefits under t... | Here is a summary of the Supreme Court case Mathews v. Eldridge:
Issue: Whether the procedural safeguards of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment require that prior to the termination of Social Security disability benefit payments, the recipient be afforded an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing.
Holding:... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Wetzel | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/424/737/ | U.S. Supreme Court Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Wetzel, 424
U.S. 737 (1976) Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v.
Wetzel No. 74-1245 Argued January 19,
1976 Decided March 23,
1976 424
U.S. 737 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondents filed a complaint alleging that petitioner's
... | The Supreme Court ruled that the District Court's order in this case was not a final decision and therefore not appealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The order also did not fall under the provisions for interlocutory appeals in 28 U.S.C. § 1292. As such, the Court of Appeals did not have jurisdiction to hear the appeal. |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Aldinger v. Howard | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/427/1/ | U.S. Supreme Court Aldinger v. Howard, 427 U.S. 1 (1976) Aldinger v. Howard No. 74-6521 Argued March 24, 1976 Decided June 24, 1976 427 U.S.
1 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus After petitioner had been discharged without a hearing by
respondent county treasurer from her jo... | In Aldinger v. Howard, the Supreme Court held that a federal district court cannot exercise pendent jurisdiction over a claim against a county when the county is not considered a "person" under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and there is no independent basis for federal jurisdiction. The Court affirmed the lower court's dismissal of... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Shaffer v. Heitner | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/433/186/ | U.S. Supreme Court Shaffer v. Heitner, 433
U.S. 186 (1977) Shaffer v. Heitner No. 75-1812 Argued February 22,
1977 Decided June 24, 1977 433
U.S. 186 APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF
DELAWARE Syllabus Appellee, a nonresident of Delaware, filed a shareholder's
derivative suit in a Delaware Chancery Court, naming as defe... | Here is a summary of the Supreme Court case Shaffer v. Heitner:
The case centers around a nonresident of Delaware who filed a shareholder's derivative suit in a Delaware court against a corporation, its subsidiary, and several corporate officers and directors. The plaintiff simultaneously requested the sequestration o... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Owen Equipment and Erection Co. v. Kroger | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/437/365/ | U.S. Supreme Court Owen Eqpt. & Erection Co. v.
Kroger, 437
U.S. 365 (1978) Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v.
Kroger No. 77-677 Argued April 18, 1978 Decided June 21, 1978 437
U.S. 365 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent, a citizen of Iowa, sued for damages based o... | In *Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger* (1978), the Supreme Court ruled that a federal court cannot hear a plaintiff's nonfederal claim against a third-party defendant in a diversity case when diversity jurisdiction is lacking. The Court distinguished this case from *Mine Workers v. Gibbs*, where a federal court h... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. v. Shore | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/439/322/ | U.S. Supreme Court Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. v. Shore, 439
U.S. 322 (1979) Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. v.
Shore No. 77-1305 Argued October 30,
1978 Decided January 9,
1979 439
U.S. 322 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent brought this stockholder's class action in ... | In Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. v. Shore, the Supreme Court considered the application of collateral estoppel, a legal principle that prevents relitigation of issues that have already been decided in a previous court case. The case specifically addressed the "offensive" use of collateral estoppel, where a plaintiff seeks... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/444/286/ | U.S. Supreme Court World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v.
Woodson, 444
U.S. 286 (1980) World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v.
Woodson No. 78-1078 Argued October 3,
1979 Decided January 21,
1980 444
U.S. 286 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
OKLAHOMA Syllabus A products liability action was instituted in an Oklahoma st,ate
court by re... | The Supreme Court ruled that an Oklahoma state court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a New York automobile retailer and wholesaler in a products liability case, as the defendants had no significant contacts with Oklahoma and did not purposefully avail themselves of the benefits and protections of Oklahoma... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/454/235/ | U.S. Supreme Court Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454
U.S. 235 (1981) Piper Aircraft Co. v.
Reyno No. 8048 Argued October 14,
1981 Decided December 8, 1981 454
U.S. 235 ast|>* 454
U.S. 235 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent, as representative of the estates of sever... | In Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, the US Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs cannot prevent a case dismissal on the grounds of forum non conveniens just because the substantive law in the alternative forum is less favorable to them. The Court held that a change in substantive law should not be a decisive factor in the fo... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Upjohn Co. v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/449/383/ | U.S. Supreme Court Upjohn Co. v. United States, 449
U.S. 383 (1981) Upjohn Co. v. United
States No. 79-886 Argued November 5,
1980 Decided January 13,
1981 449
U.S. 383 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus When the General Counsel for petitioner pharmaceutical
manufacturing co... | In Upjohn Co. v. United States, the Supreme Court held that communications between a corporation's employees and its counsel are protected by attorney-client privilege if they are made to assist counsel in providing legal advice to the company. The Court rejected the "control group test," which limited the privilege to... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie des Bauxites | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/456/694/ | U.S. Supreme Court Ins. Co. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des
Bauxites, 456
U.S. 694 (1982) Insurance Corporation of Ireland,
Ltd. v. Compagnie des Bauxites de
Guinee No. 81-440 Argued March 23, 1982 Decided June 1, 1982 456
U.S. 694 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT Syllabus Federal Rule... | In *Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Ltd. v. Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee*, the Supreme Court held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2)(A) can be applied to establish personal jurisdiction without violating due process. The case involved a Delaware corporation suing insurance companies in Pennsylvania to ... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Allstate Insurance Co. v. Hague | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/449/302/ | U.S. Supreme Court Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hague, 449
U.S. 302 (1980) Allstate Ins. Co. v.
Hague No. 79938 Argued October 6,
1980 Decided January 13,
1981 449
U.S. 302 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
MINNESOTA Syllabus Respondent's husband died of injuries suffered when a motorcycle
on which he was a passenger was stru... | In Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hague, the US Supreme Court decided that Minnesota's choice to apply its own law, allowing stacking of uninsured motorist coverage, was valid as the state had significant connections to the case and its application was neither arbitrary nor unfair. Minnesota's interest in its non-resident employ... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Helicopteros Nacionales v. Hall | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/466/408/ | U.S. Supreme Court Helicopteros Nacionales v. Hall, 466
U.S. 408 (1984) Helicopteros Nacionales de Columbia
v. Hall No. 82-1127 Argued November 8,
1983 Decided April 24,
1984 466
U.S. 408 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
TEXAS Syllabus Petitioner, a Colombian corporation, entered into a contract to
provide helicopter... | Here is a summary of the case:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Texas court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a Colombian corporation, Helicopteros Nacionales, in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of American citizens who died in a helicopter crash in Peru. The Court found that the corporat... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Cooper v. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/467/867/ | U.S. Supreme Court Cooper v. FRB of Richmond, 467
U.S. 867 (1984) Cooper v. Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond No. 83-185 Argued March 19, 1984 Decided June 25, 1984 467
U.S. 867 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought an action ... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Baxter petitioners could pursue their separate legal action against the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as they were not precluded by the doctrine of res judicata due to not being members of the class in which discrimination was found. The Court of Appeals had previously held that the... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/471/462/ | U.S. Supreme Court Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471
U.S. 462 (1985) Burger King Corp. v.
Rudzewicz No. 83-2097 Argued January 8,
1985 Decided May 20, 1985 471
U.S. 462 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT
OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Appellant is a Florida corporation whose principal offices are
in Mi... | The Supreme Court ruled that a Florida court could exercise personal jurisdiction over a Michigan resident who had entered into a franchise contract with a Florida-based company, Burger King, without violating the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court found that the franchisee had established a subs... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/477/242/ | U.S. Supreme Court Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477
U.S. 242 (1986) Anderson v. Liberty Lobby,
Inc. No. 84-1602 Argued December 3,
1985 Decided June 25, 1986 477
U.S. 242 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT Syllabus In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.
S. 254 ,... | In the case of Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Court of Appeals applied the incorrect standard when reviewing a district court's grant of summary judgment in a libel case involving public figures. The Court clarified that summary judgment is inappropriate if there is a "genuine" di... |
Lawsuits & Legal Procedures | Celotex Corp. v. Catrett | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/477/317/ | U.S. Supreme Court Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477
U.S. 317 (1986) Celotex Corp. v.
Catrett No. 85-198 Argued April 1, 1986 Decided June 25, 1986 477
U.S. 317 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT Syllabus In September, 1980, respondent administratrix filed this
wrongful de... | Here is a summary of the Supreme Court case Celotex Corp. v. Catrett:
The case revolves around a wrongful death action filed by the respondent, alleging that her husband's death was caused by exposure to asbestos products manufactured or distributed by the defendants, including Celotex Corporation. The respondent fail... |
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