Oregon v. Ice, 555 U.S. 160 (2009)

129 S. Ct. 711 (2009) OREGON, Petitioner, v. Thomas Eugene ICE. No. 07-901. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 14, 2008. Decided January 14, 2009. *714 Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General, Salem, OR, for petitioner. Ernest G. Lannet, Salem, OR, appointed by this Court, for respondent. Hardy Myers, Attorney General of Oregon, Peter Shepherd, […]

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Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223 (2009)

129 S. Ct. 808 (2009) Cordell PEARSON, et al., Petitioners, v. Afton CALLAHAN. No. 07-751. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 14, 2008. Decided January 21, 2009. *812 Peter Stirba, Salt Lake City, Utah, for petitioners, by Malcolm L. Stewart for United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of Court, supporting petitioners. Theodore […]

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Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009)

Issues: Qualified Immunity

129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009) John D. ASHCROFT, Former Attorney General, et al., Petitioners, v. Javaid IQBAL et al. No. 07-1015. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 10, 2008.Decided May 18, 2009. *1942 Gregory G. Garre, Solicitor General, Washington, DC, for Petitioners. Alexander A. Reinert, for Respondents. Lauren J. Resnick, Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr., […]

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Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Comm., 130 S.Ct. 584 (2009)

130 S.Ct. 584 (2009) UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., Petitioner, v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT, CENTRAL REGION. No. 08-604.Supreme Court of United States.Argued October 7, 2009.Decided December 8, 2009.*590 Counsel: J. Scott Ballenger, Washington, DC, for petitioner. Thomas H. Geoghegan, Chicago, IL, for respondent. J. Michael Hemmer, Patricia O. Kiscoan, […]

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Alvarez v. Smith, 130 S.Ct. 576 (2009)

ANITA ALVAREZ, COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY, Petitioner v. CHERMANE SMITH ET AL. No. 08-351Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 14, 2009.Decided December 8, 2009.JUSTICE BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court. We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether Illinois law provides a sufficiently speedy opportunity for an individual, whose car or cash […]

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