AMERICAN ELEC. POWER CO., INC. v. CONNECTICUT, 131 S.Ct. 2527 (2011)

Issues: Clean Air Act, Environmental Law

131 S.Ct. 2527 (2011) 564 U.S. 410 180 L.Ed.2d 435 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. CONNECTICUT et al. Supreme Court of United States. No. 10-174. Argued April 19, 2011. Decided June 20, 2011. Counsel: Peter D. Keisler, Washington, DC, for Petitioners. Neal Kumar Katyal, for Respondent Tennessee Valley Authority, supporting the […]

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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. DUKES, 131 S.Ct. 2541 (2011)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Class Actions, Title VII

131 S.Ct. 2541 (2011) 564 U.S. 338 180 L.Ed.2d 374 WAL-MART STORES, INC., Petitioner, v. DUKES et al. Supreme Court of United States. No. 10-277. Argued March 29, 2011. Decided June 20, 2011. Counsel: Theodore B. Olson,?Mark A. Perry,?Amir C. Tayrani, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC,?Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Counsel of Record,?Rachel S. […]

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TAPIA v. UNITED STATES, 564 U.S. 319 (2011)

Issues: Sentencing Reform Act of 1984

NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United […]

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BOND v. UNITED STATES, 564 U.S. 211

Issues: Standing to Challenge Constitutionality

?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 be made before the preliminary […]

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GARCIA v. TEXAS, 564 U.S. 940 (2011)

Issues: Death Penalty, Habeas Corpus, Stays, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

131 S.Ct. 2866 (2011) Humberto Leal GARCIA, aka Humberto Leal v. TEXAS. In re Humberto Leal Garcia. Humberto Leal Garcia, v. Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department Of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division. Nos. 11-5001 (11A1), 11-5002 (11A2), and 11-5081 (11A21).Supreme Court of United States. July 7, 2011. Headnotes: Stay of execution — Vienna Convention on […]

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TALK AMERICA v. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO., 564 U.S. 50 (2011)

Issues: Telecommunications Act of 1996

131 S.Ct. 2254 TALK AMERICA, INC., PETITIONER v. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA ATT MICHIGAN. ORJIAKOR ISIOGU, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA ATT MICHIGAN. ON WRITS OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 10-313. Argued March 30, 2011. Decided June 9, 2011.[*] [*] Together […]

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ATT MOBILITY LLC v. CONCEPCION, 09-893 (U.S. 4-27-2011)

Issues: Federal Arbitration Act, Preemption

131 S.Ct. 1740 563 U.S. 333 ATT MOBILITY LLC v. CONCEPCION ET UX. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 09-893. Argued November 9, 2010. Decided April 27, 2011. Headnotes PRE-EMPTION — Federal Arbitration Act — California’s Discover Bank Rule. California’s Discover Bank rule — which permits certain class […]

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JANUS CAPITAL GP. v. FIRST DERIVATIVE TRADERS, 564 U.S. 135 (2011)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

131 S.Ct. 2296 JANUS CAPITAL GROUP, INC., ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FIRST DERIVATIVE TRADERS. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. No. 09-525. Argued December 7, 2010. Decided June 13, 2011. Headnotes: Securities Law — Private right of action — False statements in mutual fund prospectuses. Petitioners […]

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BD. OF TRUST. OF LELAND STANFORD v. ROCHE MOL. SYS., 131 S.Ct. 2188 (2011)

Issues: University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980

131 S.Ct. 2188 (2011) 563 U.S. 776 180 L.Ed.2d 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, Petitioner, v. ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC., et al. Supreme Court of United States. No. 09-1159. Argued February 28, 2011. Decided June 6, 2011. Headnotes UNIVERSITY AND SMALL BUSINESS PATENT PROCEDURES ACT OF 1980 — Title to […]

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FREEMAN v. UNITED STATES, 564 U.S. 522 (2011)

Issues: Sentencing Reform Act of 1984

131 S.Ct. 2685 WILLIAM FREEMAN, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 09-10245. Argued February 23, 2011. Decided June 23, 2011. Headnotes: Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 — Binding plea agreement — Reduction of Sentencing Guidelines prison term. Sixth Circuit’s judgment — […]

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