132 S.Ct. 1826 (2012) 566 U.S. 463 182 L. Ed. 733 Patrick WOOD, Petitioner v. Kevin MILYARD, Warden, et al. No. 10-9995.Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 27, 2012.Decided April 24, 2012. Headnotes HABEAS CORPUS Forfeited Timeliness Defense — Courts of Appeals’ Authority to Raise on Own Initiative — State’s Waiver of Statute of […]
132 S.Ct. 1997 (2012) Kouichi TANIGUCHI, Petitioner, v. KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD., dba Marianas Resort and Spa. No. 10-1472.Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 21, 2012.Decided May 21, 2012. Headnotes COURT INTERPRETS ACT. “[C]ompensation of interpreters” — Costs Available to Prevailing Parties — Document Translation Costs. Because “interpreter” ordinarily means someone who translates orally […]
132 S.Ct. 1327 (2012) Daniel COLEMAN, Petitioner v. COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND et al. No. 10-1016.Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 11, 2012.Decided March 20, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW States’ Immunity from Suit — Self-Care Provision of Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Fourth Circuit’s judgment that self-care provision of the Act, […]
132 S.Ct. 1421 (2012) Menachem Binyamin ZIVOTOFSKY, by his parents and guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman ZIVOTOFSKY, Petitioner v. Hillary Rodham CLINTON, Secretary of State. No. 10-699.Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 7, 2011.Decided March 26, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Separation of Powers — Political Question Doctrine — Judicial Review — Secretary of […]
132 S.Ct. 1510 (2012) Albert W. FLORENCE, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OF the COUNTY OF BURLINGTON et al. No. 10-945.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 12, 2011.Decided April 2, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Searches and Seizures — Search of Newly Jailed Arrestees for Contraband — Close Visual Inspection While Undressed. County jail’s […]
132 S.Ct. 1376 (2012) Blaine LAFLER, Petitioner v. Anthony COOPER. No. 10-209.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 31, 2011.Decided March 21, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Right to Counsel — Effective Assistance — Counsel’s Ineffective Plea Offer Advice. Where counsel’s ineffective advice led to a plea offer’s rejection, and where prejudice alleged is having […]
132 S.Ct. 1399 (2012) MISSOURI, Petitioner v. Galin E. FRYE. No. 10-444.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 31, 2011.Decided March 21, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Right to Counsel — Effective Assistance — Counsel’s Duty to Communicate Plea Offer. Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel extends to consideration of plea offers that […]
132 S.Ct. 2073 (2012) Christine ARMOUR, et al., Petitioners v. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, et al. No. 11-161.Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 29, 2012.Decided June 4, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Equal Protection of the Laws — Financing Public Improvement Projects — Rational Basis for Forgiving Unpaid Assessments while Issuing no Refunds. Where […]
132 S.Ct. 2044 (2012) Alex BLUEFORD, Petitioner v. ARKANSAS. No. 10-1320.Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 22, 2012.Decided May 24, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Double Jeopardy — Jury Instruction on Capital Murder, First-Degree Murder, Manslaughter, and Negligent Homicide — Mistrial After Jury Deadlock — Reprosecution for Capital and First-Degree Murder. When a jury […]
132 S.Ct. 1367 (2012) 566 U.S. 120 Chantell SACKETT, et vir, Petitioners v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, et al. No. 10-1062.Supreme Court of United States.Argued January 9, 2012.Decided March 21, 2012. Headnotes CLEAN WATER ACT — Environmental Protection Agency Compliance Order — Clean Water Act Violation — Administrative Procedure Act Challenge. Sacketts may bring a civil […]
132 S.Ct. 2088 (2012) Virgil D. “Gus” REICHLE, Jr., et al., Petitioners v. Steven HOWARDS. No. 11-262.Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 21, 2012.Decided June 4, 2012. Headnotes CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1871 — Secret Service Agents — Qualified Immunity Claim of Retaliatory Arrest for Political Speech. Petitioner Secret Service agents are entitled to […]
132 S.Ct. 1657 (2012) Steve A. FILARSKY, Petitioner v. Nicholas B. DELIA. No. 10-1018.Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 17, 2012.Decided April 17, 2012. Headnotes CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1871 — Private Attorney Temporarily Retained by City — Qualified Immunity from Suit. A private individual temporarily retained by government to carry out its work […]
132 S.Ct. 1497 (2012) Charles A. REHBERG, Petitioner v. James P. PAULK. No. 10-788.Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 1, 2011.Decided April 2, 2012. Headnotes CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1871 — Grand Jury Witness — Absolute Immunity from Suit. A witness in a grand jury proceeding is entitled to same absolute immunity from suit […]
132 S.Ct. 1882 (2012) Lynwood D. HALL, et ux., Petitioners v. UNITED STATES. No. 10-875.Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 29, 2011.Decided May 14, 2012. Headnotes BANKRUPTCY — Chapter 12 — Postpetition Farm Sale — Federal Income Tax Liability — Reorganization Plan. Federal income tax liability resulting from a Chapter 12 bankruptcy petitioner’s postpetition […]
132 S.Ct. 2065 (2012) RADLAX GATEWAY HOTEL, LLC, et al., Petitioners v. AMALGAMATED BANK. No. 11-166.Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 23, 2012.Decided May 29, 2012. Headnotes BANKRUPTCY — Chapter 11 — Confirmation of “Crandown” Plan Over Bank’s Objection. Petitioner Chapter 11 bankruptcy debtors may not obtain confirmation of a “cramdown” plan over respondent […]
?133 S.Ct. 1 (2012) MARYLAND v. Alonzo Jay KING, Jr. No. 12A48.Supreme Court of United States. July 30, 2012. Headnotes SUPREME COURT — Stays — Pending Certiorari Petition. Maryland Court of Appeals’ judgment overturning respndent’s first-degree rape conviction on ground that collection of his DNA pursuant to Maryland’s DNA Collection Act that violated Fourth Amendment […]
132 S.Ct. 2566 (2012) NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, et al., Petitioners, v. Kathleen SEBELIUS, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. Department of Health and Human Services, et al., Petitioners, v. Florida, et al. Florida, et al., Petitioners, v. Department of Health and Human Services et al. Nos. 11-393, 11-398, 11-400.Supreme Court of […]
132 S.Ct. 2181 (2012) Ken L. SALAZAR, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Petitioners v. RAMAH NAVAJO CHAPTER et al. No. 11-551.Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 18, 2012.Decided June 18, 2012. Headnotes INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT — Self-Determination Contracts — Contract Support Costs — Insufficient Congressional Appropriations. Consistent with well-established Government […]
132 S.Ct. 2199 (2012) 567 U.S. 209 183 L.Ed.2d 211 MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS, Petitioners v. David PATCHAK et al. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Petitioners v. David Patchak et al. Nos. 11-246, 11-247.Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 24, 2012.Decided June 18, 2012. Headnotes INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT OF […]
132 S.Ct. 2148 (2012)567 U.S. 37 183 L.Ed.2d 32 Philip PARKER, Warden v. David Eugene MATTHEWS. No. 11-845.Supreme Court of United States. Decided June 11, 2012. Headnotes HABEAS CORPUS Grounds for federal habeas relief — Burden of Proving Extreme Emotional Disturbance. Neither of Sixth Circuit’s grounds for granting respondent habeas relief — (1) that Kentucky […]