U.S. Supreme Court opinions from 2015.
Nos. 14-556, 14-562, 14-571, 14-574. 135 S.Ct. 2584 (2015) 192 L. Ed. 2d 609 576 U.S. ___ James OBERGEFELL, et al., Petitioners v. Richard HODGES, Director, Ohio Department of Health, et al.; Valeria Tanco, et al., Petitioners v. Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, et al.; April DeBoer, et al., Petitioners v. Rick Snyder, Governor of […]
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 States v. Detroit […]
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 States v. Detroit […]
MARYLAND, Petitioner, v. James KULBICKI. Supreme Court of United States No. 14-848. 136 S. Ct. 2 (2015) 193 L. Ed. 2d 1 MARYLAND, Petitioner, v. James KULBICKI. Supreme Court of United States. October 5, 2015. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Holding: ?The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the Court of Appeals of Maryland. The lower court […]
Supreme Court of United States. OBB PERSONENVERKEHR AG, Petitioner, v. Carol P. SACHS. 136 S. Ct. 390 (2016) No. 13-1067.Argued October 5, 2015.Decided December 1, 2015. Counsel *392 Juan C. Basombrio, Costa Mesa, CA, for Petitioner. Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, CA, for Respondent. Edwin S. Kneedler for the United States as amicus curiae, by special […]
ARIE S. FRIEDMAN, et?al. v. CITY OFHIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS No. 15?133. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT Decided: December 7, 2015 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Scalia joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. ?[O]ur central holding in? District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.?S. 570 (2008) , […]
136 S. Ct. 388 (2015)*;?193 L. Ed. 2d 449 (2015) Lloyd RAPELJE, Warden, v. Junior Fred BLACKSTON. No. 15-161. Supreme Court of United States. November 30, 2015.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice SCALIA, with whom Justice THOMAS and Justice ALITO join, dissenting from denial of certiorari. A criminal defendant “shall enjoy […]
136 S.Ct. 387 (2015);?193 L. Ed. 2d 418 (2015) Raphael Deon HOLIDAY, v. William STEPHENS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division. Supreme Court of United States.No. 15-6956 (15A520).November 18, 2015.The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice SCALIA and by him referred to the Court is denied. […]
NEW HAMPSHIRE RIGHT TO LIFE v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES No. 14-1273.Supreme Court of the United States. Decided November 16, 2015.The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE SCALIA joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U. S. C. ?552, […]
JERRY WILLIAM CORRELL v. FLORIDA Nos. 15-6551, 15A424.Supreme Court of the United States. Decided October 29, 2015.The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to JUSTICE THOMAS and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE BREYER, dissenting from denial of certiorari and […]
Stephen M. SHAPIRO, et al., Petitioners v. David J. McMANUS, Jr., Chairman, Maryland State Board of Elections, et al. No. 14-990. 136 S.Ct. 450 (2015) 193 L. Ed. 2d 279 Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 4, 2015. Decided December 8, 2015. (Slip Opinion) Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will […]
DIRECTV, INC., PETITIONER v. AMY IMBURGIA, ET AL. No. 14-462 136 S.Ct. 463 (2015) 193 L. Ed. 2d 365 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM, 2015 Argued October 6, 2015 December 14, 2015 (Slip Opinion) Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection […]
No. 14-1372. 136 S.Ct. 456 (2015) 193 L. Ed. 2d 384 Randy WHITE, Warden v. Roger L. WHEELER. Supreme Court of United States. December 14, 2015. PER CURIAM. [136 S.Ct. 458] A death sentence imposed by a Kentucky trial court and affirmed by the Kentucky Supreme Court has been overturned, on habeas corpus review, by […]
United States Supreme Court 135 S.Ct. 1759 (2015) COLEMAN, AKA COLEMAN-BEY v. TOLLEFSON ET AL., (2015) No. 13-1333 Argued: February 23, 2015????Decided: May 18, 2015 Syllabus Ordinarily, a federal litigant who is too poor to pay court fees may proceed in forma pauperis. This means that the litigant may commence a civil action without […]
United States Supreme Court 135 S.Ct. 1765 (2015) CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ET AL. v. SHEEHAN, (2015) No. 13-1412 Argued: March 23, 2015????Decided: May 18, 2015 Syllabus Respondent Sheehan lived in a group home for individuals with mental illness. After Sheehan began acting erratically and threatened to kill her social worker, the […]
577 U.S. ___ (2015); 136 S. Ct. 305;?193 L. Ed. 2d 255 CHADRIN LEE MULLENIX v. BEATRICE LUNA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ISRAEL LEIJA, JR., ET AL., (2015) United States Supreme Court No. 14-1143 Argued: ????Decided: November 9, 2015 [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] SUMMARY? Mullenix v. Luna, 577 U.S. ___ (2015) was a […]
United States Supreme Court CARLTON JOYNER, WARDEN v. WILLIAM LEROY BARNES, (2015) No. 14-395 Argued: ????Decided: June 29, 2015 The motions of respondents for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE ALITO joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. The […]
United States Supreme Court BULLARD v. BLUE HILLS BANK, FKA HYDE PARK SAVINGS BANK, (2015) No. 14-116 Argued: April 1, 2015????Decided: May 4, 2015 Syllabus After filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, petitioner Bullard submitted a proposed repayment plan to the Bankruptcy Court. Respondent Blue Hills Bank, Bullard’s mortgage lender, objected to the plan’s treatment of […]
United States Supreme Court BRUMFIELD v. CAIN, WARDEN, (2015) 135 S.Ct. 2269 (2015) No. 13-1433 Argued: March 30, 2015????Decided: June 18, 2015 Syllabus Petitioner Kevan Brumfield was convicted of murder in a Louisiana court and sentenced to death before this Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits execution of the intellectually disabled, Atkins v. Virginia, […]
United States Supreme Court BANK OF AMERICA, N. A. v. CAULKETT, (2015) 135 S.Ct. 1995 (2015) No. 13-1421 Argued: March 24, 2015????Decided: June 1, 2015 Syllabus Respondent debtors each filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and each owned a house encumbered with a senior mortgage lien and a junior mortgage lien, the latter held by petitioner […]