Category: 2015

U.S. Supreme Court opinions from 2015.

/U.S. Supreme Court Opinions / 2015 /

Alabama Dept. of Rev. v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

Issues: Commerce Clause, Railroad Revitalization and Regulation Reform Act

ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS v. ALABAMA

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Voting Rights Act of 1965

Arizona State Legislature v. AIRC, 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Article I, Elections Clause

ARMSTRONG v. EXCEPTIONAL CHILD CENTER, INC., 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Supremacy Clause

Baker Botts L.L.P. v. Asarco LLC

Issues: Bankruptcy Law

Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett

Issues: Bankruptcy Law

B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Indus., Inc., 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Trademarks

Brumfield v. Cain Warden

Issues: Atkins Claim, Criminal Procedure, Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Eighth Amendment

Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, 575 U. S. ____ (2015)

Coleman v. Tollefson, 575 U. S. ____ (2015)

Correll v. Florida, 577 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Death Penalty

DirecTV, Inc. v. Imburgia, 136 S.Ct. 463 (2015)

Issues: Federal Arbitration Act, Federal Preemption

Friedman v. City of Highland Park, Ill.

Friedman v. Highland Park, 577 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Right to Bear Arms, Second Amendment

Glossip v. Gross, 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment

Holiday v. Stephens, 136 S. Ct. 387 (2015)

Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Truth in Lending Act

Joyner v. Barnes

Issues: Death Penalty

Maryland v. Kulbicki, 577 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Effective Assistance of Counsel

Michigan v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 576 U.S. ___ (2015) [SLIP COPY]

Issues: Clean Air Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)