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ELMORE v. HOLBROOK, 580 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Death Penalty, Right to Counsel, Sixth Amendment

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CLARK ELMORE v. DONALD R. HOLBROOK, SUPERINTENDENT, WASHINGTON? ?STATE PENITENTIARY ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED ?STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 15?7848. Decided October 17, 2016 ?The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE GINSBURG ?joins, […]

Shaw v. United States, 580 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Criminal Law

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 […]

Sireci v. Florida, No. 16-5247 (12/12/2016)

Issues: Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Death Penalty

United States Supreme Court HENRY PERRY SIRECI v. FLORIDA, (2016) No. 16-5247 Argued: ????Decided: December 12, 2016 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE BREYER, dissenting from denial of certiorari. Henry Sireci, the petitioner, was tried, convicted of murder, and first sentenced to death in 1976. He has lived in prison under […]

STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO. v. UNITED STATES EX REL. RIGSBY ET AL., 580 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: False Claims Act (FCA)

United States Supreme Court STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO. v. UNITED STATES EX REL. RIGSBY ET AL., (2016) No. 15-513 Argued: November 1, 2016????Decided: December 6, 2016 Syllabus: The False Claims Act (FCA) authorizes private parties (known as relators) to seek recovery from persons who make false or fraudulent payment claims to the Federal […]

Salman v. United States, 580 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., 580 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Patents

Bravo-Fernandez v. United States, 580 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Double Jeopardy

Tatum v. Arizona, 580 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Juveniles

United States Supreme Court BOBBY JERRY TATUM v. ARIZONA, (2016) No. 15-8850 Argued: ????Decided: October 31, 2016 ?????The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division […]

Elmore v. Holbrook, 580 U. S. ____ (2016)

Issues: Right to Counsel, Sixth Amendment

United States Supreme Court CLARK ELMORE v. DONALD R. HOLBROOK, SUPERINTENDENT, WASHINGTON STATE PENITENTIARY, (2016) No. 15-7848 Argued: ????Decided: October 17, 2016 ?????The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE GINSBURG joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. Petitioner Clark Elmore was convicted of murder in 1995 and was […]

Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Juveniles, Retroactivity, Sentencing

136 S.Ct. 718 (2016) 577 US. __ Henry MONTGOMERY, Petitioner v. LOUISIANA. No. 14-280.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 13, 2015.Decided January 25, 2016.As Revised January 27, 2016.*725 Richard D. Bernstein, appointed by this Court, as amicus curiae. Michael R. Dreeben for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, […]

Bosse v. Oklahoma, 580 U. S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment

United States Supreme Court SHAUN MICHAEL BOSSE v. OKLAHOMA, (2016) No. 15-9173 Argued: ????Decided: October 11, 2016 PER CURIAM. In Booth v. Maryland, 482 U.?S. 496 (1987), this Court held that “the Eighth Amendment prohibits a capital sentencing jury from considering victim impact evidence” that does not “relate directly to the circumstances of the crime.” […]

RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Cmty., 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Statute (RICO)

Mathis v. United States, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), Criminal Law, Sentencing

McDonnell v. United States, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Bribery, Criminal Law, Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. Section 1951)

Whole Woman?s Health v. Hellerstedt, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Abortion

Voisine v. United States, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Firearms Prohibition

Fisher v. Univ. of Tex. at Austin, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Birchfield v. North Dakota, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment

Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Tribal sovereignty

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 print goes to […]

Taylor v. United States, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Commerce Clause, Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. Section 1951)