Category: 2016

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions for the 2015-2016 term.

/U.S. Supreme Court Opinions / 2016 /

Foster v. Chatman, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Batson Challenge

Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Full Faith and Credit Clause

Green v. Brennan, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Employment Law

Harris v. Ariz. Indep. Redistricting Comm?n, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, One Person One Vote Principle, Voting Rights Act of 1965

Heffernan v. City of Paterson, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Protected Political Activity

Hughes v. Talen Energy Mktg., LLC, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Preemption

Hurst v. Florida, 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

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

Husky Int’l Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Bankruptcy Law

James v. Boise, 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Attorneys' Fees

Kakarala v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Remand from Federal to State Court

Kansas v. Carr, 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment

Kernan v. Hinojosa, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Habeas Corpus

Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Veterans Affairs

Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Copyrights, First Sale Doctrine, Intellectual Property

Luis v. United States, 578 U. S. ____ (2016)

Issues: Right to Counsel, Sixth Amendment

Luna Torres v. Lynch, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

Lynch v. Arizona, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Batson Challenge, Death Penalty

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)

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934