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Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 577 U. S. ____ (2016)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Derivative Sovereign Immunity Doctrine, Mootness

CAMPBELL-EWALD CO. v. GOMEZ, (2016) ?United States Supreme Court No. 14-857 Argued: October 14, 2015????Decided: January 20, 2016 Syllabus The United States Navy contracted with petitioner Campbell-Ewald Company (Campbell) to develop a multimedia recruiting campaign that included the sending of text messages to young adults, but only if those individuals had “opted in” to receipt […]

Cal. Business Indus. Assoc. v. San Jose, 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Fifth Amendment, Takings Clause

United States Supreme Court CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION v. CITY OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, ET AL., (2016) No. 15-330 Argued: ????Decided: February 29, 2016 ? ? ?The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. ?????JUSTICE THOMAS, concurring in the denial of certiorari. This case implicates an important and unsettled issue under the Takings Clause. The […]

GIBBONS v.OGDEN, 22 U.S. 1 (1824)

Issues: Article I, Commerce Clause, Constitutional Law

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Cohens v. Virginia, 19 U.S. 264 (1821)

Issues: Article III, Judiciary Act of 1789

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M’Culloch v. Maryland, 1 U.S. 316 (1819)

Issues: Article I, Tenth Amendment

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American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech

?AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE, ET AL. v. KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, (2016) United States Supreme Court No. 15-584 Argued: ????Decided: March 7, 2016 JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE ALITO joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. The First Amendment prohibits the government from “abridging the freedom of speech.” But the Court has struggled with how that […]

Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803)

Issues: Article III, Constitutional Law, Judicial Review, Separation of Powers

5 U.S. 137 1 Cranch 137 2 L.Ed. 60 WILLIAM MARBURY v. JAMES MADISON, Secretary of State of the United States. February Term, 1803 Syllabus AT the December term 1801, William Marbury, Dennis Ramsay, Robert Townsend Hooe, and William Harper, by their counsel severally moved the court for a rule to James Madison, secretary of […]

Evenwel v. Abbott, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, One Person One Vote Principle

EVENWEL ET AL. v. ABBOTT, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL., (2016) United States Supreme Court No. 14-940 578 U.S. ___ (2016) Argued: December 8, 2015????Decided: April 4, 2016 [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Holding:?Evenwel v. Abbott, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the one person, one vote […]

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

Issues: Constitutional Law, Supremacy Clause

United States Supreme Court ARMSTRONG ET AL. v. EXCEPTIONAL CHILD CENTER, INC., ET AL., (2015) No. 14-15 575 U.S. ___ (2015);?135 S.Ct. 1378 (2015) Argued: January 20, 2015????Decided: March 31, 2015 Syllabus:?Providers of “habilitation services” under Idaho’s Medicaid plan are reimbursed by the State’s Department of Health and Welfare. Section 30(A) of the Medicaid Act […]

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

Issues: Article I, Elections Clause

ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE v. ARIZONA INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION ET AL., (2015) United States Supreme Court No. 13-1314 576 U.S. ___ (2015); 135 S. Ct. 2652; 192 L. Ed. 2d 704 Argued: March 2, 2015????Decided: June 29, 2015 Syllabus:?Under Arizona’s Constitution, the electorate shares lawmaking authority on equal footing with the Arizona Legislature. The voters may […]

ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS v. ALABAMA

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

United States Supreme Court No. 13-895 Argued: November 12, 2014????Decided: March 25, 2015Syllabus:?In 2012 Alabama redrew the boundaries of the State’s 105 House districts and 35 Senate districts. In doing so, while Alabama sought to achieve numerous traditional districting objectives–e.g., compactness, not splitting counties or precincts, minimizing change, and protecting incumbents–it placed yet greater importance […]

ALABAMA DEPT. OF REVENUE v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., 575 U.S. 21 (2015)

Issues: Commerce Clause, Railroad Revitalization and Regulation Reform Act

135 S.Ct. 1136 (2015) 575 U.S. 21 ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, et al., Petitioners v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. No. 13-553.Supreme Court of United States.Argued December 9, 2014.Decided March 4, 2015. Headnotes RAILROAD REVITALIZATION AND REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 1976 Discriminatory State Sales and Use Taxes — Taxation of Rail Carrier’s Diesel Fuel Purchases — Motor […]

Wilkerson v. Utah, 99 U.S. 130 (1879)

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

99 U.S. 130 99 U.S. 130 25 L.Ed. 345 WILKERSONv.UTAH. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Submitted by Mr. E. D. Hoge and Mr. P. L. Williams for the plaintiff in error, and by The Solicitor-General for the […]

Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)

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

408 U.S. 238 92 S.Ct. 2726 33 L.Ed.2d 346 William Henry FURMAN, Petitioner,v.State of GEORGIA. Lucious JACKSON, Jr., Petitioner, v. State of GEORGIA. Elmer BRANCH, Petitioner, v. State of TEXAS. Nos. 69?5003, 69?5030, 69?5031. Argued Jan. 17, 1972. Decided June 29, 1972. Anthony G. Amsterdam, Stanford, Cal., for petitioner Furman. Jack Greenberg, New York City, […]