Wong v. Belmontes
U.S. Sup. Ct.
November 16, 2009
Failure to introduce additional mitigating evidence during penalty phase of capital trial not prejudicial (per curiam)
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Bobby v. Van Hook
U.S. Sup. Ct.
November 09, 2009
Sixth Circuit erred in finding capital counsel's penalty phase representation inadequate based on professional guidelines issued many years after trial (per curiam)
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Corcoran v. Levenhagen
U.S. Sup. Ct.
October 20, 2009
Seventh Circuit erred in disposing of capital petitioner's habeas claims without either remanding to district court or offering any explanation (per curiam)
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Ricci v. DeStefano
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 29, 2009
City unfairly denied white firemen promotions based on racial considerations when it discarded examination test results upon learning that very few nonwhite candidates were likely to be promoted and that lawsuits might follow (Kennedy, J.)
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Cuomo v. Clearing House Association, L.L.C.
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 29, 2009
State attorneys general can investigate national banks regarding lending practices but must first obtain court approval before issuing subpoenas (Scalia, J.)
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Cuomo v. Clearing House Association, L.L.C.
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 29, 2009
State attorneys general can investigate national banks regarding lending practices but must first obtain court approval before issuing subpoenas.
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Ricci v. DeStefano
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 29, 2009
The city unfairly denied white firemen promotions based on racial considerations when it discarded examination test results upon learning that very few nonwhite candidates were likely to be promoted and that lawsuits might follow.
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Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 25, 2009
School drug search of 13-year-old middle school student's underwear violated her Fourth Amendment rights (Souter, J.)
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Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v. Townsend
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 25, 2009
General maritime law permitted injured seaman to claim commmon law punitive damages for employer's allegedly willful and arbitrary failure to provide maintenance and cure (Thomas, J.)
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Horne v. Flores
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 25, 2009
Lower courts failed to conduct proper analysis in determining that Arizona failed to meet federal statutory requirements for providing equal educational opportunities to nonnative English speakers (Alito, J.)
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Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 25, 2009
Drug defendant had right to personally confront laboratory analyst at trial (Scalia, J.)
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Horne v. Flores
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 25, 2009
Lower courts failed to conduct proper analysis in determining that Arizona failed to meet federal statutory requirements for providing equal educational opportunities to nonnative English speakers.
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Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 25, 2009
A school drug search of a 13-year-old middle school student's underwear violated her Fourth Amendment rights.
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Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 25, 2009
The drug defendant had a right to personally confront the laboratory analyst at trial.
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Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v. Townsend
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 25, 2009
General maritime law permitted injured the seaman to claim commmon law punitive damages for the employer's allegedly willful and arbitrary failure to provide maintenance and cure.
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Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 22, 2009
Small Texas governmental entity was properly required to obtain federal preclearance prior to making election changes, notwithstanding court's concerns regarding constitutionality of Voting Rights Act (Roberts, C.J.)
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Forest Grove School District v. T.A.
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 22, 2009
Recent amendments to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act do not categorically prohibit reimbursement for private education costs where disabled child has not previously received special education services under public agency authority (Stevens, J.)
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Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 22, 2009
Army Corps of Engineers had authority to issue permit for discharge of rock and water mixture from Alaska gold mine into nearby lake (Kennedy, J.)
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Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 22, 2009
The Army Corps of Engineers had authority to issue a permit for discharge of rock and water mixture from an Alaska gold mine into a nearby lake.
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Forest Grove School District v. T.A.
U.S. Sup. Ct.
June 22, 2009
Recent amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act do not categorically prohibit reimbursement for private education costs where a disabled child has not previously received special education services under public agency authority.
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