U.s. Supreme Court 2010 Term Arguments

A case in which the Court held that former Attorney General John Ashcroft was entitled to qualified immunity.

A case in which the Court held that a blood-alcohol test admitted without the actual testimony of the person who prepared the results violates a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment rights under the Confrontation Clause.

A case in which the Court held that a whistleblower may not use information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests to allege violations of the Federal Claims Act by a government contractor.

A case which the Court vacated in part and remanded in favor of the defendant without addressing the Fourth Amendment question at issue.

A case in which the Court held that patents on inventions that arise from federally-funded research do not automatically go to university where the inventor worked.

A case in which the Court held that the term "cocaine base" encompasses every form of cocaine that is classified chemically as a base.

A case in which the Court ruled that induced infringement under the patent clause requires knowledge that the induced acts constitute patent infringement.

A case in which the Court held that a federal judge has the authority to reduce a criminal sentence after the U.S. Sentencing Commission amended the Sentencing Guidelines if the judge has already accepted a plea agreement.

A case in which the Court held that a defendant, convicted under a federal statute, has a right to challenge his/her conviction based on the unconstitutionality of the statute.

A case in which the Court held that the time between the filing of a pretrial motion and its disposition is excluded from the deadline for commencing trial under the Speedy Trial Act.

A case in which the Court held that health care providers cannot sue drug makers for overcharging public hospitals for prescription drugs.

A case in which the Court held that corporations do not have a right of personal privacy that would prevent the disclosure of public records handed over to federal agencies.

A case in which the Court held that the Bankruptcy Court did not have the constitutional authority to enter judgement on the petitioner's counterclaim.

A case in which the Court held that neither the government nor the contractor could pursue litigation because of the risk that state secrets might be revealed.

A case in which the Court held that the federal court exceeded its authority under the relitigation exception to the Anti-Injunction Act when it prevented a group of plaintiffs from proceeding with a class-action lawsuit over a cholesterol-lowering drug.

A case in which the Court held the exclusionary rule, which forbids the use of illegally seized evidence except in emergency situations, applies when the emergency is created by lawful police action.

A case in which the Court held that a conviction for resisting arrest counts as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.

A case in which the Court held that a consumer cannot sue a foreign manufacturer in state court over a product that the foreign company marketed and sold in the United States.

A case in which the Court held that a consumer cannot sue a manufacturer in a U.S. court when the manufacturer's only connection with the U.S. is that another company sells its products in the country.

A case in which the Court held that a plaintiff could state a claim based on a pharmaceutical company's non-disclosure of adverse event reports, even though the reports are not alleged to be statistically significant.