U.s. Supreme Court 2010 Term Arguments

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Synopsis

A case the Court dismissed, which would have considered whether under the Federal Arbitration Act, a party is required to demonstrate prejudice after the opposing party waives its contractual right to arbitrate by participating in litigation.

Episodes

  • Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn

    03/11/2010

    A case in which the Court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing because the Arizona tuition tax credit does not involve the appropriation or expenditure of state funds.

  • Sossamon v. Texas

    02/11/2010

    A case in which the Court held that a person may not sue a state official in his individual capacity for damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutional Persons Act.

  • Staub v. Proctor Hospital

    02/11/2010

    A case in which the Court held that an employer may be found liable for the discriminatory acts of supervisors, who do not themselves make employment decisions but do influence the employment decision-makers.

  • Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association

    02/11/2010

    A case in which the Court held that video games, including violent ones, are protected speech under the First Amendment.

  • Ortiz v. Jordan

    01/11/2010

    A case in which the Court held that a party may not appeal a denial of summary judgement after a district court has conducted a full trial on the merits.

  • United States v. Tohono O'odham Nation

    01/11/2010

    A case in which the Court held that the Court of Federal Claims lacked jurisdiction to hear a suit against the federal government about a claim already being litigated against the government in another court, even when the lawsuits seek different relief based on the same set of facts.

  • Skinner v. Switzer

    13/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that a convicted prisoner seeking access to biological evidence for DNA testing may assert that claim in a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

  • Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.

    13/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to a complaint, whether oral or written.

  • Premo v. Moore

    12/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that a lawyer does not provide inadequate representation by failing to seek repression of a client's confession before he pleads no contest to murder.

  • Harrington v. Richter

    12/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that a defense lawyer was not deficient for failing to consult blood evidence when planning strategy for trial.

  • Bruesewitz v. Wyeth Inc.

    12/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act shielded manufacturers from certain product liability lawsuits that seek damages for serious health problems suffered by children.

  • Connick v. Thompson

    06/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that a prosecutor's office cannot be held liable for the illegal conduct of one of its employees when there has only been one violation resulting from allegedly deficient training.

  • Snyder v. Phelps

    06/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that the Westboro Baptist Church was protected under the First Amendment while picketing a military funeral.

  • Michigan v. Bryant

    05/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that inquiries of wounded victims concerning the perpetrator are non-testimonial if they objectively indicate that the purpose of the interrogation is to enable police assistance to meet an ongoing emergency, and thus, are not afforded heightened protection.

  • Los Angeles County, CA v. Humphries

    05/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that plaintiffs seeking declaratory relief against a local public entity must demonstrate that the constitutional violation in question was the result of the public entity's policy, custom, or practice.

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration v. Nelson

    05/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that the government's extended background checks for federal employees under the Bush administration's antiterrorism initiative did not violate an employee's constitutional right to privacy.

  • Abbott v. United States

    04/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that a defendant who receives a mandatory minimum sentence for using or carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime can serve that sentence consecutively with any other term of imprisonment.

  • Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A.

    04/10/2010

    A case in which the Court held that a debtor who does not make a loan or lease payment could not take the car-ownership deduction.

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