Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller
Emotional distress damages are not recoverable in private actions of Spending Clause antidiscrimination statutes.
Area(s) of Law:- Remedies
Boechler v. Commissioner
The thirty-day limit to file a petition for review of a collection due process determination pursuant to 26 U. S. C. § 6330(d)(1) is non jurisdictional and subject to equitable tolling.
Area(s) of Law:- Tax Law
Brown v. Davenport
A petitioner must satisfy the burdens for both the Brecht and the AEDPA tests in order to qualify for habeas relief.
Area(s) of Law:- Habeas Corpus
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
28 U. S. C. § 1606 requires, when sovereign immunity does not apply, foreign states to be subject to the same substantive law a private counterpart would face in equivalent circumstances.
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Procedure
City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC
Heightened scrutiny is used to evaluate regulations that lack impermissible underlying purposes or justifications, which examine the content of speech in order to “draw [] neutral, location-based lines."
Area(s) of Law:- First Amendment
United States v. Madero
Congress does not have to extend Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to residents of Puerto Rico. 42 U. S. C. §1382c(a)(1)(B)(i).
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
Hemphill v. New York
Whether, or under what circumstances, a criminal defendant who opens the door to responsive evidence also forfeits his right to exclude evidence otherwise barred by the Confrontation Clause.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure