United States v. Bryant
Whether the domestic abuse recidivist statute should consider past convictions from tribal courts where the defendant did not have a right to counsel and the conviction resulted in imprisonment.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
Bernard v. Minnesota
Whether, without a warrant, a State can make an individual’s refusal to take a chemical test to check for intoxicants a criminal offense?
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
Beylund v. Levi
Whether, without a warrant, a State can make an individual’s refusal to take a chemical test to check for intoxicants a criminal offense?
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
Birchfield v. North Dakota
Whether, without a warrant, a State can make an individual’s refusal to take a chemical test to check for intoxicants a criminal offense?
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
Ross v. Blake
Whether the Fourth Circuit properly used a common law “special circumstances” exception to the Prison Litigation Reform Act?
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Rights § 1983
Sheriff v. Gillie
Whether special counsel appointed by the attorney general to undertake their duty to collect debts owed to the State are state officials and whether it is materially misleading for the special counsel to use the attorney general’s letterhead to convey they are collecting debts owed to the State.
Area(s) of Law:- Administrative Law
United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc.
Whether an approved jurisdictional determination issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers or Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act is considered a final agency action subject to immediate judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act § 704?
Area(s) of Law:- Administrative Law
Acosta-Febo v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust
Whether the Puerto Rico Public Corporation Debt Enforcement Recovery Act is preempted by 11 U.S.C. §903(1)?
Area(s) of Law:- Bankruptcy Law
Betterman v. Montana
Whether sentencing is part of the trial for the purpose of the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Whether the dismissal of a lawsuit, due to failure of the party to comply with pre-suit requirements, can form the basis of an award for attorney’s fees?
Area(s) of Law:- Attorney Fees
Universal Health Services v. U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Whether the “implied certification” theory is viable under the False Claims Act and, if viable, whether a government contractor’s reimbursement claim is “false” under this theory, and whether falsity requires express statements of payment?
Area(s) of Law:- Contract Law