United States Supreme Court (6 summaries)
Golan v. Holder
The Copyright Clause and the First Amendment do not prohibit Congress from removing works that were previously placed in the public domain.
Area(s) of Law:- First Amendment
CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood
The Credit Repair Organization Act [CROA] does not create a non-waivable right which prevents the enforcement of an arbitration clause for a lawsuit alleging violations of CROA.
Area(s) of Law:- Contract Law
Miller v. Alabama
Whether a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is cruel and usual punishment under the Eighth Amendment when the offender was fourteen years old at the time of the criminal action.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
Perry v. New Hampshire
Whether a defendant may exclude eyewitness identification stemming from impermissibly suggestive circumstances, regardless of improper state conduct related to that identification, based on the protections of due process.
Area(s) of Law:- Evidence
CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood
(Whether the Credit Repair Organization Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1679 creates a non-waivable right that prevents the enforcement of an arbitration clause.)
Area(s) of Law:- Contract Law
Setser v. United States
Whether a federal district court properly ordered a federal sentence to run consecutively to a not-yet-imposed state sentence.
Area(s) of Law:- Sentencing
United States Supreme Court Certiorari Granted (1 summary)
Arizona v. United States
Whether an Arizona immigration law is preempted by federal law, specifically the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Area(s) of Law:- Preemption