United States Supreme Court (4 summaries)
Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc.
(Whether § 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) prohibits a real estate settlement services provider from charging an unearned fee only if the fee is divided between two or more parties).
Area(s) of Law:- Consumer Credit
Roberts v. Sea-Land Services
(1) Whether the phrase “newly awarded compensation during such period” in the Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act (“Act”) section 906(c) means, “those first entitled to compensation during such period,” regardless of when the compensation is awarded, and (2) whether the phrase “employees or survivors currently receiving compensation for permanent disability or death benefits during such period” in section 906(c) of the Act means those “entitled to such compensation during such period,” without reference to when the compensation was received).
Area(s) of Law:- Workers Compensation
Greene v. Fisher
(For the purpose of adjudicating a state prisoner’s petition for federal habeas relief, the temporal cutoff for whether a decision from the Supreme Court qualifies as “clearly established Federal law” is the time of the relevant state-court adjudication on the merits.)
Area(s) of Law:- Habeas Corpus
Cavazos v. Smith
HABEAS CORPUS (Certiorari granted and the judgment of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cavazos v. Smith is reversed)
Area(s) of Law:- Habeas Corpus
United States Supreme Court Certiorari Granted (5 summaries)
Ryan v. Gonzalez
Whether an indigent death row inmate is entitled to stay the federal habeas proceedings he initiated if he is not competent to assist counsel.
Area(s) of Law:- Habeas Corpus
Lozman v. The City of Riviera Beach, Florida
Whether a floating structure that is indefinitely moored, receives power and other utilities from shore, and is not intended to be used in maritime transportation or commerce, constitutes a “vessel” under 1 U.S.C. § 3, thus triggering federal maritime jurisdiction.
Area(s) of Law:- Admiralty
United States v. Bormes
Whether the Little Tucker Act (LTA), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2), waives sovereign immunity of the United States with respect to damages actions for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.
Area(s) of Law:- Sovereign Immunity
F.A.A. v. Cooper
Whether a plaintiff who alleges only mental and emotional injuries can establish actual damages within the meaning of the civil remedies provision of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(g)(4)(A).
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Procedure
Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc.
Whether § 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) prohibits a real estate settlement services provider from charging an unearned fee only if the fee is divided between two or more parties.
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Law