A case in which the Court decided a warrantless search is lawful if one of two co-tenants consents to the search and the other tenant is not present.
Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall
Nov 13, 2013
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A case which the Court dismissed regarding the Labor Management Relations Act and a company's deals with union members.
Burrage v. United States
Nov 12, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that, under 21 U.S.C. ยง 841(b) of the statute regarding drug-related deaths, an individual convicted of the death of another through the sale of drugs cannot be convicted of drug-induced homicide if multiple drugs are present in the deceased's system.
Rosemond v. United States
Nov 12, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that the state must prove that an individual intended to commit or assist in committing a firearm-related offense in a drug trafficking case to be charged with offenses related to the firearm.
Lawson and Zang v. FMR, LLC
Nov 12, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that the whistleblower-protection section of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applies to privately-employed individuals.
Mississippi, ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp.
Nov 06, 2013
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A case in which the Court ruled that, in order for a case to be removed to a federal district court instead of a state court under the Class Action Fairness Act, at least 100 people must be represented by the lawsuit.
Town of Greece v. Galloway
Nov 06, 2013
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A case in which the Court ruled that the invocation of prayer at a legislative session does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Sprint Communications Co. v. Jacobs
Nov 05, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that a federal court does not need to abstain from deciding a case only because there is a case in state court that deals with the same subject matter.
Medtronic, Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp.
Nov 05, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that, in a patent infringement case, the burden of proof of infringement is on the patent holder.
Bond v. United States
Nov 05, 2013
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A case in which the Court found that international treaties cannot overstep state sovereignty, and enforcement should be limited to international affairs.