A case in which the Court held that an FDA officer could not be sued in Nevada under the Fourteenth Amendment, due to his lack of connection with that state.
Sandifer v. United States Steel Corporation
Nov 04, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that putting on safety garments constitutes "changing clothes" under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Kaley v. United States
Oct 16, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that the Fifth and Sixth Amendments do not allow an individual to use funds obtained illegally to pay for an attorney.
Kansas v. Cheever
Oct 16, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that, in a criminal trial, the Fifth Amendment allows a prosecutor to use psychiatric evidence to counter-argue psychiatric evidence given by the defense.
Daimler AG v. Bauman
Oct 15, 2013
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A case in which the Court held the judiciary did not have jurisdiction over DaimlerChrysler AG in California because the conduct in question was not in the state.
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Oct 15, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that the judiciary did not have standing to overturn the state constitutional amendment regarding affirmative action in school admissions.
Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co.
Oct 15, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that the Employment Retirement Income Security Act does not mandate a statute of limitations, allowing both parties in an insurance suit to mutually agree on a timeframe in which civil suits may be brought to court.
United States v. Woods
Oct 09, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that, under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, a court in partnership-level proceedings has the right to consider the applicability of any penalty that relates to the partnership.
Atlantic Marine Construction Company v. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Oct 09, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that the Federal Rules of Procedure allow two opposing parties in a lawsuit to transfer the litigation to a more convenient forum rather than being dismissed entirely.
Burt v. Titlow
Oct 08, 2013
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A case in which the Court held that the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act requires the Court of Appeals to apply a “doubly-deferential” standard in which both the state court and the defense attorney are given the benefit of the doubt in murder cases.
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