Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, fka Hyde Park Savings
Apr 01, 2015
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A case in which the Court held that a bankruptcy court’s order denying confirmation of a repayment plan is not a final order for the purpose of immediate appeal.
Harris v. Viegelahn
Apr 01, 2015
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A case in which the Court held that any assets acquired after the date of filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy must be returned to the debtor when the bankruptcy is converted to Chapter 7.
Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
Mar 31, 2015
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A case in which the Court decided that a good-faith belief that a patent is invalid is not a defense to a claim of induced infringement.
Kimble v. Marvel
Mar 31, 2015
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A case in which the Court determined that its earlier decision in Brulotte v. Thys Co., which held that a patentee cannot continue to receive royalties after the expiration of the patent, should be upheld.
Brumfield v. Cain
Mar 30, 2015
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A case in which the Court held that a state court’s decision that a defendant was not entitled to an evidentiary hearing on intellectual disability despite evidence of a borderline IQ score and potential adaptive skills impairment was an unreasonable determination of facts.
Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency
Mar 25, 2015
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A case in which the Court determined that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unreasonably interpreted the Clean Air Act by not considering costs to power plants in deciding that regulation was “appropriate and necessary.”
Bank of America v. Caulkett
Mar 24, 2015
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A case in which the court ruled that Section 506 (d) of the Bankruptcy Code does not allow a debtor filing for bankruptcy to void a second mortgage when the debt owed on the first one exceeds the value of the collateral property.
Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.
Mar 23, 2015
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Texas' specialty license plates constitute government speech that does not require viewpoint neutrality under the First Amendment.
City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
Mar 23, 2015
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A case in which the Court held that an unwarranted entry does not violate the Fourth Amendment when it does not violate a clearly established constitutional or statutory right and is reasonable under the circumstances.
King v. Burwell
Mar 04, 2015
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A case in which the Court determined that the plain language of the Affordable Care Act extended tax credits to federally-created exchanges as well as those the states created.
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