October Term 2008 · Docket 07-1216
Can a state court decide a federal due process claim on alternate grounds?
Philip Morris argues the Oregon Supreme Court ignored federal instructions. Williams argues the state court acted within its power.
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October Term 2008 · Docket 07-1125
Can Title IX block equal protection claims?
the sides that brought the case seek to sue under the Equal Protection Clause. the opposing sides argue Title IX bars that path.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-588
Can EPA weigh costs when setting water intake limits?
Entergy argues EPA must ignore costs. Riverkeeper says EPA must balance them.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-581
Can a union force workers to use arbitration for discrimination claims?
Workers sue for age discrimination. The union says a contract clause requires arbitration. The workers say the union cannot waive their legal rights.
October Term 2008 · Docket 105 ORIG.
Can Congress limit the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction?
Kansas and Colorado dispute whether federal statutes allow the Court to award expert fees in this original jurisdiction case.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-1223
Can federal courts review new evidence in capital cases if state courts already decided the claim?
the sides that brought the case argue federal courts must review new evidence in capital cases. the opposing sides argue state courts already decided the claim.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-665
Can a city reject a private monument in a public park?
Pleasant Grove City wants to keep a Ten Commandments monument. Summum wants the city to accept its own monument.
October Term 2008 · Docket 06-11206
Does failure to report count as a violent felony?
The dispute centers on whether a failure-to-report escape statute qualifies as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-591
Must a lab analyst testify to prove a drug test result?
The dispute centers on whether a written drug test report requires the analyst to appear in court for cross-examination.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-608
Does a domestic violence conviction require a specific statutory element?
The dispute centers on whether a prior conviction qualifies as a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence under federal law.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-499
Does forced participation in persecution bar asylum?
The dispute centers on whether the law requires proof of intent to persecute when an applicant acted under threat of death.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-854
Does a chief prosecutor lose immunity for supervising a trial?
A district attorney claims absolute immunity. A plaintiff argues he should face a lawsuit for supervising a trial.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-1059
Does uranium enrichment count as a sale of goods?
The dispute centers on whether processing uranium constitutes a sale of merchandise under antidumping laws.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-582
Does the FCC have authority to ban fleeting expletives on broadcast TV?
Fox Television Stations challenges the FCC's decision to fine it for brief profanity during live sports broadcasts.
October Term 2008 · Docket 06-1249
Can state tort laws override federal drug safety approvals?
Wyeth argues federal law blocks state tort claims. Levine argues state law allows injury suits.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-526
Does the Indian Reorganization Act allow the federal government to take land into trust for tribes not under federal jurisdiction in 1934?
the sides that brought the case argue the statute excludes tribes not under federal jurisdiction in 1934. The government argues the text allows trust land for any tribe.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-869
Can Idaho counties deduct union dues from nonmember paychecks?
the sides that brought the case argue the state law violates the First Amendment. the opposing sides claim the deduction scheme is a valid public policy.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-544
Does a jury instruction error require automatic reversal or harmless error review?
The parties dispute whether a flawed jury instruction mandates a new trial or allows courts to ignore the mistake if it did not affect the verdict.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-772
What mental state must an accomplice possess for a homicide conviction?
The dispute centers on the specific knowledge required for accomplice liability in homicide cases.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-689
Does the Voting Rights Act require a majority-minority district when crossover voting is high?
the sides that brought the case argue coalition districts satisfy the law. the opposing sides claim only majority-minority districts protect voting rights.