October Term 2000 · Docket 99-1178
Does the Clean Water Act cover isolated wetlands?
A county group challenges federal wetland protection rules.
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October Term 2000 · Docket 99-7504
Can prison officials deny good-time credits based on internal rules?
A federal inmate challenges a Bureau of Prisons rule that limits credit for good behavior.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-859
Does the government owe compensation for water damage from a dual-purpose canal?
Farmers claim the government must pay for crop damage caused by leaking irrigation water.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-1240
Can states sue private employers for ADA damages?
the sides that brought the case argue the ADA exceeds federal power. the opposing sides claim it validly enforces the Fourteenth Amendment.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-901
Does a public school athletic association act as the state when it admits private schools?
Brentwood Academy argues the TSSAA is a state actor. The TSSAA claims private membership breaks that status.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-1238
Can repetitive state motions extend the federal habeas deadline?
The dispute centers on whether filing repetitive, procedurally barred state motions extends the one-year federal habeas deadline.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-804
Does issuing a license count as parting with property under federal mail fraud law?
The dispute centers on whether a state or municipality parts with property when it issues a license.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-603
Can the government restrict legal aid lawyers from challenging federal policies?
Legal aid groups argue federal funding rules violate free speech rights. The government claims it controls program scope.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-936
Did doctors violate the Fourth Amendment by testing pregnant patients for drugs?
Pregnant women sued a hospital after doctors tested their urine for drugs and arrested them.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-1030
Can police stop drivers without suspicion to find drugs?
The city argues its checkpoints are legal safety tools. The driver argues they are illegal drug searches.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-1235
Can a court dismiss a case instead of pausing it to force arbitration?
The dispute centers on whether a federal judge must pause a lawsuit to allow arbitration or can end the case entirely.
October Term 2000 · Docket 99-1295
Does debt discharge for insolvent S corporations count as income?
the sides that brought the case claim debt discharge is tax-exempt. The government says it is taxable income.