October Term 2008 · Docket 07-1428
Can a city discard valid test results to avoid a disparate impact claim?
Firefighters challenge a city decision to discard valid promotion tests to avoid a disparate impact claim.
Status: Argued — page 39
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October Term 2008 · Docket 08-479
Does a school need specific evidence before strip-searching a student?
School officials argue a health risk justified the search. The student argues the search lacked specific evidence.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-660
Does the government count as a party for appeal deadlines when it declines to intervene?
Relator Eisenstein argues the government is not a party. The City argues the government is a party.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-289
Does a state meet its duty to fund equal education for English learners?
the sides that brought the case seek to end court orders requiring Arizona to fund English learner programs. the opposing sides argue the state still fails to provide equal educational opportunities.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-310
Does Alaska's property tax on oil tankers violate the Tonnage Clause?
Polar Tankers argues the city's tax discriminates against its vessels. The city claims the tax is a valid property levy.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-441
Does the Age Act require direct evidence for a mixed motive instruction?
The dispute centers on whether plaintiffs must present direct evidence to receive a specific jury instruction.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-295
Can a bankruptcy court release non-debtor insurers from state law claims?
Travelers seeks to block state law suits against insurers. Plaintiffs argue the bankruptcy court lacked power to release them.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-67
Can the government retry hung counts after a jury acquits other charges?
The dispute centers on whether double jeopardy bars the government from retrying hung counts when a jury simultaneously acquits the defendant on other charges.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-192
Does a drug purchase for personal use count as a felony?
The dispute centers on whether buying drugs for personal use triggers federal felony charges.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-5274
Does a federal sentencing law require intent when a firearm discharges?
The dispute centers on whether a federal sentencing statute requires proof of intent when a firearm discharges during a crime.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-146
Can non-signatories enforce arbitration under federal law?
The dispute centers on whether state law allows non-parties to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-22
Does a judge's election campaign donor require recusal?
A coal company argues a judge must step aside after a donor helped elect him. The judge argues the Constitution only bans actual bias.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-214
Can a seaman recover punitive damages for a willful denial of maintenance and cure?
A seaman seeks punitive damages for a willful denial of maintenance and cure. The company argues maritime law bars such awards.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-6
Does the Constitution require states to provide postconviction access to DNA evidence?
A convicted man seeks DNA testing to prove innocence. The state denies a constitutional right to that access.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-1372
Does a 1993 apology resolution stop Hawaii from selling public lands?
Hawaii argues the apology resolution did not change land ownership rules. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs argues it created a federal duty to protect Native Hawaiian interests.
October Term 2008 · Docket 08-108
Does knowingly use require knowing the owner?
The dispute centers on whether a defendant must know the specific owner of an identification document to commit a federal crime.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-1437
Can parties appeal a district court's refusal to hear state claims?
Carlsbad Technology and HIF Bio dispute whether federal courts must dismiss appeals of remand orders involving supplemental jurisdiction.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-1601
Does a buyer who never touches hazardous waste pay cleanup costs?
Burlington Northern argues it owes no cleanup costs because it never handled the waste. The government argues the buyer pays for all disposal.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-1410
Does federal trust law waive sovereign immunity for tribal lease disputes?
The Navajo Nation seeks money damages for lease management errors. The United States argues federal law blocks such claims.
October Term 2008 · Docket 07-9995
Does a state judge's error in seating a juror require automatic federal reversal?
Rivera argues a state judge wrongly seated a juror. Illinois says this error did not violate federal rights.