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  1. 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.

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    14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett
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  2. 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.

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    Kansas v. Colorado
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  3. 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.

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    Pleasant Grove City v. Summum
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  4. 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.

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    Chambers v. United States
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  5. 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.

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    Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
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  6. 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.

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    United States v. Hayes
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  7. 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.

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    Negusie v. Mukasey
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  8. 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.

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    Van de Kamp v. Goldstein
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  9. 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.

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    United States v. Eurodif S.A.
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  10. 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.

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    FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
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  11. 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.

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    Wyeth v. Levine
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  12. 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.

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    Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn.
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  13. October Term 2008 · Docket 07-901

    Does a judge need a jury to decide if prison terms run back-to-back?

    Oregon argues judges can set consecutive sentences alone. The defendant argues a jury must find the facts first.

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    Oregon v. Ice
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  14. October Term 2008 · Docket 06-1595

    Does reporting harassment to a supervisor count as protected opposition under Title VII?

    Vicky Crawford reported harassment to city officials. Her employer fired her. She claims retaliation. The city argues her report was not protected opposition.

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    Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson Cty.
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