http://www.oyez.org/cases/1994/podcast-decisions U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Announcements, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_558/opinion None Thu, 29 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58213 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_859/opinion Does the definition of "harm" as an expansion of the word "take" in the Endangered Species Act include habitat modification that kills or injures wildlife? Thu, 29 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58278 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_631/opinion Is racial gerrymandering of the congressional redistricting process a violation of the Equal Protection Clause? Thu, 29 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58125 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_780/opinion Did the Board's denial of a permit to the Ku Klux Klan violate free speech under the First Amendment? Thu, 29 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58200 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_329/opinion Did the University of Virginia violate the First Amendment rights of its Christian magazine staff by denying them the same funding resources that it made available to secular student-run magazines? Thu, 29 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58208 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_590/opinion Does random drug testing of high school athletes violate the reasonable search and seizure clause of the Fourth Amendment? Mon, 26 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58202 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_270/opinion None Wed, 21 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58266 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_226/opinion Do the Florida Bar rules prohibiting direct mail solicitation of accident victims violate the free speech of personal injury attorneys? Wed, 21 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58260 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_623/opinion None Mon, 19 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58244 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_514/opinion None Mon, 19 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58252 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_749/opinion Did a Massachusetts State Court's mandate to Boston's Veterans' Council, requiring it to include GLIB members in its parade, violate the Council's free speech rights as protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments? Mon, 19 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58223 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_688/opinion None Mon, 19 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58174 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1911/opinion None Mon, 19 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58284 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_167/opinion None Wed, 14 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58190 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_325/opinion None Wed, 14 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58242 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_771/opinion None Wed, 14 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58146 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_500/opinion None Wed, 14 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58148 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_6187/opinion None Wed, 14 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58167 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_455/opinion Is a Federal District Court's determination, in denying a summary judgment motion of police officers entitled to assert a qualified immunity defense, that the record raised a factual issue an appealable final decision? Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58176 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_562/opinion Does the exceptional circumstances test govern a district court's decision to stay a declaratory judgment action during the pendency of parallel state court proceedings? Should a court of appeals evaluate a district court's decision to do so under an abuse of discretion standard of review? Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58227 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1841/opinion Is the presumption of disadvantage based on race alone, and consequent allocation of favored treatment, a discriminatory practice that violates the equal protection principle embodied in the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment? Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58155 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_788/opinion Does the fact that a plaintiff's loss was primarily attributable to its own negligence, together with the existence of a genuine dispute over liability, justify a District Court's departure from the general rule that prejudgment interest should be awarded in maritime collision cases? Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58272 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_431/opinion Is it proper to accord de facto validity to the actions of civilian judges on a military appellate panel, when the accused challenges the composition of the panel as a violation of the Constitution's Appointments Clause? Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58258 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_820/opinion Does the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act allow a party to seek modification of a disability award on the ground of change in conditions, when there has been no change in the employee's physical condition but rather an increase in the employee's wage-earning capacity due to the acquisition of new skills? Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58178 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1823/opinion None Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58134 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_2068/opinion None Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58262 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_790/opinion None Mon, 05 Jun 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58256 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_834/opinion Is state law the proper source of the limitations period for civil actions brought to enforce the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act? Tue, 30 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58140 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_6790/opinion None Tue, 30 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58165 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_108_orig/opinion None Tue, 30 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58282 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1456/opinion Can states alter those qualifications for the U.S. Congress that are specifically enumerated in the Constitution? Mon, 22 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58157 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_5707/opinion Does the Fourth Amendment's reasonable search and seizure clause require police officers to knock and announce their presence before entering a private residence? Mon, 22 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58268 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_560/opinion Is the arbitrability of disputes subject to independent review by the courts? Should courts of appeals apply an "abuse of discretion" standard when reviewing district court upholding arbitration awards? Mon, 22 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58248 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_105_orig/opinion None Mon, 15 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58229 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_172/opinion None Mon, 15 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58142 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_23/opinion Does the City of Edmonds' zoning code provision covering areas zoned for single-family dwelling units -- which defines family as persons related by genetics, adoption, or marriage, or a group of five or fewer unrelated persons -- qualify for exemption from the Fair Housing Act? Mon, 15 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58274 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_3/opinion None Mon, 15 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58240 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_251/opinion None Mon, 01 May 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58184 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1408/opinion None Wed, 26 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58172 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1260/opinion Is the 1990 Gun-Free School Zones Act, forbidding individuals from knowingly carrying a gun in a school zone, unconstitutional because it exceeds the power of Congress to legislate under the Commerce Clause? Wed, 26 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58159 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1462/opinion None Tue, 25 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58186 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_395/opinion None Tue, 25 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58225 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1199/opinion None Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58127 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_7927/opinion None Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58180 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1631/opinion None Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58254 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_986/opinion Does the prohibition of the distribution of anonymous campaign literature abridge freedom of speech as protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments? Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58196 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1504/opinion None Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58233 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_367/opinion None Tue, 18 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58221 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_286/opinion None Tue, 18 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58206 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_372/opinion None Tue, 18 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58182 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1121/opinion Did Congress violate separation of powers by requiring federal courts reopen settled cases as part of the FDIC Improvement Act? Tue, 18 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58219 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1677/opinion None Mon, 03 Apr 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58270 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1577/opinion None Tue, 28 Mar 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58161 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1935/opinion None Mon, 06 Mar 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58163 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_18/opinion None Mon, 06 Mar 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58130 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1251/opinion None Mon, 06 Mar 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58152 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1660/opinion None Wed, 01 Mar 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58198 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1636/opinion None Wed, 01 Mar 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58276 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_404/opinion None Tue, 28 Feb 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58217 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1525/opinion None Tue, 21 Feb 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58236 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_7407/opinion None Tue, 21 Feb 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58192 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_768/opinion None Tue, 21 Feb 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58231 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1543/opinion None Mon, 23 Jan 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58123 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_7901/opinion None Mon, 23 Jan 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58246 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1612/opinion None Thu, 19 Jan 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58215 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1340/opinion None Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58280 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1001/opinion Should the Federal Arbitration Act, making an arbitration provision enforceable in contracts "evidencing a transaction involving commerce," be applied broadly? Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58238 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1286/opinion Does the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 preempt a state-court suit, brought by participants in an airline's frequent flyer program, challenging the airline's retroactive changes in terms and conditions of the program? Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58150 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_92_2038/opinion Is the quantity of protected seed that a farmer can sell under the exemptions in the Plant Variety Protection Act limited to the amount of seed the seller would need to replant his own fields? Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58211 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1318/opinion None Tue, 10 Jan 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58264 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_6892/opinion None Tue, 10 Jan 1995 13:00:00 +0000 58194 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1128/opinion Is Department of Veterans Affairs regulation 38 CFR 3.358 (c)(3), which restricts disability compensation to injuries caused by accidents or negligence during surgery, consistent with the controlling statute, 38 U.S.C. 1151? Mon, 12 Dec 1994 13:00:00 +0000 58250 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_823/opinion None Mon, 12 Dec 1994 13:00:00 +0000 58138 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1151/opinion None Tue, 06 Dec 1994 13:00:00 +0000 58136 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_908/opinion None Tue, 06 Dec 1994 13:00:00 +0000 58188 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_723/opinion Did the Act's use of the term "knowingly" violate the First Amendment's Free Speech clause by not mandating a showing that the alleged offender knew which materials contained under-age performances? Tue, 29 Nov 1994 13:00:00 +0000 58144 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1197/opinion None Mon, 14 Nov 1994 13:00:00 +0000 58169 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_714/opinion None Tue, 08 Nov 1994 13:00:00 +0000 58204 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_981/opinion None Tue, 01 Nov 1994 13:00:00 +0000 58132 at http://www.oyez.org