http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000/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/2000-2009/2009/2009_08_964/opinion 1) Did the Federal Circuit err by using the machine-or-transformation test in determining patentable subject matter? 2) Does the machine-or-transformation test prevent patent protection for many business methods and thus contradict congressional intent that patents protect "methods of doing or conducting business." Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +0000 66486 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_2047/opinion May a property owner who acquired title to the property after is was subject to wetlands regulations still bring a takings claim under the Fifth Amendment? Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59030 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_596/opinion Does the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act preempt portions of the Attorney General of Massachusetts' cigarette advertising regulations? Do portions of the Attorney General's regulations governing the advertising and sale of tobacco products violate the First Amendment? Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58963 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_5961/opinion Was the ruled established under Cage v. Louisiana, that a jury instruction is unconstitutional if there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury understood the instruction to allow conviction without proof beyond a reasonable doubt, "made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court," such that an inmate is entitled to submit successive a habeas petition based on that new rule? Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58996 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_7791/opinion Does the post-removal-period statute authorize the Attorney General to detain a removable alien indefinitely beyond the 90-day removal period? Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58960 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_191/opinion Are congressional campaign expenditure limitations on parties facially unconstitutional and thus unenforceable even as to spending coordinated with a candidate? Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58927 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_201/opinion Do print and electronic publishers violate the copyrights of freelance authors when they include the freelancers' already-published articles in computer databases without the author's permission? Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58979 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_276/opinion Do mandatory advertising assessments imposed on mushroom producers and handlers under the Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act violate the First Amendment? Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59067 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_767/opinion Do the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 strip district courts of their jurisdiction under the general habeas corpus statute to entertain St. Cyr's challenge? Do the AEDPA and IIRIRA deny relief under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to aliens who would have been eligible for such relief at the time of their convictions? Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58929 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1994/opinion May a tribal court assert jurisdiction over civil claims against state officials who entered tribal land to execute a search warrant against a tribe member suspected of having violated state law outside the reservation? Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58938 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1434/opinion Does a tariff classification ruling by the United States Customs Service deserve judicial deference? Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59043 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_121/opinion Is a federal habeas corpus petition is an "application for State post- conviction or other collateral review" within the meaning of 28 USC section 2244(d)(2), such that the one-year statute-of-limitations period under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act is tolled? Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59051 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_189/opinion Does the National Government hold title, in trust for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, to lands underlying portions of Lake Coeur d'Alene and the St. Joe River? Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58942 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1977/opinion Is the reasonableness inquiry into claims of qualified immunity by a police officer accused of using excessive force in an arrest the same as the reasonableness inquiry on the merits of the excessive-force claim? Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59055 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_8508/opinion Does the use of a thermal-imaging device to detect relative amounts of heat emanating from a private home constitute an unconstitutional search in violation of the Fourth Amendment? Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59071 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_2071/opinion Is 8 USC section 1409(a)'s statutory distinction, which imposes different requirements for a child's acquisition of citizenship depending upon whether the citizen parent is the mother or the father, consistent with the equal protection guarantee embedded in the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment? Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59079 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_492/opinion Does the Interstate Agreement on Detainers require the dismissal of criminal charges when a prisoner serving a federal sentence is transferred for a day to be arraigned on state charges and then returned to the original place of imprisonment before trial? Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59024 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_2036/opinion Did Milford Central School violate the First Amendment free speech rights of the Good News Club when it excluded the Club from meeting after hours at the school? If a violation occurred, was it justified by Milford's concern that permitting the Club's activities would violate the Establishment Clause? Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59012 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_549/opinion Are Don King and his corporation a distinct "person" and "enterprise," such that RICO applies? Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58975 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_346/opinion Does a maritime cause of action for wrongful death resulting from negligence exist? Mon, 04 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59073 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_391/opinion Is New York v. Belton's bright-line rule limited to situations where the officer initiates contact with a vehicle's occupant while that person remains in the vehicle? Mon, 04 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59045 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_763/opinion Does "front pay" constitute an element of compensatory damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1991, such that it is subject to the Act's statutory cap on such damages? Mon, 04 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59039 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_157/opinion Must an affiliated group of corporations' product liability loss be figured on a consolidated, single-entity basis? Mon, 04 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59075 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_6677/opinion Was a Texas trial court's supplemental instruction on mitigating evidence of mental retardation under the state's "special circumstances" for sentencing in capital murder cases to a jury constitutionally adequate? Does the admission into evidence of statements from a psychiatric report based on an uncounseled interview with the defendant violate the Fifth Amendment's privilege against self-incrimination? Mon, 04 Jun 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59047 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_130_orig/opinion Is New Hampshire's original suit against Maine, which disputes the Piscataqua River boundary, barred by earlier proceedings? Tue, 29 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59022 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1964/opinion Must prisoners who seek only monetary damages in suits over prison conditions still exhaust all administrative remedies before going to court, even if monetary damages are not available under the particular administrative process? Tue, 29 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59057 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_454/opinion Does the rule in Montana v. United States, that, with limited exceptions, Indian tribes lack civil authority over the conduct of nonmembers on non- Indian fee land within a reservation, apply to tribal attempts to tax nonmember activity occurring on non-Indian fee land? Tue, 29 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59002 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_24/opinion Does the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 provide access to professional golf tournaments by a qualified entrant with a disability? May a disabled contestant be denied the use of a golf cart because it would "fundamentally alter the nature" of the tournaments to allow him to ride when all other contestants must walk? Tue, 29 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58967 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_6374/opinion When a party files a timely notice of appeal in district court, does the failure to sign the notice of appeal require the court of appeals to dismiss the appeal? Tue, 29 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59014 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1815/opinion Does the party claiming that an employee is a supervisor bear the burden of proving supervisor status in a representation hearing and unfair labor practice proceeding under the National Labor Relations Act? Under the National Labor Relations Act, is judgment "independent judgment" when it is informed by professional or technical training or experience? Tue, 29 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58998 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1848/opinion Does the term "prevailing party" include a party that has failed to secure a judgment on the merits or a court-ordered consent decree, but has nonetheless achieved the desired result because the lawsuit brought about a voluntary change in the defendant's conduct? Tue, 29 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58931 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_347/opinion Does an oral agreement to grant an option to buy stock, while secretly intending not to honor the option, violate the Securities Exchange Act of 1934? Mon, 21 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59010 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1978/opinion Did Congress violate the Compensation Clause when it extended the Medicare and Social Security taxes to the salaries of sitting federal judges? If so, was the violation cured when Congress increased the salaries of all federal judges by an amount greater than the new taxes? Mon, 21 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58988 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1687/opinion Does the First Amendment provide protection to speech that discloses the contents of an illegally intercepted communication? Mon, 21 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59063 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_2035/opinion Did the Court of Appeals review the constitutionality of the punitive damages award against Cooper Industries, Inc. under the correct standard? Mon, 14 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58948 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_151/opinion Does a medical necessity exception to the Controlled Substances Act's prohibition on the manufacture and distribution of various drugs, including marijuana, exist? Mon, 14 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59000 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_6218/opinion Did the Supreme Court of Tennessee deny a defendant due process of law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment when it retroactively applied a decision to abolish the state's common law "year-and-a-day rule?" Mon, 14 May 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58994 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_292/opinion Does a federally recognized tribe waives its immunity from suit in state court when it expressly agrees to arbitrate disputes relating to a contract, to the governance of state law, and to the enforcement of arbitral awards in any court with proper jurisdiction? Mon, 30 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59018 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1884/opinion May a state prisoner use a federal habeas petition to challenge a current sentence on the ground that it was enhanced based on an unconstitutional prior conviction for which the sentence has fully expired? Wed, 25 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59049 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_9136/opinion May a federal defendant, who has been sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, challenge his federal sentence through a motion on the ground that his prior convictions were unconstitutionally obtained? Wed, 25 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59065 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1908/opinion Does Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provide a cause of action to enforce the Department of Justice's regulation forbidding federal financial assistance recipients to utilize criteria or administrative methods that have the effect of subjecting individuals to discrimination based on race, color, or national origin? Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58992 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1408/opinion Does the Fourth Amendment, either by incorporating common-law restrictions on misdemeanor arrests or otherwise, limit a police officer's authority to arrest without warrant for minor criminal offenses? Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58936 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1613/opinion Do prison inmates have a constitutional right to provide legal assistance to fellow inmates? Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58954 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1864/opinion Did a district court err in finding that North Carolina violated the Equal Protection Clause in its 1997 redrawing of its Twelfth Congressional District's 1992 boundaries? Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59037 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_203/opinion Is backpay subject to federal taxes, under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, based on the year the money should have been paid out? Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58950 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_152/opinion Must states provide contractors and subcontractors a hearing to challenge a decision to withhold wage payments from contractors and subcontractors who fail to pay prevailing wages to satisfy due process? Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58990 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1702/opinion Does the Sixth Amendment right to counsel extend to crimes that are "factually related" to those that have actually been charged? Mon, 02 Apr 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59008 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_936/opinion Is a state hospital's performance of a diagnostic test to obtain evidence of a patient's criminal conduct for law enforcement purposes an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment if the patient has not consented to the procedure? Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58933 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1529/opinion Does the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 pre-empt a Washington statute provides that the designation of a spouse as the beneficiary of a nonprobate asset is revoked automatically upon divorce? Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58973 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1379/opinion Does the Federal Arbitration Act, which excludes "contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce" from the Act's coverage, apply to employment contracts? Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59005 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_5250/opinion Did the South Carolina Supreme Court properly hold Simmons v. South Carolina inapplicable to the state's current sentencing regime? Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59035 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_9073/opinion Does a de novo standard of review apply when a court of appeals reviews a trial court's sentencing guideline determination as to whether an offender's prior convictions were consolidated, and thus related, for sentencing purposes? Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58956 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1571/opinion Is Marketing Displays, Inc.'s trade dress infringement claim precluded because its dual-spring design is a functional feature for which there is no trade dress protection? Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59069 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1871/opinion Are documents shared between the Klamath and other Indian Tribes and the Department of the Interior, which address tribal interests subject to state and federal proceedings to determine water allocations, exempt from the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, as " inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters?" Mon, 05 Mar 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58940 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_929/opinion Is Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution, as amended in 1996 to prompt the adoption of a "Congressional Term Limits Amendment" to the Federal Constitution, consistent with the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Art. I, Section 4, Clause 1)? Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58965 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_603/opinion Does the funding restriction on the Legal Services Corporation, which prevents attorneys from representing clients in an attempt to amend or challenge existing welfare law, violate the First Amendment? Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59041 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1257/opinion Does section 109(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act unconstitutionally delegate legislative power to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency? May the Administrator of the EPA consider the costs of implementation in setting national ambient air quality standards under section 109(b)(1)? Does the Court of Appeals have the jurisdiction to review the EPA's interpretation of Part D of Title I of the CAA, with respect to implementing the revised ozone NAAQS? Tue, 27 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58977 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1551/opinion Is the claim-preclusive effect of a federal judgment dismissing a diversity action on statute-of-limitations grounds determined by the law of the state in which the federal court sits? Tue, 27 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59020 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1331/opinion Did a District Court abuse its discretion when it dissolved an injunction under the Limitation of Liability Act, which prevented a seaman from suing a vessel owner in state court for personal injuries sustained aboard the vessel? Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58944 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_98_1768/opinion Does the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, pre-empt civil actions related to the alleged fraudulent approval of orthopedic bone screw devices? Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59033 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_859/opinion Do the words "floods or flood waters" encompass all the water that flows through federal facilities, such that the Federal Government has immunity under the Flood Control Act of 1928 for damages such water may cause? Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58952 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1132/opinion Do officers, with probable cause to believe that a man had hidden marijuana in his home, who subsequently prevent that man from entering the home for about two hours while they obtain a search warrant, violate the Fourth Amendment? Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58985 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1792/opinion Is the National Bank for Cooperatives, which Congress has designated as a federally chartered instrumentality of the United States, exempt from state income taxation? Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58971 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_901/opinion May a statewide association, incorporated to regulate interscholastic athletic competition among public and private secondary schools, be regarded as engaging in state action when it enforces a rule against a member school? Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58958 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1240/opinion May an individual sue a state for damages in federal court under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? Thu, 01 Feb 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58983 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1680/opinion Does the guarantee of prompt judicial review that must accompany an adult business-licensing scheme mean a prompt judicial determination? Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59026 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1953/opinion Must federal appellate courts conduct a "more searching inquiry" than "abuse of discretion" when reviewing a federal trial court's decision to grant a new trial? Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59061 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1185/opinion May an act, found to be civil, be deemed punitive "as applied" to an individual in violation of the Double Jeopardy and Ex Post Facto Clauses, thereby providing a cause for release? Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59077 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_7504/opinion Does the Bureau of Prisons have the authority to categorically deny consideration for eligibility for early release to inmates convicted of non- violent offenses after they have completed substance abuse programs? Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59059 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_8576/opinion Is a significant increase on a prison sentence required in order to show prejudice in a claim for ineffective assistance of counsel? Tue, 09 Jan 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58925 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_98_942/opinion Does the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permit a state to convict a facility operater of operating without a permit, when the operater actually had a permit but deviated from its terms? Tue, 09 Jan 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59031 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1178/opinion May the provisions of the Clean Water Act be extended to intrastate waters? Does Congress have the authority under the Commerce Clause to exercise such power? Tue, 09 Jan 2001 13:00:00 +0000 58981 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1295/opinion Does the Internal Revenue Code permit taxpayers to increase bases in their S corporation stock by the amount of an S corporation's discharge of indebtedness excluded from gross income? If the Code permits such an increase, does the increase occur before taxpayers are required to reduce the S corporation's tax attributes? Tue, 09 Jan 2001 13:00:00 +0000 59028 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1030/opinion Are highway checkpoint programs, whose primary purpose is the discovery and interdiction of illegal narcotics, consistent with the Fourth Amendment? Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:00:00 +0000 58969 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1038/opinion Do public policy considerations require federal courts to refuse to enforce arbitrator's awards, which reinstate employees fired for testing positive for marijuana? Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:00:00 +0000 59016 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_804/opinion Do state video poker licenses qualify as property for purposes of the federal mail fraud statute? Tue, 07 Nov 2000 13:00:00 +0000 59053 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_1238/opinion Is an application for state postconviction relief containing procedurally barred claims properly filed within the meaning of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996? Tue, 07 Nov 2000 13:00:00 +0000 58946 at http://www.oyez.org