http://www.oyez.org/cases/2002/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_132ORIG/opinion 1) Do sovereign immunity principles require the dismissal of the commission as a plaintiff in this original action brought jointly by the commission and four states against North Carolina? 2) Does the compact authorize the commission to impose monetary sanctions against North Carolina in response to North Carolina's alleged breach of its obligations? Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +0000 66573 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_311/opinion Does a criminal defendant's attorneys' failure to investigate his background and present mitigating evidence of his unfortunate life history at his capital sentencing proceedings constitute ineffective assistance of counsel? Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59179 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_575/opinion May a corporation participating in a public debate be subjected to liability for factual inaccuracies on the theory that its statements are commercial speech because they might affect consumers' opinions about the business as a good corporate citizen and thereby affect their purchasing decisions? Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59173 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_102/opinion Do the criminal convictions of John Lawrence and Tyron Garner under the Texas "Homosexual Conduct" law, which criminalizes sexual intimacy by same-sex couples, but not identical behavior by different-sex couples, violate the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of equal protection of laws? Do their criminal convictions for adult consensual sexual intimacy in the home violate their vital interests in liberty and privacy protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Should Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986), be overruled? Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59117 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1757/opinion Does the Ex Post Facto Clause bar the application of California's retroactive extension of the statutes of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors? Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59139 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_182/opinion Did the redistricting plan violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by spreading minority voters across several districts rather than concentrating them in a few heavily minority ones? Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59091 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_361/opinion Does Congress have the authority to require libraries to censor internet content in order to receive federal funding? Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59115 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_722/opinion Did California's passage of the HVIRA interfere with the federal government's sovereignty over foreign affairs established by Article I of the Constitution? Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59181 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_634/opinion Does the Federal Arbitration Act permit class-wide arbitration hearings? Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59153 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_241/opinion Does the University of Michigan Law School's use of racial preferences in student admissions violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59213 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_516/opinion Does the University of Michigan's use of racial preferences in undergraduate admissions violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59171 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_403/opinion Does the Federal Election Campaign Act's ban on corporate political donations violate the freedom of speech for incorporated, non-profit advocacy groups? Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59201 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_5664/opinion May the Federal Government administer antipsychotic drugs involuntarily to a mentally ill criminal defendant in order to render that defendant competent to stand trial for serious, but nonviolent, crimes? Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59211 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_371/opinion Is the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority's trespass policy, which provides for arrest after being served notice for being on the premises without "a legitimate business or social purpose," facially invalid under the First Amendment's overbreadth doctrine? Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59205 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_94/opinion Did the Department of Corrections ban on visits by minors violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment and the freedom of association of the First Amendment? Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59177 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_950/opinion Does the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 exempt California's milk pricing and pooling regulations from scrutiny under the Commerce Clause? Are individual claims under the Privileges and Immunities Clause against California's required contributions to the price equalization pool on some out-of-state purchases foreclosed because those regulations do not discriminate on their face on the basis of state citizenship or state residence? Mon, 09 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59089 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_271/opinion Does the 1984 Agent Orange settlement preclude plaintiffs, who allege that they were inadequately represented in the prior litigation, from asserting claims? Mon, 09 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59105 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_695/opinion Do different tax rates levied against racetrack and casino gambling violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause? Mon, 09 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59149 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_679/opinion Must a plaintiff present direct evidence of discrimination in order to obtain a mixed-motive instruction under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991? Mon, 09 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59199 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_10873/opinion Did a panel of the Court of Appeals consisting of two Article III judges and one Article IV judge have the authority to decide the appeals of two defendants convicted on federal narcotics charges in the District Court of Guam? Mon, 09 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59221 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_299/opinion Does a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved tariff that delegates discretion to the regulated entity to determine the precise cost allocation similarly preempt a state order that adjudges those costs imprudent? Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59131 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_306/opinion Does the NBA require that any suits involving charges of excessive interest be heard in federal rather than state court? Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59189 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_428/opinion Does the Lanham Act prevent the unaccredited copying of a work? If so, may a court double a profit award under the Act in order to deter future infringing conduct? Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59113 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1444/opinion Are a suspect's Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and his Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process right to be free from coercive questioning violated when he was subjected to coercive questioning while in police custody, even if his coerced statements were never used against him in a criminal case? Tue, 27 May 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59103 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_196/opinion Does the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 apply to contracts between the National Park Service and concessioners in the national parks? Tue, 27 May 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59167 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_469/opinion Under ERISA, are companies required to defer to the decision of a disability claimant's personal physician? Tue, 27 May 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59111 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1368/opinion May an individual sue a State for money damages in federal court for violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993? Tue, 27 May 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59207 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_281/opinion Does a federally recognized tribe qualify as a "person" who may sue under 42 USC section 1983? Does a tribe's suit qualify for federal-court jurisdiction because it arises under some federal law other than section 1983? Mon, 19 May 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59223 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_337/opinion In providing for suits under the FLSA, did Congress bar removal of such actions from state to federal court? Mon, 19 May 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59121 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_524/opinion Is a defendant's right against double jeopardy violated when a trial judge grants a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal as to first-degree murder, but does not direct such a verdict to the jury that subsequently convicts the defendant of first-degree murder? Mon, 19 May 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59185 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_188/opinion Is a Maine statute providing for affordable prescription drugs pre-empted by the Supremacy Clause? Does the statute violate the Commerce Clause? Mon, 19 May 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59093 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1806/opinion Does the First Amendment permit a State to maintain fraud actions alleging that fundraisers made false or misleading representations designed to deceive donors about how their donations will be used? Mon, 05 May 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59137 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1491/opinion Does the Immigration and Nationality Act, which provides for no-bail, civil detention, violate a lawful permanent resident alien's liberty interest? Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59151 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_69/opinion Can consent, under the Federal Magistrate Act of 1979, be inferred from a party's conduct during litigation? Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59225 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_42/opinion Does the Nevada Supreme Court's refusal to extend full faith and credit to California's statute immunizing its tax collection agency from suit violate the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution? Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59161 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1559/opinion Must claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, whether or not there is new counsel on appeal and whether or not the basis for the claim is apparent from the trial record, be raised on direct appeal? Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59107 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_258/opinion Is 28 USC section 1367(d), which requires state statute of limitations to be tolled for the period during which a plaintiff's cause of action had previously been pending in federal court, constitutional as applied to lawsuits brought against a State's political subdivisions? Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59087 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_593/opinion May a corporate subsidiary claim instrumentality status where the foreign state does not own a majority of its shares but does own a majority of the shares of a corporate parent one or more tiers above the subsidiary? Is a corporation's instrumentality status defined as of the time an alleged tort or other actionable wrong occurred? Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59145 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1435/opinion Should four physicians actively engaged in medical practice as shareholders and directors of a professional corporation be counted as employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59219 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1107/opinion Does the Commonwealth of Virginia's cross-burning statute, which prohibits the burning of a cross with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, violate the First Amendment? Mon, 07 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59197 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_215/opinion Can a group of physicians be compelled to arbitrate claims arising under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, even though the parties' arbitration agreements may be construed to limit the arbitrator's authority to award damages? Mon, 07 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59155 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1289/opinion Is an award of $145 million in punitive damages, when full compensatory damages are $1 million, excessive and in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Mon, 07 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59163 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_00_1471/opinion Does the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 preempt any of Kentucky's "Any Willing Provider" statutes? Wed, 02 Apr 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59203 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1437/opinion Did the District Court properly enjoin the Mississippi state court's proposed congressional redistricting plan and properly fashion its own congressional reapportionment plan?Did the District Court properly enjoin the Mississippi state court's proposed congressional redistricting plan and properly fashion its own congressional reapportionment plan? Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59101 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1418/opinion Does the Bankruptcy Code cover a debt embodied in a settlement agreement that settled a creditor's earlier claim "for money...obtained by...fraud?" Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59109 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1325/opinion Does the use of interest on lawyers' trust accounts to pay for legal services provided to the needy constitute a state taking in violation of the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment? Wed, 26 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59169 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1269/opinion Did the Court of Appeals err in holding that a low-income housing foundation's suit against a city for violations of the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fair Housing Act could proceed to trial? Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59125 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1862/opinion Is a federal habeas petition, which was filed after the effective date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 even though a stay and counsel were sought prior to that date, "pending" for the purposes of Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320? Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59083 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1572/opinion Are local governments "persons" subject to qui tam actions under the False Claims Act? Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59129 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_963/opinion Can an employer be held liable for pain and suffering caused by a disease that has not yet been contracted? And are railroad companies liable for full damages under FELA even if the actions or negligence of other parties contributed to the damage inflicted? Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59191 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_729/opinion Does the Ex Post Facto Clause of Article I Section 10 prohibit the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act's registration requirement as a retroactive punishment? Wed, 05 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59193 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1127/opinion Did the Federal Court of Appeals err in holding that California Court of Appeal's affirmation of a sentence of two consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison for a "third strike" conviction was "grossly disproportionate" to the crime and thus violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishment"? Wed, 05 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59231 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_6978/opinion Did Ewing's sentence of 25 years to life, in accordance with California's three strikes law, violate the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment? Wed, 05 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59175 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1231/opinion Does the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause require that persons convicted of sexual offenses subject to Connecticut's "Megan's Law" receive a hearing before the public disclosure of their registry? Wed, 05 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59097 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1015/opinion Does the Federal Trademark Dilution Act require objective proof of actual injury to the economic value of a famous mark for relief? Tue, 04 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59123 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1375/opinion Can the U.S. be held liable for a breach of trust with an Indian Tribe in connection with the negotiation of a mining lease, even when the U.S. has violated no specific statutory or regulatory duty established in the Indian Mineral Leasing Act of 1938? Tue, 04 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59133 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1500/opinion Does a judgment become "final" for postconviction relief when the appellate court issues its mandate affirming the conviction where a defendant in a federal prosecution takes an unsuccessful direct appeal from a judgment of conviction but does not next petition for a writ of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court? Tue, 04 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59141 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1209/opinion Was Boeing Co. required to take into account expenses incurred for R&D; in accordance with applicable Treasury regulations in calculating its "combined taxable income" for purposes of determining taxation with respect to its domestic international sales corporation and foreign sales corporation? Tue, 04 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59099 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1067/opinion Does the Court of Federal Claims, under the Indian Tucker Act, have jurisdiction over the White Mountain Apache Tribe's suit against the United States for breach of fiduciary duty to manage land and improvements held in trust for the Tribe but occupied by the federal government? Tue, 04 Mar 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59227 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1118/opinion Do abortion opponents, who protest at abortion clinics, commit extortion within the meaning of the Hobbs Act? May abortion supporters obtain injunctive relief in a civil action pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act? Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59229 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_7662/opinion Must an inmate demonstrate that a state court's finding of the absence of purposeful discrimination was incorrect by clear and convincing evidence in order for a court of appeals to issue a certificate of appealability? Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59195 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1420/opinion Does the State of Washington's use of foster childrens' Social Security benefits to reimburse itself for some of its expenditures violate the provision of the Social Security Act that protects benefits from "execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process?" Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59127 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_653/opinion Does section 525 of the Bankruptcy Code prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from revoking licenses held by a debtor in bankruptcy upon the debtor's failure to make timely payments owed to the FCC for purchase of the licenses? Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59147 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1120/opinion Does the Fair Housing Act impose personal liability without fault upon an officer or owner of a residential real estate corporation for the unlawful activity of the corporation's employee or agent? Wed, 22 Jan 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59187 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1184/opinion Is the Ninth Circuit rule -- that a conspiracy ends automatically when the object of the conspiracy becomes impossible to achieve -- valid? Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59183 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_618/opinion Does the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act's extension of existing copyrights exceed Congress's power under the Copyright Clause? Does the CTEA's extension of existing and future copyrights violate the First Amendment? Wed, 15 Jan 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59095 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_705/opinion Is the assignment of beneficiaries, under Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992, valid if the assignment was made after the Act's October 1, 1993 deadline? Wed, 15 Jan 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59217 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1229/opinion Does the Hazard Elimination Program exceed Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause? Tue, 14 Jan 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59085 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_7574/opinion Does either the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause or the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause bar a state from seeking the death penalty upon retrial where a statutory life sentence for murder was imposed after the jury was unable to agree on a sentence? Tue, 14 Jan 2003 13:00:00 +0000 59143 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_1243/opinion Does deep plowing ranchland to plant deep-rooted crops constitute the "addition" of a "pollutant" from a "point source" so as to fall within the regulation of the Clean Water Act? Is deep plowing ranchland which is farmable in its natural state to plant deep-rooted crops statutorily exempt from regulation under the Act's exemption for any discharge from "normal farming...activities such as plowing?" Does the Act's civil penalty section authorize assessing the maximum daily penalty for each time a plow crosses a seasonal drainage feature, without regard to the number of days when such activity occurred? Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:00:00 +0000 59135 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_9094/opinion Does a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion, filed in a habeas corpus proceeding to inform the federal courts of a state court's interpretation of state procedural laws, constitute a "successive" habeas corpus petition? Tue, 10 Dec 2002 13:00:00 +0000 59215 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_704/opinion Does a federal district court, despite appropriation provisions barring the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms from acting on applications for relief from firearms disabilities from persons convicted of a felony, have the authority to grant such relief? Tue, 10 Dec 2002 13:00:00 +0000 59159 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_800/opinion Should a federal district court decide whether to interpret and apply the National Association of Securities Dealers' time-limit rule regarding disputes where six years have elapsed since the event that gives rise to the dispute? Tue, 10 Dec 2002 13:00:00 +0000 59119 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_706/opinion Does the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 preempt state common-law claims related to propeller safety? Tue, 03 Dec 2002 13:00:00 +0000 59165 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_757/opinion Does the All Writs Act give a federal district court the authority to remove a state-court case in order to prevent the frustration of orders the federal court has previously issued? Tue, 05 Nov 2002 13:00:00 +0000 59081 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_270/opinion Did the Michigan Supreme Court err in holding that, under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, only a State's generic fee is relevant to determining the fee that was collected or charged as of November 15, 1991? Tue, 05 Nov 2002 13:00:00 +0000 59157 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_01_896/opinion Is the amount-in-controversy requirement of the federal diversity statute satisfied where a class representative seeks an injunction that would cost the defendant more than $75,000 to implement whether the injunction applies to one plaintiff or all class members? Tue, 15 Oct 2002 13:00:00 +0000 59209 at http://www.oyez.org