http://www.oyez.org/cases/2003/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/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_218/opinion Is the Child Online Protection Act's requirement that online publishers prevent children from accessing "material that is harmful to minors" likely to violate the First Amendment by restricting too much protected speech and using a method that is not the least restrictive one available? Tue, 02 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56854 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_339/opinion Does the Alien Tort Statute permit private individuals to bring suit against foreign citizens for crimes committed in other countries in violation of the law of nations or treaties of the United States? May an individual bring suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act for a false arrest that was planned in the United States but carried out in a foreign country? Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56833 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1371/opinion Does the rule from Oregon v. Elstad that a defendant who has made an un- Mirandized confession may later waive her Miranda rights to make a second confession (admissible in court) still apply when the initial confession is the result of an intentional decision by a police officer to withhold her Miranda warnings? Tue, 09 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56887 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_6696/opinion Did the government violate Hamdi's Fifth Amendment right to Due Process by holding him indefinitely, without access to an attorney, based solely on an Executive Branch declaration that he was an "enemy combatant" who fought against the United States? Does the separation of powers doctrine require federal courts to defer to Executive Branch determinations that an American citizen is an "enemy combatant"? Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56831 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1183/opinion Can physical evidence found as a result of un-Mirandized but voluntary testimony be used in court? Tue, 09 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56868 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_1027/opinion Does Congress's "Authorization for use of Military Force" authorize the President to detain a United States citizen based on a determination that he is an enemy combatant, or is that power precluded by the Non-Detention Act? Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56744 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_334/opinion Do United States courts have jurisdiction to consider legal appeals filed on behalf of foreign citizens held by the United States military in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba? Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56841 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1632/opinion Does a fact (other than a prior conviction) necessary to increase a sentence beyond the statutory standard range need to be proved by a jury and beyond a reasonable doubt? Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56790 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1603/opinion Does the Supreme Court's decision in Mills v. Maryland (1988) create a new rule of law that cannot be applied retroactively to award sentencing relief to a prisoner whose conviction became final before Mills was announced? 2. If Mills applies retroactively and a state supreme court rejects a Mills challenge because the jury was not told that it must unanimously agree on mitigating factors, is that decision consistent with Supreme Court precedent? Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56860 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_10038/opinion Does the Supreme Court's prohibition of executing mentally retarded people in Atkins v. Virginia apply if the crime cannot be attributed to mental retardation? Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56876 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_526/opinion Was the change announced by the Supreme Court in Ring v. Arizona substantive in nature and therefore retroactively applicable? Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56850 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_572/opinion Does Section 1782 of Title 28 of U.S. Code authorize a federal district court to compel the release of material for use in a "foreign tribunal" when the foreign tribunal itself is unwilling to demand production of the material? Does Section 1782 authorize a federal district court to compel the release of material for a fact-finding investigation by the directorate general of the European Commission on the theory that the information may eventually lead to an investigation by a foreign tribunal? Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56837 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_221/opinion Is a judge required to warn a habeas corpus petitioner who is representing himself that his claims may be barred by a statute of limitations if he chooses to drop the claims and re-file them at a later date? Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56756 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1845/opinion Does the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 prohibit individuals from suing their HMOs in state court when the HMOs refuse to provide a recommended treatment? Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56846 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_5554/opinion Did Hiibel's arrest and conviction for not telling a police officer his name violate his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself and his Fourth Amendment right to be free from an unreasonable search? Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56812 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1624/opinion Does Michael Newdow have standing to challenge as unconstitutional a public school district policy that requires teachers to lead willing students in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? Does a public school district policy that requires teachers to lead willing students in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, which includes the words "under God," violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56858 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1809/opinion Do the federal Tax Injunction Act and comity principles require federal district courts to dismiss (for lack of jurisdiction) constitutional challenges to state tax credits that directly affect a state's tax system? Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56762 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_167/opinion In order to show that a judge's mistake is a reversible "plain error" under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52, must a defendant show that it is reasonably likely he would not have pled guilty without the mistake? Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56881 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_95/opinion When a supervisor makes a workplace environment so hostile (through sexual harassment) that an employee has no choice but to quit, may the employee bring suit even if she did not use the internal procedures established by the employer to report sexual harassment claims? Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56772 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_101/opinion Does section 706 (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act authorize federal courts to review the management of public lands under statutory standards and the land use plans of the Bureau of Land Management? Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56825 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_724/opinion Under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act of 1982, do Sherman Act claims apply to the effects of foreign price-fixing schemes if those schemes do not have domestic effects? Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56879 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1609/opinion Did Littleton's adult business licensing ordinance violate the First Amendment protection of Free Speech because it did not guarantee a prompt judicial decision when a business appeals the denial of a license? Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56821 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_358/opinion Should the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, knowing that its passage of certain regulations would cause Congress and the President to lift a ban on Mexican motor carriers, have considered the environmental impact of the motor carriers when determining whether to perform an Environmental Impact Study of its regulations? Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56829 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_891/opinion Did Central Laborers' Pension violate the "anti-cutback" provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 when it added to a list of positions that temporarily disqualified pension holders from receiving their benefits? Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56823 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_13/opinion Does the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 apply to actions that took place before its passage? Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56782 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1684/opinion When deciding whether a suspect is "in custody" and therefore entitled to his Miranda warnings, must an officer consider the suspect's age and previous history with law enforcement? Mon, 01 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56754 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_5165/opinion Under the "search incident to arrest" exception to the Fourth Amendment, may police search the vehicle of a person they have arrested if they did not make contact with him until after he left the vehicle? Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56788 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_6821/opinion Is a prisoner's appeal of the proposed procedure for his execution functionally equivalent to a habeas corpus petition and therefore barred by Title 28, Section 2254 of U.S. Code? Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56768 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1606/opinion Does the Bankruptcy Clause (Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution) give Congress the power to waive a state's sovereign immunity in matters pertaining a federal bankruptcy court's forgiveness of debt owed to the state? Mon, 01 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56776 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_44/opinion May Congress make it a federal crime to bribe officials of non-federal organizations that distribute some federal funds without requiring prosecutors to prove that the bribe actually affected federal funds? Wed, 03 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56866 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1016/opinion What is the proper interest rate when a bankruptcy filer seeks to reschedule his payments on a loan so that they are equal to the "total present value" of the loan? Tue, 02 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56852 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1667/opinion Did the Americans with Disabilities Act violate the sovereign immunity doctrine of the 11th Amendment when, based on Congress's 14th Amendment enforcement powers of the Due Process clause, it allowed individuals to sue states for denying them services based on their disabilities? Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56802 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1689/opinion If a suit is filed in federal court without the diversity necessary to establish jurisdiction, but the citizenship of one of the parties changes before the case begins so that diversity is present, should the court ignore the filing error? Wed, 03 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56856 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_6539/opinion In order to establish a prima facie case under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), must the objector show that it is more likely than not that the other party's peremptory challenges were based on impermissible group bias? Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56742 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1205/opinion Does the United States Code's four-year statute of limitations for suits brought under acts of Congress passed after 1990 apply only to new laws, or does it also apply to amendments of previously existing laws? Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56808 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1657/opinion May someone who won a suit against the government and applied for repayment of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act amend his application to assert that the government's position in the suit was not "substantially justified"? Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56883 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1824/opinion Does the actual-innocence exception to the procedural-default doctrine apply to both capital and non-capital cases? Tue, 02 Mar 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56819 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1580/opinion Can voters affiliated with a political party sue to block implementation of a Congressional redistricting plan by claiming that it was manipulated for purely political reasons? Does a state violate the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment when it disregards neutral redistricting principles (such as trying to avoid splitting municipalities into different Congressional districts) in order to achieve an advantage for one political party? Does a state exceed its power under Article I of the Constitution when it draws Congressional districts to ensure that a minority party will consistently win a super-majority of the state's Congressional seats? Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56770 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1343/opinion Does the Clean Air Act preempt local government regulations prohibiting the purchase of new motor vehicles with specified emission characteristics? Wed, 14 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56766 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_857/opinion Was the Federal Reserve Board's exclusion of over-limit fees from the definition of "finance charges" a reasonable interpretation of the Truth in Lending Act? Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56885 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_03_107/opinion Does the Indian Civil Rights Act (1968) give Indian tribes separate sovereignty to prosecute nonmembers (as opposed to delegating federal power to the tribes for prosecution purposes) such that prosecution in tribal and federal courts for the same crime would not violate the Fifth Amendment double jeopardy clause? Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56874 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1593/opinion Does the reservation to the United States of all "coal and other valuable minerals" in patents issued under the Pittman Act (1919) include commercially valuable sand and gravel? Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56750 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_954/opinion Do family members of a man who apparently committed suicide have a privacy right that justifies the government's withholding autopsy photos from a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act? Wed, 03 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56792 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1794/opinion Does the Fourth Amendment require customs officers at the international border to have reasonable suspicion in order to remove, disassemble, and search a vehicle's gas tank for illegal material? Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56810 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1238/opinion Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, are states permitted to regulate the provision of telecommunications services by municipal governments? Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56844 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1389/opinion To qualify for the 10-year extension in the statute of limitations, does the government need to assess - beyond just the partnership that owes money - each individual partner for the debt? Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56816 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_626/opinion Does pumping water into a water conservation area - where the water being pumped contains a pollutant but the pumping station itself adds no pollutants to the water - violate the Clean Water Act's prohibition of adding pollutants from a point source? Wed, 14 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56827 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_9410/opinion Does playing out-of-court testimony to a jury, with no chance for cross- examination, violate a defendant's Sixth Amendment guarantee that "[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...to be confronted with the witnesses against him?" Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56864 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1541/opinion Given the 6th Amendment's right to counsel, to what extent must a defendant be informed of the consequences of pleading guilty while waiving the right to an attorney? Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56835 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_458/opinion Is the owner of a business a "participant" in a profit sharing/pension plan established under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)? Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:00:00 +0000 56740 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_964/opinion Federal law requires state prisoners to "fairly present" their allegations of federal constitutional violations to state courts before turning to federal courts. To meet this requirement, do prisoners need to specifically say their claims are federal constitutional claims? Mon, 08 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56774 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1290/opinion Can the U.S. Postal Service be sued under federal antitrust laws? Mon, 01 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56748 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_9065/opinion Does the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Heck v. Humphrey (1994) require that prisoners who challenge prison disciplinary proceedings - but whose suits do not question their sentences' validity - first successfully challenge their sentences? Mon, 01 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56784 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1315/opinion If a state provides college scholarships for secular instruction, does the First Amendment's free exercise clause require a state to fund religious instruction? Tue, 02 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56862 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1348/opinion If a passenger's pre-existing medical condition is aggravated by exposure to normal airplane conditions, is this an "accident" under the Warsaw Convention's Article 17 (for which the airline is responsible)? Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56778 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1080/opinion Does the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967) prohibit "reverse discrimination" against workers over 40 (e.g., providing more favorable employer benefits to workers over 50 than to younger workers who are still over 40)? Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56764 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1377/opinion Does the federal Privacy Act require that people prove they suffered "actual damage" stemming from the government's violation of their privacy rights in order to win damages in a suit against the government? Wed, 03 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56786 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_811/opinion If law enforcement officers use a search warrant that does not describe the items sought but is approved by a magistrate judge (and the items sought are described in the application for the warrant), does the search violate the Fourth's Amendment prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures? If such a search is unconstitutional, can law enforcement officers be sued for executing the warrants, despite the fact that no court had previously held such a search unconstitutional? Tue, 04 Nov 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56839 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_8286/opinion Was the Fifth Circuit wrong to reject Banks' claim relating to Farr's testimony under Brady v. Maryland on the ground that such a claim must first be made in state court? Was the Fifth Circuit wrong to reject Banks' claim relating to Cook's testimony on the grounds that such a claim should have been raised earlier and that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(b) does not apply? Mon, 08 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56798 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_6320/opinion (1) Was the appellate court correct to rule that officers did not violate Fellers' Sixth Amendment right to counsel because officers did not interrogate him? (2) Should Fellers' statements in the jailhouse - given after police Mirandized him - be suppressed because they were fruits of an unconstitutional interview in his home? Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56870 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_693/opinion Did Congress intend to omit bankruptcy attorneys from the list of people a corporation could pay during Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings? Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56746 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_658/opinion Under the Clean Air Act, does the Environmental Protection Agency have the authority to overrule a state agency's decision that a company is using the "best available controlling technology" to prevent pollution? Wed, 08 Oct 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56804 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_628/opinion Do states forfeit 11th Amendment protection when they enter into a consent decree under federal law in federal court? And must states violate federal law, not just the consent agreement, in order to be subject to suit in federal court? Tue, 07 Oct 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56800 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_819/opinion Are the deadlines established by Bankruptcy Rule 4004 "jurisdictional" - that is, do they trump other considerations no matter when they are raised? Mon, 03 Nov 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56760 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1196/opinion Does the Securities Exchange Act's (1934) term "investment contract" include an investment scheme in which the promoter promises a fixed return or the investor is entitled to a particular rate of return? Tue, 04 Nov 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56806 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_682/opinion When a company fails to meet its duty to share its network with competitors under the Telecommunications Act, can it be sued under the Sherman Act? Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56848 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1060/opinion Does Indianapolis v. Edmond, which dealt with the Fourth and 14th Amendment prohibitions of unreasonable searches and seizures, prohibit checkpoints organized to question motorists about a previous offense and arrest motorists for drunk driving? Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56738 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_6683/opinion When a district judge re-classifies a post-conviction motion by a defendant, turning it into a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, does that preclude future petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996? Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56814 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_809/opinion Does an arrest of a front-seat passenger in a car driven by its owner, after police find cocaine in the car's back armrest, lack probable cause and violate the Fourth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures? Mon, 03 Nov 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56758 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_1674/opinion Does the "soft money" ban of the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 exceed Congress's authority to regulate elections under Article 1, Section 4 of the United States Constitution and/or violate the First Amendment's protection of the freedom to speak? Do regulations of the source, content, or timing of political advertising in the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 violate the First Amendment's free speech clause? Mon, 08 Sep 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56796 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_749/opinion Does the Americans with Disabilities Act permit employers to refuse to rehire job applicants because of prior workplace rule infractions related to drug or alcohol addiction? Wed, 08 Oct 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56872 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_473/opinion How long must officers wait after knocking on a door before they can use force to break it down in order to execute a warrant? Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56752 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2003/2003_02_763/opinion Are persons eligible for Social Security disability benefits if they are still able to perform their jobs, but the jobs no longer exists in meaningful numbers in the national economy? Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:00:00 +0000 56780 at http://www.oyez.org