The Oyez Project: Economic Activity Issues - Liability, Governmental Decisions

Blatchford v. Native Village Of Noatak - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 24 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Block v. Neal - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 07 Mar 1983 12:00:00 -0500

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Butz v. Economou - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 29 Jun 1978 12:00:00 -0500

Are federal administrators entitled to absolute or qualified immunity in the face of challenges to their conduct of public business?

Central Green Co. v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:00:00 -0500

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?

Christopher v. Harbury - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Does the charge that an official deception denied a plaintiff access to the courts by leaving her without information or reason to seek information, with which she could have brought a lawsuit, state an actionable claim?

Clinton v. Jones - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 27 May 1997 12:00:00 -0500

Is a serving President, for separation of powers reasons, entitled to absolute immunity from civil litigation arising out of events which transpired prior to his taking office?

Conn and Najera v. Gabbert - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 05 Apr 1999 12:00:00 -0500

Does a prosecutor violate the opposing attorney's Fourteenth Amendment right to practice his profession when the prosecutor causes the attorney to be searched at the same time his client is testifying before a grand jury?

Cook County v. United States ex rel. Chandler - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Are local governments "persons" subject to qui tam actions under the False Claims Act?

Dolan v. United States Postal Service - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Does the exception of "negligent transmission of letters or postal matter" from the general waiver of sovereign immunity in the Federal Tort Claims Act cover the negligent placement of mail at its final destination, when that placement causes injury?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Meyer - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 23 Feb 1994 12:00:00 -0500

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Groh v. Ramirez - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:00:00 -0500

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?

Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 14 Nov 1994 12:00:00 -0500

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Hilton v. South Carolina Public Railways Commission - Opinion Announcement

Sun, 15 Dec 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 23 Feb 1983 12:00:00 -0500

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Milwaukee v. Cement Div., National Gypsum Co. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 12 Jun 1995 12:00:00 -0500

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?

Molzof, Personal Representative Of The Estate Of Molzof v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 14 Jan 1992 12:00:00 -0500

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Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County, GA - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0500

May a county claim sovereign immunity under common law, even if the county is not acting as an "arm of the state"?

Saucier v. Katz - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:00:00 -0500

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?

Saudi Arabia v. Nelson Et ux. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 23 Mar 1993 12:00:00 -0500

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Shalala, Secretary Of Health And Human Services v. Whitecotton - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 18 Apr 1995 12:00:00 -0500

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Siegert v. Gilley - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 23 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. U.S. - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 09 Jun 1977 12:00:00 -0500

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Tenet v. Doe - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Does Totten v. U.S. prevent a district court from considering Jane and John Does' due process and tort claims that the CIA refused to keep its alleged promise to provide them with life-time financial assistance in exchange for their alleged espionage services to the CIA?

United States Department Of Energy v. Ohio - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 21 Apr 1992 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Gaubert - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 26 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Hopkins - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 24 Jun 1976 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Mitchell - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 27 Jun 1983 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Orleans - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 01 Jun 1976 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Smith - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 22 May 2000 12:00:00 -0500

May a private individual bring suit in federal court on behalf of the United States against a state or state agency under the False Claims Act?

West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. Healy, Commissioner Of Massachusetts Depart Ment Of Food And Agriculture - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 17 Jun 1994 12:00:00 -0500

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Westfall v. Erwin - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 13 Jan 1988 12:00:00 -0500

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