The Oyez Project: Judicial Power Issues - Writ Improvidently Granted Decisions

Adams v. Florida Power Corp. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 12:00:00 -0500

May disparate impact claims be brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967?

Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Mineta - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 27 Nov 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Did the Court of Appeals misapply the strict scrutiny standard in determining if Congress had a compelling interest to enact legislation designed to remedy the effects of racial discrimination? Is the U.S. Department of Transportation's current Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program narrowly tailored to serve a compelling governmental interest?

Belcher v. Stengel - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 30 Nov 1976 12:00:00 -0500

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Burrell v. Mcray - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 14 Jun 1976 12:00:00 -0500

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Cavanaugh v. Roller - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 30 Nov 1993 12:00:00 -0500

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Cook v. Hudson - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 07 Dec 1976 12:00:00 -0500

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District of Columbia v. Tri County Industries - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:00:00 -0500

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?

Drew Municipal School Dist. v. Andrews - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 May 1976 12:00:00 -0500

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Ford Motor Co. v. McCauley - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:00:00 -0500

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?

Howell v. Mississippi - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:00:00 -0500

1.) In death penalty cases can a state court refuse to give a jury the option of finding a defendant guilty of at least one lesser offense if it is recognized by state law and supported by evidence? 2.) Was Howell's federal constitutional claim properly raised before the Mississippi Supreme Court?

Izumi Seimitsu Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha v. U. S. Philips Corp. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 30 Nov 1993 12:00:00 -0500

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Jones v. Hildebrant - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 16 Jun 1977 12:00:00 -0500

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Lynaugh v. Petty - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 24 Mar 1987 12:00:00 -0500

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Maness v. Wainwright - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 29 Mar 1977 12:00:00 -0500

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Maryland v. Blake - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:00:00 -0500

When a police officer improperly communicates with a suspect after the suspect has invoked his right to an attorney, does Edwards v. Arizona permit consideration of curative measures by the police (such as the detective's quick correction of the officer's improper statement) to conclude that a suspect later initiated communication with the police?

Mcadams v. Mcsurely - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 26 Jun 1978 12:00:00 -0500

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Medellin v. Dretke - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 23 May 2005 12:00:00 -0500

1. Is a federal court bound by the International Court of Justice's ruling that U.S. courts must reconsider a Mexican citizen's claim for relief under the Vienna Convention? 2. Should a federal court enforce an ICJ ruling?

Missouri v. Blair - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 24 Mar 1987 12:00:00 -0500

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Montana v. Donald Glenn Imlay - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 03 Nov 1992 12:00:00 -0500

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Nike, Inc. v. Kasky - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 26 Jun 2003 12:00:00 -0500

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?

Ohio v. Huertas - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 22 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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PFZ Properties, Inc. v. Rene Alberto Rodriguez - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 09 Mar 1992 12:00:00 -0500

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Quinn v. Muscare - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 May 1976 12:00:00 -0500

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Robert E. Gibson v. Florida Bar - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 04 Dec 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Ticor Title Insurance Co. v. Brown - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 04 Apr 1994 12:00:00 -0500

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U.S. Postal Service v. Letter Carriers - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 27 Apr 1988 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Jacobs - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 01 May 1978 12:00:00 -0500

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United States v. Merchant - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 24 Mar 1987 12:00:00 -0500

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White v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 16 Oct 1989 12:00:00 -0500

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