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LINCOLN PROPERTY CO. V. ROCHE [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. CRAFT [Syllabus] Michigan law gives a tenant by the entirety individual rights in the estate sufficient to constitute "property" or "rights to property" to which a federal tax lien may attach under 26 U. S. C. §6321. |
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STOP THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT, INC. V. FLOR-IDA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [Syllabus] |
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DRYE V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] Whether the interest of an heir in an estate constitutes 'property ' or a 'right to property' to which the federal tax lien attaches under 26 U.S.C 6321 even though the heir thereafter purports retroactively to disclaim the interest under state law. |
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PALAZZOLO V. RHODE ISLAND [Syllabus] Petitioner's claim that Rhode Island's application of its wetlands regulations took his property without compensation in violation of the Takings Clause is ripe for review and is not barred by his acquisition of title after the regulations' effective date; however, he failed to establish a deprivation of all economic use, for the parcel retains significant development value. |
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SCHWAB V. REILLY [Syllabus] |
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POLAR TANKERS, INC. V. CITY OF VALDEZ [Syllabus] |
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CLEVELAND V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] 1. Can alleged false statements or omissions in applications for state licenses be the basis for federal mail or wire fraud charges, on the theory that a license that has not yet been issued constitutes ""property"" of the State, of which the State is deprived when it issues the license? 2. Is materiality an element of the offense of mail fraud?" |
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LINCOLN PROPERTY CO. V. ROCHE [Syllabus] |
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LINGLE V. CHEVRON U.S. A. INC. [Syllabus] |
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CSX TRANSP., INC. V. GEORGIA STATE BD. OFEQUALIZATION [Syllabus] |
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CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. V. ALABAMA DEPT. OFREVENUE [Syllabus] |
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PERMANENT MISSION OF INDIA TO UNITED NATIONS V.CITY OF NEW YORK [Syllabus] |
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PHILLIPS V. WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION, 524 U.S. 156 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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BANK OF AMERICA NAT. TRUST AND SAV. ASSN. V.203 NORTH LASALLE STREET PARTNERSHIP [Syllabus] |
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SCHEIDLER V. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FORWOMEN, INC. [Syllabus] Because all of the predicate acts supporting the jury's finding of a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act must be reversed, the Seventh Circuit's decision that petitioner protesters' activities at abortion clinics violated RICO must also be reversed. |
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WILKIE V. ROBBINS [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. WHITE MOUNTAINAPACHE TRIBE [Syllabus] Public Law 86-392 gives rise to Indian Tucker Act jurisdiction in the Court of Federal Claims over respondent Tribe's suit for money damages against the United States for breach of a fiduciary duty to manage Fort Apache land and improvements held in trust for the Tribe but occupied by the Government. |
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TAHOE-SIERRA PRESERVATION COUNCIL, INC. V.TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY [Syllabus] Two moratoria on development that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency imposed while formulating a comprehensive land-use plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin did not constitute per se takings of property requiring compensation under the Takings Clause. |
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KOONS BUICK PONTIAC GMC, INC. V. NIGH [Syllabus] |
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MONTEREY V. DEL MONTE DUNES ATMONTEREY, LTD. [Syllabus] |
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UNICODE VALUE='8195'>KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD. V. REGAL-BELOIT CORP. [Syllabus] |
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COHEN V. DE LA CRUZ, 523 U.S. 213 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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ASSOCIATES COMMERCIAL CORP. V. RASH ET UX., 117 S.CT. 1879, 138 L.ED.2D (1997) [Syllabus] |
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HADDLE V. GARRISON [Syllabus] |
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CARTER V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] Whether bank larceny, 18 U.S.C. 2113(b) (Supp.IV 1998), is a lesser included offense of bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. 2113 (a)." |
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WEST COVINA V. PERKINS [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. KOKINDA, 497 U.S. 720 (1990) [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. ESTATE OF ROMANII, 523 U.S. 517 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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BOGGS V. BOGGS, 520 U.S. 833 (1997). [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. RAMIREZ, 523 U.S. 65 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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TILL V. SCS CREDIT CORP. [Syllabus] |
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MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND SUPPORT FOR ARMEDFORCES OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN V.ELAHI [Syllabus] |
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BROWN V. LEGAL FOUNDATION OF WASH. [Syllabus] Interest earned on client funds deposited in IOLTA accounts that is transferred to a different owner for a legitimate public use may constitute a per se taking requiring "just compensation" to the client under the Fifth Amendment; but because such compensation is measured by the owner's pecuniary interest, which is zero whenever Washington's IOLTA law is obeyed, there is no violation of the Just Compensation Clause here. |
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BABBITT, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR V. YOUPEE, 519 U.S. 234 (1997). [Syllabus] |
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SKILLING V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] |
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C.I.R. V. ESTATE OF HUBERT, 520 U.S. 93 (1997) [Syllabus] |
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AMERICAN NEEDLE, INC. V. NATIONALFOOTBALL LEAGUE [Syllabus] |
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AMERICAN MFRS. MUT. INS. CO. V. SULLIVAN [Syllabus] |
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ALASKA V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] |
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COLLEGE SAVINGS BANK V. FLORIDA PREPAIDPOSTSECONDARY ED. EXPENSE BD. [Syllabus] |
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TIMMONS V. TWIN CITIES AREA NEW PARTY, 520 U.S. 351 (1997) [Syllabus] |
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KNIGHT V. COMMISSIONER [Syllabus] |
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LIBRETTI V. UNITED STATES, 516 U.S. 29 (1995). [Syllabus] |
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NEW JERSEY V. NEW YORK, 523 U.S. 767 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. BAJAKAJIAN, 524 U.S. 321 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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LIMTIACO V. CAMACHO [Syllabus] |
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LUJAN V. G & G FIRE SPRINKLERS, INC. [Syllabus] Because California law affords respondent public works project subcontractor sufficient opportunity to pursue its claim for payment under its contracts in state court, the statutory scheme does not deprive respondent of due process when it authorizes the State to order withholding of such payments from the contractor if a subcontractor fails to comply with certain Labor Code requirements; permits the contractor, in turn, to withhold similar sums from the subcontractor; and permits the contractor, or his assignee, to sue the awarding body for alleged breach of the contract. |
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ALVAREZ V. SMITH [Syllabus] |
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CASTLE ROCK V. GONZALES [Syllabus] |
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BENNIS V. MICHIGAN, 517 U.S. 1163 (1996) [Syllabus] |
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LEOCAL V. ASHCROFT [Syllabus] |
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VIRGINIA V. MARYLAND [Syllabus] |
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DUSENBERY V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] The Government's sending of notice by certified mail of a cash forfeiture to petitioner's place of incarceration satisfied his due process rights. |
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REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES V. PIMENTEL [Syllabus] |
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FIDELITY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. V. FINK, 522 U.S. 221 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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ALI V. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. URSERY, 518 U.S. 267 (1996). [Syllabus] |
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COLUMBUS V. OURS GARAGE & WRECKERSERVICE, INC. [Syllabus] 49 U. S. C. §14501(c)(2)(A)-which excepts "the safety regulatory authority of a State with respect to motor vehicles" from §14501(c)(1)'s general rule preempting prescriptions by "a State [or] political subdivision of a State . . . related to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier . . . with respect to the transportation of property"-does not bar a State from delegating to municipalities and other local units the State's authority to establish safety regulations governing motor carriers of property, including tow trucks. |
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JONES V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] Whether , in light of United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995), and the interpretive rule that constitutionally doubtful constructions should be avoided, see DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Trades Council, 485 U.S. 568, 575 (1988), Section 844(I) applies to the arson of a private residence: and if so, whether its application to the private residence in the present case is constitutional." |
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KELO V. NEW LONDON [Syllabus] |
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WYOMING V. HOUGHTON [Syllabus] |
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PASQUANTINO V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] |
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CITY OF SHERRILL V. ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF N. Y. [Syllabus] |
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CALIFORNIA V. DEEP SEA RESEARCH, INC., 523 U.S. 491 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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BOULWARE V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] |
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ARKANSAS ED. TELEVISION COMM'N V. FORBES, 523 U.S. 666 (1997) [Syllabus] |
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HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INS. CO. V. UNIONPLANTERS BANK, N. A. [Syllabus] Does a postpetition administrative creditor in a bankruptcy case have standing under 11 U.S.C. 506© to seek payment of its administrative claim from property of the bankruptcy estate that is encumbered by a secured creditor's lien?" |
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BRIDGE V. PHOENIX BOND & INDEMNITY CO. [Syllabus] |
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FLORIDA PREPAID POSTSECONDARY ED. EXPENSEBD. V. COLLEGE SAVINGS BANK [Syllabus] |
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FRANCONIA ASSOCIATES  V.  UNITED STATES [Syllabus] Because the enactment of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 qualified as a repudiation, rather than a present breach, of the immediate-prepayment provision of petitioners' loan agreements with the Farmers Home Administration, breach would occur, and 28 U. S. C. §2501's six-year limitations period would commence to run, when a borrower tenders prepayment and the Government then dishonors its obligation to accept the tender and release its control over use of the property securing the loan. |
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GRUPO MEXICANO DE DESARROLLO, S. A. V. ALLIANCE BOND FUND, INC. [Syllabus] |
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SUITUM V. TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY, 520 U.S. 725 (1997) [Syllabus] |
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EASTERN ENTERPRISES V. APFEL, 524 U.S. 498 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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GRABLE & SONS METAL PRODUCTS, INC. V. DARUEENGINEERING & MFG. [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. WILLIAMS, 514 U.S. 527 (1995). [Syllabus] |
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ALLIED-SIGNAL, INC. V. DIRECTOR, DIV. OF TAXATION, 504 U.S. 768 (1992). [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. BANKS [Syllabus] Whether law enforcement officers executing a warrant to search for illegal drugs violated the Fourth Amendment and 18 U.S.C. 3109, thereby requiring suppression of evidence, when they forcibly entered a small apartment in the middle of the afternoon 15-20 seconds after knocking and announcing their presence. |
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TENNESSEE STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION V. HOOD [Syllabus] |
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IDAHO V. COEUR D'ALENE TRIBE OF IDAHO, 117 S.CT. 2028, 138 L.ED.2D 438 (1997). [Syllabus] |
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BEDROC LIMITED, LLC V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] Whether sand and gravel are “valuable minerals” reserved to the United States in land grants issued under the Pittman Underground Water Act of 1919? |
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WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF SOCIAL AND HEALTHSERVS. V. GUARDIANSHIP ESTATE OF KEFFELER [Syllabus] Washington State's use of respondent foster children's Social Security benefits to reimburse the State for expenses in caring for respondents did not violate 42 U. S. C. §407(a). |
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GROH V. RAMIREZ [Syllabus] 1. Whether the Ninth Circuit properly ruled that a law enforcement officer violated clearly established law, and thus was personally liable in damages and not entitled to qualified immunity, when at the time he acted there was no decision by the Supreme Court or any other court so holding, and the only lower court decisions addressing the issue had found the same conduct did not violate the law? |
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GONZALES V. DUENAS-ALVAREZ [Syllabus] |
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TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA V.PACIFIC GAS & ELEC. CO. [Syllabus] |
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MEGHRIG ET AL. V. KFC WESTERN, INC., 516 U.S. 479 (1996). [Syllabus] |
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SALAZAR V. BUONO [Syllabus] |
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J. E. M. AG SUPPLY, INC. V. PIONEER HI-BREDINTERNATIONAL, INC. [Syllabus] Utility patents may be issued for newly developed plant breeds under 35 U. S. C. §101; neither the Plant Variety Protection Act nor the Plant Patent Act of 1930 limits the scope of §101's coverage. |
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DEPARTMENT OF ARMY V. BLUE FOX, INC. [Syllabus] |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIORUNIV. V.ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. [Syllabus] |
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BOEING CO. V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] Title 26 CFR §1.861-8(e)(3) (1979)-which governs allocation of research and development expenses in computing taxable income from export sales entitled to special tax treatment under Internal Revenue Code provisions pertaining to "domestic international sales corporations" and "foreign sales corporations"-is a proper exercise of the Secretary of the Treasury's rulemaking authority. |
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RIVET V. REGIONS BANK OF LA., 522 U.S. 470 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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PLEASANT GROVE CITY V. SUMMUM [Syllabus] |
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EMPIRE HEALTHCHOICE ASSURANCE, INC. V. MCVEIGH [Syllabus] |
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ARIZONA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TUITION ORGANIZATION V.WINN [Syllabus] |
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MARRAMA V. CITIZENS BANK OF MASS. [Syllabus] |
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SARATOGA FISHING CO. V. J. M. MARTINAC & CO., 520 U.S. 875 (1997) [Syllabus] |
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ENGQUIST V. OREGON DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE [Syllabus] |
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SCHENCK V. PRO CHOICE NETWORK, 519 U.S. 357 (1997). [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. JICARILLA APACHE NATION [Syllabus] |
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CENTRAL VA. COMMUNITY COLLEGE V. KATZ [Syllabus] |
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BECK V. PRUPIS [Syllabus] Whether an employee who is terminated for both blowing the whistle on and refusing to participate in a pattern of predicated acts of racketeering forbidden by the Racketeering and Corrupt Organizations Act (""RICO""), 18 U.S.C. 1961 et seq., may assert a civil RICO conspiracy claim, where he has been injured by an overt act in furtherance of the RICO conspiracy, which overt act is not, itself, a predicate act of racketeering (a question as to which the circuit courts of appeal are in direct conflict). |
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SNYDER V. PHELPS [Syllabus] |
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MINNESOTA V. CARTER, 525 U.S. 83 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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CITY OF BOERNE V. FLORES, 117 S.CT. 2157, 138 L.ED.2D 624 (1997). [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. MORRISON [Syllabus] 1. Whether 42 U.S.C. 13981, the provision of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 that creates a private right of action for victims of gender-motivated violence, is a valid exercise of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. 2. Whether 42 U.S.C. 13981 is a valid exercise of Congress's power under the Enforcement Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. |
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NEW JERSEY V. DELAWARE [Syllabus] |
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LUNDING V. NEW YORK TAX APPEALS TRIBUNAL, 522 U.S. 287 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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LACHANCE V. ERICKSON, 522 U.S. 262 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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INS V. AGUIRRE-AGUIRRE [Syllabus] |
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ASGROW SEED CO. V. WINTERBOER, 513 U.S. 179 (1995). [Syllabus] |
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ALASKA V. NATIVE VILLAGE OF VENETIE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, 522 U.S. 520 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. FLORES-MONTANO [Syllabus] Whether, under the 4th Amendment, customs officers at the international border must have reasonable suspicion in order to remove, disassemble, and search a vehicle's gas tank for contraband? |
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WATCHTOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOC. OF N. Y., INC. V.VILLAGE OF STRATTON [Syllabus] A village ordinance making it a misdemeanor to engage in door-to-door advocacy without first registering with the mayor and receiving a permit violates the First Amendment as it applies to religious proselytizing, anonymous political speech, and the distribution of handbills. |
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MARTINEZ V. COURT OF APPEAL OF CAL.,FOURTH APPELLATE DIST. [Syllabus] Does a criminal defendant have a constitutional right to elect self-representation on direct appeal from a judgment of conviction? |
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REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA V. ALTMANN [Syllabus] Does the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) confer jurisdiction in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California over the Republic of Austria and the state-owned Austrian Gallery in a suit alleging wrongful appropriation of six Gustav Klimt paintings from their rightful heirs? |
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MEADWESTVACO CORP. V. ILLINOIS DEPT. OFREVENUE [Syllabus] |
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M. L. B. V. S. L. J., 519 U.S. 102 (1996). [Syllabus] |
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GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INS. CO. V. KNUDSON [Syllabus] Because petitioners are seeking legal relief-the imposition of personal liability on respondents for a contractual obligation to pay money-this action is not authorized by §502(a)(3) of ERISA, which prescribes a suit for "appropriate equitable relief." |
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PHILIP MORRIS USA V. WILLIAMS [Syllabus] |
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DOLAN V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] |
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DAVENPORT V. WASHINGTON ED. ASSN. [Syllabus] |
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EC TERM OF YEARS TRUST V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] |
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KONTRICK V. RYAN [Syllabus] |
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VIRGINIA V. BLACK [Syllabus] Does the Virginia statute that bans cross burning with intent to intimidate violate the First Amendment, even though the statute reaches all such intimidation and is not limited to any racial, religious or other content-focused category? |
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BARNHART V. PEABODY COAL CO. [Syllabus] Although the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 provides that the Commissioner of Social Security "shall, before October 1, 1993," assign each coal industry retiree eligible for benefits to an extant operator or related entity, initial assignments made after that date are valid despite their untimeliness. |
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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] |
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ATLANTIC MUT. INS. CO. V. COMMISSIONER, 523 U.S. 382 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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MV. CHICAGO [Syllabus] |
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SANTA FE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. V. DOE [Syllabus] Whether petitioner's policy permitting student-led, student-initiated prayer at football games violates the Establishment Clause." |
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES V. ABRAMS [Syllabus] |
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EGELHOFF V. EGELHOFF [Syllabus] The Washington statute that provides that the designation of a spouse as the beneficiary of a nonprobate asset is revoked automatically upon divorce has a connection with ERISA plans and is therefore expressly pre-empted by ERISA. |
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SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS CO. V. APCC SERVICES, INC. [Syllabus] |
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CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOC. CHAPTER OF UNIV. OF CAL.,HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW V. MARTINEZ [Syllabus] |
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CBOCS WEST, INC. V. HUMPHRIES [Syllabus] |
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JERMAN V. CARLISLE, MCNELLIE, RINI,KRAMER & ULRICH LPA [Syllabus] |
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PUBLIC LANDS COUNCIL V. BABBITT [Syllabus] 1. Destroy the protection and priority statutorily accorded to adjudicated rights to graze livestock on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, by replacing established ""grazing preferences"" with variable ""permitted uses"", 2. Provide that the United States in the future will have title to structural range improvements made and paid for by grazing permittees: and 3. Allow grazing permits to be issued to persons not ""engaged the livestock business.""" |
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GOMEZ-PEREZ V. POTTER [Syllabus] |
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JOHNSON V. FANKELL, 520 U.S. 911 (1997). [Syllabus] |
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BILSKI V. KAPPOS [Syllabus] |
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STATE FARM MUT. AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.V. CAMPBELL [Syllabus] Whether the Utah Supreme Court, in direct contravention of this Court's decision in BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S.559 (1996), and fundamental principles of due process, committed constitutional error by reinstating a $145 million punitive damage award that punishes out-of-state conduct, is 145 time greater than the compensatory damages in the case, and is based upon the defendant's alleged business practices nationwide over a twenty year period, which were unrelated and dissimilar to the conduct by the defendant that gave rise to the plaintiff's claims? |
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MONSANTO CO. V. GEERTSON SEED FARMS [Syllabus] |
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DUNN V. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION, 519 U.S. 465 (1997). [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. O'HAGAN, 117 S.CT. 2199, 138 L.ED.2D 724 (1997). [Syllabus] |
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J. MV. NICASTRO [Syllabus] |
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UNITED STATES V. CABRALES, 524 U.S. 1 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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HUDSON V. MICHIGAN [Syllabus] |
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GUTIERREZ DE MARTINEZ V. LAMAGNO, 515 U.S. 417 (1995). [Syllabus] |
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WILL V. HALLOCK [Syllabus] |
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ILLINOIS V. MCARTHUR [Syllabus] Whether it is constitutionally reasonable for police officers to secure a residence from the outside, and prohibit the occupant's entry into that residence for a short time while they obtain a search warrant based on probable cause, when this Court has suggested that is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment in Segura v. United States 468 U.S. 796, 82 L.Ed.2d 599, 104 S.Ct. 3380 (1984) and other courts have found similar behavior consistent with the Fourth Amendment, and Segura." |
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CRAWFORD-EL V. BRITTON, 523 U.S. 574 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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CEDRIC KUSHNER PROMOTIONS, LTD. V. KING [Syllabus] The RICO provision forbidding "any person employed by or associated with any enterprise . . . to conduct or participate . . . in the conduct of such enterprise's affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity," 18 U. S. C. §1962(c), applies when a corporate employee unlawfully conducts the affairs of the corporation of which he is the sole owner-whether he conducts those affairs within the scope, or beyond the scope, of corporate authority. |
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CELOTEX CORP. V. EDWARDS, 514 U.S. 300 (1995). [Syllabus] |
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KENNEDY V. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR FOR DUPONT SAV. AND INVESTMENT PLAN [Syllabus] |
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SOUTH DAKOTA V. YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE, 522 U.S. 329 (1998) [Syllabus] |
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA V. HELLER [Syllabus] |
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SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE CO. V. ALABAMA [Syllabus] |
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ROSENBERGER V. UNIVERSITY OF VA., 515 U.S. 819 (1995). [Syllabus] |
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DEGEN V. UNITED STATES, 517 U.S. 820 (1996). [Syllabus] |
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561 U. S. ____ (2010) [Syllabus] |
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JOHNSON V. UNITED STATES, 520 U.S. 461 (1997). [Syllabus] |
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VAN ORDEN V. PERRY [Syllabus] |
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OHIO V. AKRON CENTER, 497 U.S. 502 (1990) [Syllabus] |
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. V. FCC [Syllabus] The Federal Communications Commission can require state utility commissions to set the rates charged for leased telecommunications network elements on a forward-looking basis untied to the network owners' investment, and can require those owners to combine such elements upon the request of a leasing competitor that cannot do the combining itself. |
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SALINAS V. UNITED STATES, 522 U.S. 52 (1997) [Syllabus] |
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JAMES V. UNITED STATES [Syllabus] |
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CAPITOL SQUARE REVIEW BD. V. PINETTE, 515 U.S. 753 (1995). [Syllabus] |
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KANSAS ET AL. V UTILICORP UNITED, INC., 497 U.S. 199 (1990) [Syllabus] |
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RICHARDS ET AL. V. JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, ET AL., 517 U.S. 793 (1996). [Syllabus] |
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ERIE V. PAP’S A. M. [Syllabus] Did the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the court of last resort of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, improperly strike an ordinance of the City of Erie which fully comports with the principles articulated in Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., thereby willfully disregarding binding precedent in violation of the Supremacy Clause at Article VI, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States? |
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EXXON SHIPPING CO. V. BAKER [Syllabus] |
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C & L ENTERPRISES, INC. V. CITIZEN BANDPOTAWATOMI TRIBE OF OKLA.SYLLABUS [Syllabus] Under the agreement respondent Tribe proposed and signed, the Tribe clearly consented to arbitration and to the enforcement of arbitral awards in Oklahoma state court; the Tribe thereby waived its sovereign immunity from petitioner contractor's state-court suit to enforce its arbitration award. |
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DENVER AREA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSORTIUM, INC,., ET AL. V. F.C.C., 518 U.S. 727 (1996) [Syllabus] |
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FDA V. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP. [Syllabus] Whether, given FDA's findings, tobacco products are subject to regulation under the Act as ""drugs"" and ""devices. |













