Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York, New York
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 25, 2010
Failure of out-of-state seller of cigarettes to provide customer information to city, in order to facilitate collection of city's tax on cigarette possession, did not render seller subject to RICO fraud claim for failure to provide that information (Roberts, C.J.)
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Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York, New York
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 25, 2010
Failure of an out-of-state seller of cigarettes to provide customer information to the city, in order to facilitate collection of the city's tax on cigarette possession, did not render the seller subject to RICO fraud claim for failure to provide that information.
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 21, 2010
Campaign finance laws prohibiting corporations and unions from contributing directly to federal election campaigns violate free speech rights, but prohibition against direct contributions to candidates remains valid (Kennedy, J.)
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 21, 2010
Campaign finance laws prohibiting corporations and unions from contributing directly to federal election campaigns violate free speech rights, but prohibition against direct contributions to candidates remains valid.
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South Carolina v. North Carolina
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 20, 2010
North Carolina city's interest in dispute between North Carolina and South Carolina was not sufficiently unique or compelling to justify granting city's request to intervene as separate party (Alito, J.)
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Kucana v. Holder
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 20, 2010
Statute proscribing judicial review of agency decision to grant or deny motion to reopen removal proceedings applies only to Attorney General determinations made discretionary by statute, not to determinations made discretionary by Attorney General himself through regulation (Ginsburg, J.)
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Kucana v. Holder
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 20, 2010
The tatute proscribing judicial review of an agency decision to grant or deny a motion to reopen removal proceedings applies only to attorney general determinations made discretionary by statute, not to determinations made discretionary by the attorney general himself through regulation.
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South Carolina v. North Carolina
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 20, 2010
The North Carolina city's interest in dispute between North Carolina and South Carolina was not sufficiently unique or compelling to justify granting the city's request to intervene as a separate party.
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Wood v. Allen
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 20, 2010
For purposes of federal habeas review, decision by counsel for convicted capital defendant not to investigate or present evidence of defendant's mental deficiencies was not unreasonable in light of other evidence presented during state court proceedings (Sotomayor, J.)
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Wood v. Allen
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 20, 2010
For purposes of federal habeas review, a decision by counsel for a convicted capital defendant not to investigate or present evidence of the defendant's mental deficiencies was not unreasonable in light of other evidence presented during state court proceedings.
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Presley v. Georgia
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 19, 2010
Defendant's right to public trial included voir dire of prospective jurors (per curiam)
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Wellons v. Hall
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 19, 2010
Allegations of behind-the-scenes events at trial warranted circuit court consideration of state court's orders denying capital defendant's motions for discovery and evidentiary hearing (per curiam)
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Presley v. Georgia
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 19, 2010
The efendant's right to a public trial included voir dire of prospective jurors.
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Wellons v. Hall
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 19, 2010
Allegations of behind-the-scenes events at the trial warranted circuit court consideration of the state court's orders denying the capital defendant's motions for discovery and evidentiary hearing.
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NRG Power Marketing, LLC v. Maine Public Utilities Commission
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 13, 2010
Rule requiring FERC to presume electricity rate set by freely negotiated wholesale-energy contract meets statutory "just and reasonable" prescription does not depend on identity of complainant seeking FERC investigation (Ginsburg, J.)
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NRG Power Marketing, LLC v. Maine Public Utilities Commission
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 13, 2010
The rule requiring the FERC to presume the electricity rate set by freely negotiated wholesale-energy contract meets statutory "just and reasonable" prescription does not depend on the identity of the complainant seeking FERC investigation.
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Hollingsworth v. Perry
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 13, 2010
The district court failed to follow appropriate procedures before changing a local rule to allow broadcasting of a federal trial.
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Hollingsworth v. Perry
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 13, 2010
District court failed to follow appropriate procedures before changing local rule to allow broadcasting of federal trial (per curiam)
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Smith v. Spisak
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 12, 2010
Unanimity instruction did not improperly require jurors's unanimous agreement regarding existence of each of several alleged mitigating factors (Breyer, J.)
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Smith v. Spisak
U.S. Sup. Ct.
January 12, 2010
The unanimity instruction did not improperly require jurors' unanimous agreement regarding existence of each of several alleged mitigating factors.
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