Bankruptcy
Hartford Underwriters Ins. v. Union Planters Bank, N.A. (No. 99-409)
Bankruptcy, worker's compensation insurance, unpaid premiums Raleigh, Thomas, etc. v. IL Dept. of Revenue (No. 99-387)
Bankruptcy, sales tax, burden of proof
Civil Procedure
Free, Robin, et al. v. Abbott Laboratories, et al. (No. 99-391)
Civil procedure, jurisdiction, antitrust, price fixing
Commerce Clause
Brzonkala, Christy v. Morrison, Antonio J., et al. (No. 99-29)
Commerce Clause, Violence Against Women Act (42 U.S.C. § 13981), rape Hunt-Wesson, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Bd. of CA (No. 98-2043)
Commerce Clause, Interest Offset Rule, Due Process Clause Jones, Dewey J. v. United States (No. 99-5739)
Commerce Clause, 18 U.S.C. § 844(i), arson Natsios, MA Sec. of Finance v. Natl. Foreign Trade Council (No. 99-474)
Foreign Commerce Clause, Massachusetts Burma Law, Supremacy Clause, foreign policy, human rights Reno, Atty. Gen., et al. v. Condon, SC Atty. Gen., et al. (No. 98-1464)
Commerce Clause, Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. §§ 2721-2725)
United States v. Morrison, Antonio J., et al. (No. 99-5)
Commerce Clause, Violence Against Women Act (42 U.S.C. § 13981), rape
Crime
Apprendi, Charles C. v. New Jersey (No. 99-478)
Hate crime, burden of proof, sentence enhancement Beck, Robert A. v. Prupis, Ronald M., et al. (No. 98-1480)
RICO, whistleblower Bond, Steven D. v. United States (No. 98-9349)
Fourth Amendment, search and seizure, luggage, overhead compartment Bryan, Anthony B. v. Moore, Sec., Fl DOC (No. 99-6723)
Eighth Amendment, death penalty, cruel and unusual punishment, electric chair Brzonkala, Christy v. Morrison, Antonio J., et al. (No. 99-29)
Violence Against Women Act (42 U.S.C. § 13981), Commerce Commerce, rape Carmell, Scott L. v. Texas (No. 98-7540)
Ex Post Facto Carter, Floyd J. v. United States (No. 99-5716)
Lesser offense, jury, bank robbery, bank larceny Castillo, Jaime, et al. v. United States (No. 99-658)
Sentence enhancement, machine gun, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), Branch Davidian, Waco Dickerson, Charles T. v. United States (No. 99-5525)
Fifth Amendment, self-incrimination, Miranda warning Duckworth, Supt., Pendleton v. French, Richard A., et al. (No. 99-224)
Prison Litigation Reform Act, state prisons, federal oversight Edwards, Warden v. Carpenter, Robert W. (No. 98-2060)
Sixth Amendment, ineffective assistance of counsel, federal appeals Fiore, William v. White, Warden, et al. (No. 98-942)
Habeas corpus Fischer, Jeffrey A. v. United States (No. 99-116)
Fraud, bribery, federal funds, medicare, 18 USC § 666 FL Dept. of Corrs. v. Dickson, Wellington, et al. (No. 98-829)
Eleventh Amendment, ADA, state and local government, disabilities, immunity Florida v. J. L. (No. 98-1993)
Fourth Amendment, search and seizure, anonymous tip, concealed weapon Garner, J. Wayne, et al. v. Jones, Robert L. (No. 99-137)
Ex Post Facto, parole Illinois v. Wardlow, William aka Sam (No. 98-1036)
Police stop, search Johnson, Cornell v. United States (No. 99-5153)
Ex Post Facto, supervised release, additional term Jones, Dewey J. v. United States (No. 99-5739)
Commerce Clause, 18 U.S.C. § 844(i), arson Martinez, Salvador v. Court of Appeal of CA (No. 98-7809)
Self-representation, criminal appeal New York v. Hill, Michael (No. 98-1299)
Speedy Trial Ohler, Maria S. v. United States (No. 98-9828)
Criminal appeals, prior criminal convictions Portuondo, Supt., Fishkill v. Agard, Ray (No. 98-1170)
Habeas corpus, prosecutorial statements Ramdass, Bobby L. v. Angelone, Dir., VA DOC (No. 99-7000)
Capital punishment, juries, sentencing, life without parole Roe, Warden v. Flores-Ortega, Lucio (No. 98-1441)
Sixth Amendment, appeal rights Rotella, Mark v. Wood, Angela M., et al. (No. 98-896)
Racketeering, statute of limitations Slack, Antonio T. v. McDaniel, Warden, et al. (No. 98-6322)
Habeas corpus Smith, Warden v. Robbins, Lee (No. 98-1037)
Appeals, ineffective counsel United States v. French, Richard A., et al. (No. 99-582)
Prison Litigation Reform Act, state prisons, federal oversight United States v. Hubbell, Webster L. (No. 99-166)
Fifth Amendment, immunity, self-incrimination United States v. Johnson, Roy Lee (No. 98-1696)
Supervised release United States v. Martinez-Salazar, Abel (No. 98-1255)
Jury selection, peremptory challenges United States v. Morrison, Antonio J., et al. (No. 99-5)
Violence Against Women Act (42 U.S.C. § 13981), Commerce Clause, rape Weeks, Lonnie v. Angelone, Dir., VA DOC (No. 99-5746)
Death penalty, jury, sentencing instructions Williams, Terry v. Taylor, Warden (No. 98-8384)
Capital case, habeas corpus, ineffective counsel Williams, Michael v. Taylor, Warden (No. 99-6615)
Death penalty, Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, federal court access, state convictions
Discrimination
Kimel, J. Daniel, et al. v. FL Board of Regents, et al. (No. 98-791)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), state immunity Reeves, Roger v. Sanderson Plumbing Products (No. 99-536)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), standard of proof Rice, Harold F. v. Cayetano, Gov. of Hawaii (No. 98-818)
Racial classifications, voting United States v. FL Board of Regents, et al. (No. 98-796)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), state immunity Willowbrook, IL, et al. v. Olech, Grace (No. 98-1288)
Equal Protection, no protected class
Elections
CA Democratic Party, et al. v Jones, CA Sec. of State (No. 99-401)
First Amendment, Freedom of Association, voting, open primaries Gutierrez, Carl, et al. v. Ada, Joseph, et al. (No. 99-51)
Elections, Guam Nixon, MO Atty. Gen., et al. v. Shrink MO Govt. PAC, et al. (No. 98-963)
Campaign contribution limits
Price, George, et al. v. Bossier Parish Sch. Bd. (No. 98-406)
Voting Rights Act, redistricting
Reno, Attorney General v. Bossier Parish Sch. Bd. (No. 98-405)
Voting Rights Act, redistricting Rice, Harold F. v. Cayetano, Gov. of Hawaii (No. 98-818)
Racial classifications, voting
Environment
Friends of the Earth, et al. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Services (No. 98-822)
Clean Water Act
Public Lands Council, et al. v. Babbitt, Sec. of Interior (No. 98-1991)
Interior Department, range land reform, grazing
Executive Agencies
FDA et al. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco (No. 98-1152)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, tobacco
First Amendment
Bd. of Regents, Univ. of WI v. Southworth, Scott, et al. (No. 98-1189)
First Amendment, political speech Boy Scouts of America, et al. v. Dale, James (No. 99-699)
First Amendment, Freedom of Association, Boy Scouts, public accommodation, sexual orientation CA Democratic Party, et al. v Jones, CA Sec. of State (No. 99-401)
First Amendment, Freedom of Association, voting, open primaries Erie, PA, et al. v. Pap's A.M. (No. 98-1161)
First Amendment, nude dancing ordinance, Supremacy Clause Hill, Leila J., et al. v. Colorado, et al. (No. 98-1856)
First Amendment, abortion, clinic buffer zones Los Angeles Police Dept. v. United Reporting Pub. Corp. (No. 98-678)
First Amendment, government records, commercial speech Mitchell, Guy, et al. v. Helms, Mary L., et al. (No. 98-1648)
First Amendment, Establishment Clause, private schools Santa Fe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Doe, Jane, etc., et al. (No. 99-62)
First Amendment, Establishment Clause, school prayer United States, et al. v. Playboy Entertainment Group (No. 98-1682)
First Amendment, cable, sexually explicit material
Government Benefits
Sims, Juatassa v. Apfel, Comm'r, Social Sec. (No. 98-9537)
Social Security, administrative appeal, waiver
Health Care
Pegram, Lori, et al. v. Herdrich, Cynthia (No. 98-1949)
ERISA, HMOs, medical malpractice Shalala, Sec. of H&HS, et al. v. IL Council, Long Term Care (No. 98-1109)
Nursing homes, Medicare/Medicaid regulations Stenberg, NE Atty. Gen. v. Carhart, Leroy (No. 99-830)
Abortion, undue burden, dilation and extraction, partial birth abortion
Labor and Employment
Christensen, Edward, et al. v. Harris Cty, TX, et al. (No. 98-1167)
Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 207(o), public agency, flex time, overtime Kimel, J. Daniel, et al. v. FL Board of Regents, et al. (No. 98-791)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), state immunity United States v. FL Board of Regents, et al. (No. 98-796)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), state immunity
Supremacy Clause
Geier, Alexis, et al. v. Am. Honda Motor Co., et al. (No. 98-1811)
Supremacy Clause, airbags, national traffic and motor vehicle safety laws Intl. Assn. Indep. Tanker v. Locke, Governor of WA, et al. (No. 98-1706)
Supremacy Clause, state oil tanker regulations Natsios, MA Sec. of Finance v. Natl. Foreign Trade Council (No. 99-474)
Foreign Commerce Clause, Massachusetts Burma Law, Supremacy Clause, foreign policy, human rights Norfolk Southern Rwy. Co. v. Shanklin, Dedra, etc. (No. 99-312)
Supremacy Clause, federal funding, railroad crossings, inadequate warning devices United States v. Locke, Gov. of WA, et al. (No. 98-1701)
Supremacy Clause, state oil tanker regulations
Taxation
Baral, David H. v. United States (No. 98-1667)
Taxes, estimated taxes, withholding Drye, Rohn, et al. v. United States (No. 98-1101)
Estate taxes Hunt-Wesson, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Bd. of CA (No. 98-2043)
Commerce Clause, Interest Offset Rule, Due Process Clause
Miscellaneous
Arizona v. California (No. 8, Original)
Colorado River water rights Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc. v. Bill Harbert Constr. Co. (No. 98-1960)
Arbitration Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. Salomon Smith Barney, et al. (No. 99-579)
ERISA, pensions, brokers, fiduciary duty Marathon Oil Co. v. United States (No. 99-253)
Outer Banks Protection Act, breach of contract, oil exploration Mobil Oil Exploration, etc. v. United States (No. 99-244)
Outer Banks Protection Act, breach of contract, oil exploration Nelson, Donald E. v. Adams USA, Inc., et al. (No. 99-502)
Attorney fees Troxel, Jenifer, et vir v. Granville, Tommie (No. 99-138)
Parental rights, grandparents, visitation United States, et al. v. Weatherhead, Leslie R. (No. 98-1904)
Freedom of Information Act VT Agency of Nat. Resources v. U.S. ex rel Stevens (No. 98-1828)
False Claims Act Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. (No. 99-150)
Trade-dress protection, clothing knockoffs Weisgram, Chad, et al. v. Marley Co., et al. (No. 99-161)
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