Case Briefs – 2006

Police stopped Karen Simeroth’s car for having expired registration tabs. Bruce Brendlin, who had a warrant out for… Continued

The Seattle School District allowed students to apply to any high school in the District. Since certain schools often… Continued

Jalil Abdul-Kabir was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. At his sentencing, Abdul-Kabir presented mitigating… Continued

Under 12 U.S.C. Section 484(a), states do not have regulatory powers over national banks. In 2001 the federal Office… Continued

Jose Lopez, a Mexican national living in South Dakota, was convicted of aiding and abetting the possession of cocaine… Continued

Lisa Watson filed a class action lawsuit against the tobacco company Philip Morris, claiming that the company had… Continued

In 1994, Andre Wallace was arrested and charged with murder. Two years later he was convicted and sent to prison… Continued

Teleflex sued KSR International (KSR), alleging that KSR had infringed on its patent for an adjustable gas-pedal… Continued

William Twombly and other consumers brought a class action lawsuit against Bell Atlantic Corp. and other… Continued

Keith Bowles was convicted of murder. He filed a petition for habeas corpus in federal District Court, and was denied… Continued

Oneida and Herkimer counties adopted a local “flow control” ordinance requiring locally-produced garbage to be… Continued

Jeff and Sandee Winkelman claimed that Parma City School District failed to give their disabled son Jacob a “free… Continued

Juan Resendiz-Ponce, a Mexican national, was convicted of kidnapping and deported. When Resendiz-Ponce tried to… Continued

Billing and other investors filed a class action lawsuit against Credit Suisse and other Wall Street investment firms… Continued

Jesse Williams died of lung cancer at age 67 after a life spent smoking three packs of Marlboro cigarettes per day… Continued

After the 2000 census, the U.S. Congress increased Colorado’s representation in the U.S. House of Representatives from… Continued

A Washington State jury sentenced Cal Brown to death for murder. Brown protested that unfair jury selection had… Continued

During Chapter 11 liquidation proceedings, Crown Vantage, Inc. (Crown) terminated its employee pension plan and… Continued

In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress declared that payphone service providers (PSPs) must be compensated… Continued

In 2003, Congress passed and the President signed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. The controversial concept of… Continued

At a school-supervised event, Joseph Frederick held up a banner with the message “Bong Hits 4 Jesus,” a slang… Continued

Brad Hanson worked as State Office Manager for U.S. Senator Mark Dayton. Shortly after Hanson took medical leave for a… Continued

Several plaintiffs brought a class action securities fraud lawsuit against Tellabs, Inc., a manufacturer of equipment… Continued

Sorrell, an employee of Norfolk Southern Railway, crashed his company truck while swerving to avoid another company… Continued

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assessed over $20,000 in interest fees for outstanding taxes against John and… Continued

LaRoyce Smith was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In 2004, the Supreme Court overturned his death sentence… Continued

Congress passed the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) in 1995 in an effort to cut down on frivolous lawsuits by… Continued

Over her nineteen-year career at Goodyear Tire, Lilly Ledbetter was consistently given low rankings in annual… Continued

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contended that Elmer and Dorothy Cullers had established a trust for the purpose of… Continued

The Department of Education certified that the state of New Mexico equalizes educational expenditures among school… Continued