• Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna

    Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna Supreme Court of the United States November 29, 2005, Argued ; February 21, 2006, Decided No. 04-1264 Opinion  [*442]   [***1041]   [**1207]  JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court. We decide whether...
  • McReynolds v. United States

    McReynolds v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit January 13, 2005, Submitted ; February 2, 2005, Decided Nos. 04-2520, 04-2632 & 04-2844 Opinion  [*480]  EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge . Marlon McReynolds, Jamie Thomas...
  • Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics

    Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics Supreme Court of the United States January 12, 1971, Argued ; June 21, 1971, Decided No. 301 Opinion  [*389]   [***622]   [**2001]  MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court....
  • Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs.

    Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs. Supreme Court of the United States March 31, 2009, Argued; June 18, 2009, Decided No. 08-441 Opinion Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented by the petitioner in this case is whether a plaintiff...
  • First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan

    First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan Supreme Court of the United States March 22, 1995, Argued ; May 22, 1995, Decided No. 94-560 Opinion  [*940]   [**1922]   [***991]  JUSTICE BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case we consider two...
  • Farmer v. Brennan

    Farmer v. Brennan Supreme Court of the United States January 12, 1994, Argued ; June 6, 1994, Decided No. 92-7247 Opinion  [*828]   [***820]   [**1974]  JUSTICE SOUTER delivered the opinion of the Court. ] A prison official's "deliberate indifference"...
  • Underwood v. Waterslides of Mid-America, Inc.

    Appellants, a slide manufacturer and development company, sought review of a trial court's verdict in favor of appellee injured customers to recover damages for personal injuries after the collapse of a waterslide. The jury returned a verdict in favor...
  • SEC v. Blackburn

    SEC v. Blackburn United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 12, 2021, Filed No. 20-30464 Opinion  [*678]  Gregg Costa , Circuit Judge : The Securities and Exchange Commission charged these three defendants and others with selling unregistered...
  • Davis v. United States

    Davis v. United States Supreme Court of the United States March 21, 2011, Argued; June 16, 2011, Decided No. 09-11328 Opinion  [*231]  Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. The Fourth Amendment protects the right to be free from “unreasonable...
  • Dawson-Austin v. Austin

    Cynthia Lee Dawson-Austin was the former wife of William Franklin Austin. Cynthia sought review of the trial court's decision in a divorce action instituted by William. The trial court entered an order regarding division of the parties' marital...