• Elonis v. United States

    After petitioner was left by his wife, petitioner made a series of facebook posts which were perceived to be threatening in nature. This led to his indictment for multiple counts of violation of 18 U.S.C.S. § 875(c) . He moved to dismiss his indictment...
  • Hughes v. United States

    Hughes v. United States Supreme Court of the United States March 27, 2018, Argued; June 4, 2018, Decided No. 17-155. Opinion  [*1771]  Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. The proper construction of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal...
  • Jarecki v. G. D. Searle & Co.

    A drug manufacturer and an inventor and producer of a new type of camera and film, and a device for viewing three-dimensional motion pictures, sought relief from excess profits taxes under 456(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, which allowed allocation...
  • Peacock v. Thomas

    Peacock v. Thomas Supreme Court of the United States November 6, 1995, Argued ; February 21, 1996, Decided No. 94-1453 Opinion  [*351]   [**865]   [***822]  JUSTICE THOMAS delivered  [****6]  the opinion of the Court. This case presents the issue whether...
  • Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams

    Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams Supreme Court of the United States March 31, 2009, Decided No. 07-1216 Opinion  [*179]   [**1436]   [***346]  PER CURIAM. The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted. It is so ordered. Read The Full...
  • Hallowell v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

    Hallowell v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. Supreme Court of Delaware January 12, 1982, Submitted ; March 2, 1982, Decided No. 266, 1981 Opinion  [*926]  This is the second appeal in this case which centers on a controversy involving the "uninsured...
  • AT&T Corp. v. Faraday Capital Ltd.

    AT&T Corp. v. Faraday Capital Ltd. Supreme Court of Delaware November 15, 2006, Submitted ; February 5, 2007, Decided No. 236, 2006 Opinion  [*1105]  BERGER, Justice: In this appeal we consider one aspect of the coverage afforded under certain directors...
  • Tokai Corp. v. Easton Enters.

    Tokai Corp. v. Easton Enters. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit January 31, 2011, Decided 2010-1057, 2010-1116 Opinion  [***1674]   [*1361]  Lourie , Circuit Judge . Tokai Corp., Scripto-Tokai, Inc., and Calico Brands, Inc., (collectively...
  • Pyro Spectaculars N., Inc. v. Souza

    The defendant was hired by PSI to serve existing customers and seek additional accounts, focusing on marketing and sales of pyrotechnic displays for Northern California and Hawaii. He gained access to PSI's business information, data, and documents...
  • B.L. v. Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist.

    Plaintiff B.L. was an honor student and sophomore at defendant Mahanoy Area High School. She was also a member of the cheerleading team. The defendant’s school board empowered the cheerleading coaches to adopt rules and regulations governing the...