• FTC v. Toysmart.com, LLC

    FTC v. Toysmart.com, LLC United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts August 21, 2000, Decided CIVIL ACTION NO. 00-CV-11341-RGS Opinion MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON THE STATE OF TEXAS' MOTION TO INTERVENE AND MOTION TO REFER PROCEEDING...
  • Snyder v. Louisiana

    Snyder v. Louisiana Supreme Court of the United States December 4, 2007, Argued; March 19, 2008, Decided No. 06-10119 Opinion  [*474]   [**1206]  Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner Allen Snyder was convicted of first-degree murder...
  • Toussaint v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield

    Toussaint v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Supreme Court of Michigan December 5, 1978, Argued ; June 10, 1980, Decided Docket Nos. 60917, 60907 Opinion  [*595]   [**883]  Charles Toussaint was employed in a middle management position with Blue Cross and...
  • People v. Wheeler

    People v. Wheeler Supreme Court of California September 25, 1978 Crim. No. 20233 Opinion  [*262]   [**752]   [***893]  Defendants James Michael Wheeler and Robert Willis appeal from judgments convicting them of murdering Amaury Cedeno, a grocery store...
  • Franks v. Delaware

    Franks v. Delaware Supreme Court of the United States February 27, 1978, Argued ; June 26, 1978, Decided No. 77-5176 Opinion  [*155]   [***672]   [**2676]  MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents an important and longstanding...
  • Carpenter v. United States

    Carpenter v. United States Supreme Court of the United States November 29, 2017, Argued; June 22, 2018, Decided No. 16-402. Opinion  [**515]  Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents the question whether the Government...
  • People v. Garcia

    Appellant Leticia Garcia was the live-in babysitter for A.G., a six-year old girl. In 1995, Maria, the mother of A.G., caught Garcia kissing and caressing A.G. in a sexual manner. Maria fired Garcia and notified the authorities, to whom A.G. reported...
  • Parm v. Shumate

    Plaintiffs, several individuals fishers including Parm, Watts, Gammill, Rogers, and Balch (Parm), often fished on the waters of Gassoway Lake, a lake that only existed when the Mississippi River flooded during the spring. Ordinarily, the area was dry...
  • Town of Greece v. Galloway

    Since 1999, the monthly town board meetings in Greece, New York, were opened with a roll call, a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, and a prayer given by clergy selected from the congregations listed in a local directory. While the prayer program...
  • Madonia v. State

    Appellant was arrested with burglary and the charges were filed more than three years after the alleged offense. Appellant sought review after the lower court refused to dismiss the charges and claimed that his late arrest violated his right to speedy...