• Amchem Prods. v. Windsor

    Amchem Prods. v. Windsor Supreme Court of the United States February 18, 1997, Argued ; June 25, 1997, Decided No. 96-270 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioners sought review of a judgment from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...
  • Schneckloth v. Bustamonte

    Schneckloth v. Bustamonte Supreme Court of the United States October 10, 1972, Argued ; May 29, 1973, Decided No. 71-732 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner sought certiorari to review a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
  • Leon v. Martinez

    Leon v. Martinez Court of Appeals of New York May 3, 1994, Argued ; July 7, 1994, Decided No. 103 Case Summary Procedural Posture Defendant attorney and defendant law firm sought review of a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the...
  • Burlington Indus. v. Ellerth

    Burlington Indus. v. Ellerth Supreme Court of the United States April 22, 1998, Argued ; June 26, 1998, Decided No. 97-569 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner employer sought review of an order from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh...
  • Faragher v. City of Boca Raton

    Faragher v. City of Boca Raton Supreme Court of the United States June 26, 1998, Decided No. 97-282 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner lifeguard, who worked for respondent city, sought a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the United...
  • Riley v. California

    Riley v. California Supreme Court of the United States April 29, 2014, Argued ; June 25, 2014, Decided 13-132, 13-212 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner and respondent defendants asserted that their cell phones were unlawfully searched incident...
  • Banks v. Dretke

    Banks v. Dretke Supreme Court of the United States December 8, 2003, Argued ; February 24, 2004, Decided No. 02-8286 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner prison inmate was convicted in state court of felony murder and sentenced to death, but asserted...
  • Prentis v. Yale Mfg. Co.

    Prentis v. Yale Mfg. Co. Supreme Court of Michigan March 6, 1984, Argued ; December 28, 1984, Decided ; February 11, 1985, Released Docket No. 69581 Case Summary Procedural Posture Appellant manufacturer sought review of an order of the Court of Appeals...
  • Pfizer, Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc.

    Pfizer, Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit November 22, 2005, Decided 05-1331 Case Summary Procedural Posture Plaintiff patentees sued defendant drug manufacturers, alleging infringement of its patent...
  • Bethel Sch. Dist. v. Fraser

    At school-sponsored function at petitioner's school, respondent delivered a speech nominating a fellow student for student elective office. During the entire speech, respondent referred to his candidate in terms of an elaborate, graphic, and explicit...