Holmes v. South Carolina Supreme Court of the United States February 22, 2006, Argued ; May 1, 2006, Decided No. 04-1327 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner criminal defendant was on trial for a combined rape and robbery. The trial court excluded...

Cooper Indus. v. Aviall Servs. Supreme Court of the United States October 6, 2004, Argued ; December 13, 2004, Decided No. 02-1192 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner, a property seller, sought certiorari review of a judgment from the United States...

MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States October 4, 2006, Argued ; January 9, 2007, Decided No. 05-608 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner licensee of a patent related to pharmaceutical ingredients sought a declaration...

Yeager v. Local Union 20, Teamsters Supreme Court of Ohio August 31, 1983, Decided No. 82-1424 Case Summary Procedural Posture Plaintiff supervisor sought review of a decision of the Court of Appeals for Lucas County (Ohio), which granted summary judgment...

Plaintiffs-appellees Wayne and Katherine Emanuel (Emanuel) own the property at 920 Pearl Street in Belvidere. Defendants'appellants Jose and Lisa Hernandez (Hernandez) own the property immediately north at 914 Pearl Street. The two properties were...

Consumers sued a pharmaceutical company (Bayer) in West Virginia state court regarding a drug. Bayer sought an injunction ordering the West Virginia state court not to consider a motion for class certification filed by the consumers. Bayer thought such...

The black population of a small rural town in northeast Louisiana was almost 58%. After several challenges to state and locally imposed impediments to voting were successful, the number of registered black voters increased in East Carroll, Louisiana,...

Defendant appealed appellate court's decision for plaintiffs in plaintiffs' suit to enjoin defendant from mining under plaintiffs' house and removing the supports and causing subsidence. A deed granted plaintiffs the surface rights to certain...

Defendants were involved in a scheme to buy stolen electrical appliances or electrical materials from a thief. The police intercepted the stolen property before the crime could be consummated by defendants. The trial court convicted defendants of receiving...

A man was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder. After two sentencing hearings which both resulted in the imposition of the death penalty, he filed a motion for post conviction relief. The trial court denied his motions. Thus, he sought review...