Birchfield v. North Dakota Supreme Court of the United States April 20, 2016, Argued ; June 23, 2016, Decided Nos. 14-1468, 14-1470, 14-1507 Case Summary Overview HOLDINGS: [1]-The Fourth Amendment permitted warrantless breath tests incident to arrests...

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...

Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson Supreme Court of the United States January 22, 2003, Argued ; April 22, 2003, Decided Nos. 01-593 and 01-594 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner companies impleaded petitioner chemical manufacturers in respondent farm...

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...

The plaintiffs brought an action for damages for collision injuries they sustained due to the negligence of defendant truck driver. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiffs in the amounts of $ 22,358,814 and $ 102,215, respectively. It appears that...

Plaintiff insured's executor sought to recover under a homeowner's insurance policy after the insured's home was destroyed in a fire. At trial, the insurance company introduced evidence showing that the insured’s house was unoccupied...