BNSF Ry. v. Tyrrell Supreme Court of the United States April 25, 2017, Argued; May 30, 2017, Decided No. 16-405. Opinion Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court. The two cases we decide today arise under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act...

World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson Supreme Court of the United States October 3, 1979, Argued ; January 21, 1980, Decided No. 78-1078 Opinion  [*287]   [***495]   [**562]  MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court. LEdHN[1A] [ ] [1A]The...

Mullane v. Cent. Hanover Bank & Trust Co. Supreme Court of the United States February 8, 1950, Argued ; April 24, 1950, Decided No. 378 Opinion  [*307]   [**654]   [***869]  MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court. This controversy...

Plaintiffs challenge a November 2008 voter-enacted amendment to the California Constitution (Proposition 8). Cal Const Art I, § 7.5 . In its entirety, Proposition 8 provides: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in...

Plaintiff Vance Riddle was injured as he walked across defendant premises owner McLouth Steel's plant where coils of wire were stored and where oil dripped regularly in a process called "pickling." Prior to walking across the plant floor...

Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical Health Services and other abortion facilities and three physicians sued the Attorney General of Texas and other individuals, seeking to enforce their rights and those of patients for declaratory judgment and...

On October 17, an anonymous computer hacker attempted to gain access to the IMS earnings report by hacking into a secure server at Thomson prior to the report's official release. On the same day, Thomson received the IMS data--that hacker successfully...

Javaid Iqbal (hereinafter respondent) is a citizen of Pakistan and a Muslim. In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks he was arrested in the United States on criminal charges and detained by federal officials. Respondent claims he was...

Plaintiff wife Butler inherited a diamond ring from her mother. Afterwards, she got married and lived with her husband for 13 years. They were not divorced, but the husband had since disappeared. While packing her possessions at the time of the separation...

This Perfection Certificate is used by a collateral agent to request information from a borrower or grantor of collateral in a secured lending transaction, and assists in understanding the grantor's assets prior to closing and in perfecting security...