In District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (1980), the Supreme Court of the United States held that the District of Columbia ("District") laws restricting the possession of firearms in one's home violated the Second Amendment right...

A U.S.-based buyer contracted with a Moroccan fruit supplier for shipload of oranges to be sent to Massachusetts. The ship carrying the oranges was defendant M/V Sky Reefer ("Ship"), which was owned by defendant M. H. Maritima, S. A., and time...

Plaintiff Kenneth Uston was a professional blackjack player who was skilled at card counting, which could increase a blackjack player's chances at winning at the game. Defendant Resorts International Hotel, Inc. ("Resorts"), which operated...

Respondent Sidney Abbott was infected with human immunodeficiency virus ("HIV"), which was in the asymptomatic phase. At that time, she visited the office of petitioner Randon Bragdon, D.M.D., a dentist, for a routine examination; Abbott disclosed...

Respondents John Cardegna and Donna Reuter entered into various deferred-payment transactions with petitioner Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. ("Buckeye") in which they received cash in exchange for a personal check in the amount of the cash plus...

Plaintiffs William Twombly and Lawrence Marcus, individually and on behalf of all other consumers similarly situated, filed a putative class action in federal district court against defendants Bell Atlantic Corporation and four other telecommunications...

Petitioners Lawrence Golan and other individuals and businesses performed, distributed, and sold foreign works that were in the public domain in the United States. Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, 17 U.S.C.S. §§ 104A, 109 ("URAA"...

Plaintiff Christine Harris, a pro se inmate, filed a complaint in federal district court alleging 42 U.S.C.S. § 1983 violations against defendants Lieutenant Lengel, Correctional Officer Katrina Massaquoi, Sergeant Tekio Jones, Deputy Warden Robin...

Professor Richard Neher was a social guest at Carol White’s home. The professor walked up behind White and touched her back with his hands in a movement described as one a pianist would make in striking and lifting the fingers from a keyboard. The...

In separate cases, defendants were indicted for grazing sheep on a forest reserve without having obtained the permission required by the regulations adopted by the Secretary of Agriculture. They demurred on the ground that the Forest Reserve Act of 1891...