• McNeil v. Econs. Lab.

    McNeil v. Econs. Lab. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit February 13, 1986, Argued ; August 27, 1986, Decided ; August 29, 1986, Filed Nos. 85-1332, 85-1398 Case Summary Procedural Posture Defendant employer appealed a judgment from...
  • Johnson v. United States

    Johnson v. United States Supreme Court of the United States November 5, 2014, Argued, Reargued April 20, 2015; June 26, 2015, Decided No. 13-7120 Case Summary Overview HOLDINGS: [1]-Where defendant pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm...
  • Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court

    Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court Supreme Court of California April 12, 2012, Filed S166350 Case Summary Procedural Posture Plaintiff employee filed a putative class action, seeking to represent the cooks, stewards, buspersons, wait staff, host...
  • Giglio v. United States

    Giglio v. United States Supreme Court of the United States October 12, 1971, Argued ; February 24, 1972, Decided No. 70-29 Case Summary Procedural Posture Defendant appealed a judgment from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirming...
  • Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela

    Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela Supreme Court of the United States October 29, 2018, Argued; April 24, 2019, Decided No. 17-988. Case Summary Overview HOLDINGS: [1]-In a case in which the employer sought to compel arbitration of its employees' claims on...
  • Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    Ashcroft v. Iqbal Supreme Court of the United States December 10, 2008, Argued; May 18, 2009, Decided No. 07-1015 Case Summary Procedural Posture Respondent detainee, who was designated a person "of high interest" to the September 11 investigation...
  • Yarborough v. Gentry

    Yarborough v. Gentry Supreme Court of the United States October 20, 2003, Decided No. 02-1597 Case Summary Procedural Posture Respondent was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, although he asserted that the stabbing was accidental, and respondent...
  • Whorton v. Bockting

    Whorton v. Bockting Supreme Court of the United States November 1, 2006, Argued ; February 28, 2007, Decided No. 05-595 Case Summary Procedural Posture Respondent stepfather filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus arguing that his conviction for...
  • Rice v. Collins

    Rice v. Collins Supreme Court of the United States December 5, 2005, Argued ; January 18, 2006, Decided No. 04-52 Case Summary Procedural Posture Respondent was convicted on one count of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. His conviction was...
  • Pliler v. Ford

    Pliler v. Ford Supreme Court of the United States April 26, 2004, Argued ; June 21, 2004, Decided No. 03-221 Case Summary Procedural Posture Respondent prisoner filed habeas corpus petitions and moved to stay them so that he could exhaust the unexhausted...