Montgomery v. Louisiana Supreme Court of the United States October 13, 2015, Argued; January 25, 2016, Decided No. 14-280 Case Summary Overview HOLDINGS: [1]-When a new substantive rule of constitutional law controlled the outcome of a case, the Constitution...

Colo. River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 14, 1976 ; March 24, 1976 No. 74-940 Case Summary Procedural Posture The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the district court's decision...

Troxel v. Granville Supreme Court of the United States January 12, 2000, Argued ; June 5, 2000, Decided No. 99-138 Case Summary Procedural Posture On writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Washington; petitioners appealed the judgment of the state...

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell Supreme Court of the United States December 11, 2002, Argued ; April 7, 2003, Decided No. 01-1289 Case Summary Procedural Posture Respondent insureds sued petitioner insurer, alleging that the insurer's refusal...

Lazar v. Superior Court Supreme Court of California January 29, 1996, Decided No. S044234. Case Summary Procedural Posture Defendant former employer sought review of an order from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County (California) holding that the...

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 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 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 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 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...