US Supreme Court Docket
The Supreme Court opened the October 2000 term on Monday, October 2, 2000. During this term, the court has granted certiorari to the following cases. Subjects
Admiralty Law
Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc. (No. 99-1331)
Admiralty, Jurisdiction, Jones Act
Norfolk Shipbuilding v. Garris (No. 00-346)
Admiralty Law, Wrongful Death, Negligence
American Indians
Atkinson Trading Co. v. Shirley (No. 00-454)
Taxation, Native Americans, Reservations
C & L Enterprises v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Ok. (No. 00-292)
Arbitration, Immunity, American Indian Law
Dept. of Interior v. Klamath Water Users (No. 99-1871)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Inter-Agency/Intra-Agency Exemption, Dept. of Interior, Indian Tribes
Idaho v. United States (No. 00-189)
American Indians, Reservations, Submerged Lands
Nevada v. Hicks (No. 99-1994)
American Indian Law, Jurisdiction, Immunity
Arbitration
C & L Enterprises v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Ok. (No. 00-292)
Arbitration, Immunity, American Indian Law
Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams (No. 99-1379)
Arbitration, Federal Arbitration Act, Employment Contracts
Eastern Assoc'd. Coal Corp. v. United Mine Wkrs., Dist. 17 (No. 99-1038)
Arbitration, Judicial Review, Drug Testing, Transportation
Green Tree Fin. Corp. v. Randolph (No. 99-1235)
Arbitration, Federal Arbitration Act, Truth In Lending Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Civil Procedure
Buckhannon Board & Care Home v. WV Dept. Health & Human Resources (No. 99-1848)
Attorney Fees, Fair Housing Amendments Act, Americans With Disabilities Act, Catalyst Theory
Central Green v. United States (No. 99-859)
Jurisdiction, Federal Tort Claims Act, Flooding
Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. (No. 99-2035)
Punitive Damages, Standard of Review
District of Columbia v. Tri County Indus. (No. 99-1953)
Damages
Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc. (No. 99-1331)
Admiralty, Jurisdiction, Jones Act
Nevada v. Hicks (No. 99-1994)
American Indian Law, Jurisdiction, Immunity
Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. (No. 99-1551)
Res Judicata, Statute of Limitations, Full Faith And Credit
Civil Rights / Discrimination
Alexander v. Sandoval (No. 99-1908)
Civil Rights Act, Equal Protection Clause, English-Only Policy, Driver's License Examination, National Origin Discrimination
Nguyen v. INS (No. 99-2071)
Citizenship, Illegitimate Children, Fifth Amendment, Gender Discrimination
PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin (No. 00-24)
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Public Accomodations, Golf Courses
Pollard v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours (No. 00-763)
Sexual Harassment, Front Pay, Damages, Statutory Cap, 42 U.S.C. § 1981a
Commerce Clause
Solid Waste Agency v. U.S. Army Corp. Engineers (No. 99-1178)
Clean Water Act, Commerce Clause
Criminal Law / Procedure
Alabama v. Bozeman (No. 00-492)
Interstate Agreement On Detainers (IAD), Anti-Shuttling Provision
Artuz, Supt., Green Haven v. Bennett (No. 99-1238)
Habeas Corpus, Antiterrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), Tolling Provision
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista (No. 99-1408)
Fourth Amendment, Search And Seizure, Seat Belts, Custodial Arrest
Becker v. Montgomery (No. 00-6374)
Appeals, Signature
Booth v. Churner (No. 99-1964)
Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 (PLRA), Eighth Amendment, Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Buford v. United States (No. 99-9073)
Sentencing, Career Offender, Related Prior Sentences
Cedric Kushner Promotions v. King (No. 00-549)
Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Distinctiveness Requirement
City of Indianapolis v. Edmond (No. 99-1030)
Fourth Amendment, Search And Seizure, Automobile Checkpoints
Cleveland v. United States (No. 99-804)
Mail Fraud, Video Poker License, Property
Daniels, Earthy D. v. United States (No. 99-9136)
Armed Career Criminal Act, Sentencing, Sentence Enhancement, Prior State Conviction
Duncan v. Walker (No. 00-121)
Habeas Corpus, Statute of Limitations, Tolling, Antiterrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA)
Ferguson v. City of Charleston (No. 99-936)
Fourth Amendment, Drug Testing, Warrantless Search, Pregnant Women
Florida v. Thomas (No. 00-391)
Fourth Amendment, Search And Seizure, Automobiles
Glover v. United States (No. 99-8576)
Sixth Amendment, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Sentencing
Illinois v. Mcarthur (No. 99-1132)
Fourth Amendment, Search And Seizure, Securing Dwelling While Awaiting Warrant
Kyllo v. United States (No. 99-8508)
Fourth Amendment, Warrantless Search, Thermal Imaging Scan
Lackawanna County. D.A. v. Coss (No. 99-1884)
Habeas Corpus, Sentence Enhancement, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Lopez v. Davis (No. 99-7504)
Early Release, Voluntary Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program, Discretion
Penry v. Johnson (No. 00-6677)
Death Penalty, Mental Retardation
Rogers v. Tennessee (No. 99-6218)
Ex Post Facto, Murder, Year-And-A-Day Rule
Saucier v. Katz (No. 99-1977)
Fourth Amendment, Search And Seizure, Excessive Force, Qualified Immunity
Seling v. Young (No. 99-1185)
Fifth Amendment, Sexually Violent Predator Statute, Double Jeopardy, Ex Post Facto
Shaw v. Murphy (No. 99-1613)
First Amendment, Prison, Legal Assistance
Shafer v. South Carolina (No. 00-5250)
Death Penalty, Jury Instruction, Parole Ineligible
Texas v. Cobb (No. 99-1702)
Sixth Amendment, Right To Counsel, Waiver
Tyler v. Cain (No. 00-5961)
Jury Instructions, Reasonable Doubt
Elections
Bush v. Gore (No. 00-949)
Elections
Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board (No. 00-836)
Elections
Cook v. Gralike (No. 99-929)
U.S. Congress, Term Limits
FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign (No. 00-191)
Elections, First Amendment, Federal Election Campaign Act, Political Party Spending Limits
Hunt v. Cromartie (No. 99-1864)
Voting Districts, Race
Smallwood v. Cromartie (No. 99-1865)
Voting Districts, Race
Employment / Labor
Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams (No. 99-1379)
Arbitration, Federal Arbitration Act, Employment Contracts
Eastern Assoc'd. Coal Corp. v. United Mine Wkrs., Dist. 17 (No. 99-1038)
Arbitration, Judicial Review, Drug Testing, Transportation
Egelhoff v. Egelhoff (No. 99-1529)
ERISA, Preemption, Pension, Life Insurance
NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. (No. 99-1815)
National Labor Relations Act, Unions, Employers, Supervisors, Nurses
Pollard v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours (No. 00-763)
Sexual Harassment, Front Pay, Damages, Statutory Cap, 42 U.S.C. § 1981a
Environment
Am. Trucking Assns. v. Browner (No. 99-1426)
Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Browner v. Am. Trucking Assns. (No. 99-1257)
Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Solid Waste Agency v. U.S. Army Corp. Engineers (No. 99-1178)
Clean Water Act, Commerce Clause
Federal Agencies
Am. Trucking Assns. v. Browner (No. 99-1426)
Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Browner v. Am. Trucking Assns. (No. 99-1257)
Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Buckman Company v. Plaintiffs' Legal Committee (No. 98-1768)
Federal Drug Administration, Supremacy Clause, Fraud
Dept. of Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Association (No. 99-1871)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Inter-Agency/Intra-Agency Exemption, Dept. of Interior, Indian Tribes
GTE Service Corp. v. FCC (No. 99-1244)
Federal Communications Commission, 1996 Telecommunications Act, Universal Service Order
Murphy v. Beck (No. 00-46)
FDIC, D'oench, Duhme Doctrine, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery And Enhancement Act of 1989 (FIRREA)
United States v. Mead Corp. (No. 99-1434)
International Trade, U.S. Customs Service, Day Planners, Harmonized Tariff Schedules of The United States (HTSUS)
Federalism
Univ. of Al Board of Trustees v. Garrett (No. 99-1240)
Eleventh Amendment, Sovereign Immunity, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Rehabilitation Act, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
First Amendment
Altadis U.S.A. Inc. v. Reilly (No. 00-597)
First Amendment, Tobacco, Commercial Speech
Bartnicki v. Vopper (No. 99-1687)
First Amendment, Federal Wiretapping Act
Brentwood Academy v. TN Secondary School (No. 99-901)
First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, State Action, Civil Rights, School Sports
City News Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha (No. 99-1680)
First Amendment, Adult Bookstore, Licensing
FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign (No. 00-191)
Elections, First Amendment, Federal Election Campaign Act, Political Party Spending Limits
Good News Club v. Milford Central School (No. 99-2036)
First Amendment, Free Speech, School Access, Religious Instruction
Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez (No. 99-603)
First Amendment, Free Speech, Legal Services Corporation, Federal Funds, Welfare Reform
Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly (No. 00-596)
First Amendment, Tobacco, Commercial Speech
Shaw v. Murphy (No. 99-1613)
First Amendment, Prison, Legal Assistance
United States v. Velazquez (No. 99-960)
First Amendment, Free Speech, Legal Services Corporation, Federal Funds, Welfare Reform
United States v. United Foods, Inc. (No. 00-276)
First Amendment, Compelled Industry Advertising, Mushroom Promotion, Research, And Consumer Information Act of 1990
United States v. Vopper (No. 99-1728)
First Amendment, Federal Wiretapping Act
Immigration
Calcano-Martinez v. INS (No. 00-1011)
Immigration, Deportation, Judicial Review, Antiterrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act, Illegal Immigration Reform And Immigrant Responsibility Act
INS v. St. Cyr (No. 00-767)
Immigration, Deportation, Judicial Review, Antiterrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act, Illegal Immigration Reform And Immigrant Responsibility Act
Nguyen v. INS (No. 99-2071)
Citizenship, Illegitimate Children, Fifth Amendment, Gender Discrimination
Reno v. Ma (No. 00-38)
Immigration, Habeas Corpus, Deportation, Indefinite Detention
Zadvydas v. Underdown (No. 99-7791)
Immigration, Due Process, Deportation, Stateless Person, Indefinite Detention
Intellectual Property
New York Times Co. v. Tasini (00-201)
Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Collective Works, Electronic Databases
Traffix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc. (No. 99-1571)
Trademark, Trade Dress
Property
Palazzolo v. Rhode Island (No. 99-2047)
Fifth Amendment, Takings
Lujan v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc. (No. 00-152)
Due Process, Notices, Hearings, Wage Requirements
Securities Law
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited v. United International Holdings, Inc. (No. 00-347)
Securities Law, Oral Contracts, Stock Options
Taxation
Atkinson Trading Co. v. Shirley (No. 00-454)
Taxation, Native Americans, Reservations
Dir. of Revenue of Mo v. CoBank ACB (No. 99-1792)
State Taxation, Exemption, Federally Chartered Instrumentalities
Gitlitz v. CIR (No. 99-1295)
Taxes, Income, Cancellation of Debt
United Dominion Industries v. United States (No. 00-157)
Tax, Affiliated Companies, Product Liability Loss Deductions
United States v. Cleveland Indians Baseball (No. 00-203)
Taxes, Back Wages, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
United States v. Hatter (No. 99-1978)
Taxes, Judicial Compensation, Compensation Clause, Medicare, Old Age Survivors And Disability Insurance Tax (OASDI)
Other
United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative (No. 00-151)
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention And Control Act of 1970, Marijuana, Medical Necessity Defense