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19 Supreme Court Cases during the 2010 Term

Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2011

Immigrants' Rights

Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting

(formerly Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria) Whether an Arizona law imposing severe sanctions on employers who hire immigrants that the state believes are unauthorized to work in the United States, and requiring employers to participate in a federal employment verification program that the federal government made voluntary, is pre-empted by the carefully calibrated and comprehensive scheme that the federal government has enacted to regulate immigration.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2011
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting

Immigrants' Rights

Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting

(formerly Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria) Whether an Arizona law imposing severe sanctions on employers who hire immigrants that the state believes are unauthorized to work in the United States, and requiring employers to participate in a federal employment verification program that the federal government made voluntary, is pre-empted by the carefully calibrated and comprehensive scheme that the federal government has enacted to regulate immigration.
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Brown v. Plata
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2011

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Prisoners' Rights

Brown v. Plata

Whether a federal court appropriately exercised its authority by ordering the State of California to reduce the size of its prison population, which was more than double the system’s intended capacity, after dozens of remedial orders had failed for more than a decade to ensure that California prisoners received constitutionally adequate medical and mental health care.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2011
Brown v. Plata

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Prisoners' Rights

Brown v. Plata

Whether a federal court appropriately exercised its authority by ordering the State of California to reduce the size of its prison population, which was more than double the system’s intended capacity, after dozens of remedial orders had failed for more than a decade to ensure that California prisoners received constitutionally adequate medical and mental health care.
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Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2011

Religious Liberty

Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn

Whether Arizona’s use of tax credits funneled through state-certified and state-supervised non-profits to award student scholarships based on religious criteria and for use in religious schools violates the Establishment Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2011
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn

Religious Liberty

Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn

Whether Arizona’s use of tax credits funneled through state-certified and state-supervised non-profits to award student scholarships based on religious criteria and for use in religious schools violates the Establishment Clause.
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Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2011

Free Speech

Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri

Whether the First Amendment's guarantee of a right to petition the government for redress of grievances protects a public employee against retaliation for bringing an employment-related lawsuit against his public employer.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2011
Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri

Free Speech

Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri

Whether the First Amendment's guarantee of a right to petition the government for redress of grievances protects a public employee against retaliation for bringing an employment-related lawsuit against his public employer.
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Turner v. Rogers
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2011

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Prisoners' Rights

Turner v. Rogers

Whether an indigent parent facing imprisonment for failure to pay child support is entitled to appointed counsel?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2011
Turner v. Rogers

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Prisoners' Rights

Turner v. Rogers

Whether an indigent parent facing imprisonment for failure to pay child support is entitled to appointed counsel?
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