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15 Supreme Court Cases during the 2008 Term

Nken v. Mukasey
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2008

Immigrants' Rights

Nken v. Mukasey

Whether federal law can be construed to make it more difficult for an alien facing removal from the country to obtain a temporary stay pending judicial review of the agency decision than to obtain a final judgment reversing the removal order. 
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2008
Nken v. Mukasey

Immigrants' Rights

Nken v. Mukasey

Whether federal law can be construed to make it more difficult for an alien facing removal from the country to obtain a temporary stay pending judicial review of the agency decision than to obtain a final judgment reversing the removal order. 
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Van de Kamp v. Goldstein
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2008

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Van de Kamp v. Goldstein

Whether someone who was falsely imprisoned for 24 years based on the untrue testimony of a criminal informant can sue senior administrators in the prosecutor's office for their failure to maintain an even rudimentary record system that would have disclosed impeachment information about the informant prior to trial. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2008
Van de Kamp v. Goldstein

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Van de Kamp v. Goldstein

Whether someone who was falsely imprisoned for 24 years based on the untrue testimony of a criminal informant can sue senior administrators in the prosecutor's office for their failure to maintain an even rudimentary record system that would have disclosed impeachment information about the informant prior to trial. DECIDED
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Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2008

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Women's Rights

Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee

Whether Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which generally prohibits sex discrimination in federally-funded schools, bars public school students from also challenging sex discrimination as a violation of the Constitution.DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2008
Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee

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Women's Rights

Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee

Whether Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which generally prohibits sex discrimination in federally-funded schools, bars public school students from also challenging sex discrimination as a violation of the Constitution.DECIDED
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Pearson v. Callahan
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2008

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Criminal Law Reform

Pearson v. Callahan

Whether, absent an emergency, the Fourth Amendment permits the police to enter a home without a warrant based on an informant's signal that criminal activity is taking place inside. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2008
Pearson v. Callahan

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Criminal Law Reform

Pearson v. Callahan

Whether, absent an emergency, the Fourth Amendment permits the police to enter a home without a warrant based on an informant's signal that criminal activity is taking place inside. DECIDED
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Bartlett v. Strickland
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2008

Voting Rights

Bartlett v. Strickland

Whether minority voters who are deprived of the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice when a state court rejects a legislative district where coalition building has been successful can assert a vote dilution claim under the Voting Rights Act, even if minority voters do not represent 50 percent of the population in the proposed district? DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2008
Bartlett v. Strickland

Voting Rights

Bartlett v. Strickland

Whether minority voters who are deprived of the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice when a state court rejects a legislative district where coalition building has been successful can assert a vote dilution claim under the Voting Rights Act, even if minority voters do not represent 50 percent of the population in the proposed district? DECIDED
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