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16 Supreme Court Cases during the 2011 Term

Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2011

Free Speech

Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories

Whether the challenged patents in this case violate both patent law and the First Amendment because they reach abstract ideas and pure thought.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2011
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories

Free Speech

Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories

Whether the challenged patents in this case violate both patent law and the First Amendment because they reach abstract ideas and pure thought.
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Douglas v. Independent Living Center
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011

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Racial Justice

Douglas v. Independent Living Center

Whether private individuals may raise a claim that California has failed to comply with federal Medicaid requirements by suing directly under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011
Douglas v. Independent Living Center

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Racial Justice

Douglas v. Independent Living Center

Whether private individuals may raise a claim that California has failed to comply with federal Medicaid requirements by suing directly under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.
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Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011

Religious Liberty

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act may be constitutionally applied to a religious school's retaliatory firing of a teacher terminated for reasons unrelated to religion.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Religious Liberty

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act may be constitutionally applied to a religious school's retaliatory firing of a teacher terminated for reasons unrelated to religion.
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Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2011

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Criminal Law Reform

Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye

Whether a criminal defendant who forgoes a plea bargain because of ineffective assistance of counsel is entitled to relief if he subsequently receives a longer sentence after conviction than the prosecutor initially offered.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2011
Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye

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Criminal Law Reform

Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye

Whether a criminal defendant who forgoes a plea bargain because of ineffective assistance of counsel is entitled to relief if he subsequently receives a longer sentence after conviction than the prosecutor initially offered.
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Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2011

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Prisoners' Rights

Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington

Whether a jail policy of strip searching every new detainee violates the Fourth Amendment.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2011
Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington

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Prisoners' Rights

Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington

Whether a jail policy of strip searching every new detainee violates the Fourth Amendment.
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