Supreme Court 2000-2001 Term – Case Index

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

American Indians

Arbitration

Civil Procedure

Civil Rights / Discrimination

Commerce Clause

Criminal Law/Procedure

Intellectual Property

Property

Securities Law

Taxation

Other

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