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Supreme Court Update
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Supreme Court Update is a podcast that brings you brief, timely summaries of Supreme Court opinions from the current Term. You can download the mp3 files from this page, or subscribe using iTunes, a RSS reader, or other software, using the buttons on the left. Baze v. Rees, 552 U.S. ____ (2008) Decided April 16, 2008 | See opinion here On April 16, in a plurality decision, the Supreme Court, in Baze v. Rees, 552 U.S.____ (2008), affirmed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Kentucky that Kentucky's protocol for lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. ↔ Read full summary Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc., 552 U.S. ____ (2008) Decided March 25, 2008 | See opinion here On March 25, the Supreme Court
issued its opinion in Hall Street
Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc., 552 U.S.____ (2008), a closely-watched
case addressing the freedom of parties to an arbitration agreement falling
under the aegis of the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA" ) to contract for broader
judicial review of a resulting arbitration award than that specified in the
FAA. In its 6-3 decision, the Court held
that the FAA's statutory grounds for vacatur and modification of arbitrations
awards are exclusive.
Federal Express Corporation v. Holowecki, No. 06-1322, 552 U.S. ____ (2008) Decided February 27, 2008 | See opinion here This case
involved the meaning of the term "charge" as it is used in the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).
Specifically, the ADEA provides that an employee must wait 60 days to
commence a civil action after filing a charge alleging unlawful discrimination
with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn, No. 06-1221, 552 U.S. ____ (2008) Decided February 26, 2008 | See opinion here The
Court unanimously held that testimony by nonparties alleging discrimination by supervisors
who were uninvolved in the contested employment decision is not subject to a
per se rule of admissibility.
Preston v. Ferrer, No. 06-1463, 552 U.S. ____ (2008) Decided February 20, 2008 | See opinion here The
Supreme Court held that when parties agree to arbitrate all questions arising
under a contract, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) supersedes state laws establishing
primary jurisdiction in another forum, whether judicial or administrative.
Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Association, No. 06-457, 552 U.S. ____ (2008) Decided February 20, 2008 | See opinion here The Supreme Court held that a federal statute that prohibits States from enacting
any law "related to" a motor carrier "price, route, or service" preempts two
provisions of a New York State Board of Elections v. López Torres, No. 06-766, 552 U.S. ____ (2008) Decided January 16, 2008 | See opinion here The Supreme Court held that Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta, 552 U.S. ____ (2008) Decided January 15, 2008 | See opinion here In this closely-watched securities fraud case, the Supreme Court limited the ability of investors to sue third parties who are alleged to have facilitated fraudulent conduct. In its 5-3 decision, the Court ruled that secondary actors (including by way of example, vendors, accountants, and lawyers) cannot be liable for corporate fraud if investors did not rely on statements from them in making investment decisions. ↔ Read full summary |