U.S. Supreme Court 2010 Term Arguments

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Oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States, presented by Oyez, a multimedia judicial archive at the IllinoisTech Chicago-Kent College of Law.

04/27/2011

Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan

A case in which the Court held that the Nevada law requiring elected officials to disqualify themselves when they are asked to vote on matters that present a conflict of interest was constitutional.
04/26/2011

Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc.

A case in which the Court held that a Vermont statute banning the sale, transmission or use of prescription drug user data violated protected speech of the pharmaceutical research companies, manufacturers and others who use that data.
04/25/2011

Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co.

A case in which the Court held that securities fraud plaintiffs need not prove loss causation in order to obtain class certification.
04/25/2011

McNeill v. United States

A case in which the Court held that a federal sentencing court must determine whether an offense under state law is a "serious drug offense" within the meaning of the Armed Career Criminal Act by consulting the maximum sentence applicable at the time of the defendant's conviction.
04/20/2011

United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation

A case in which the Court held that the fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege does not apply to the general trust relationship between the United States and the Indian Tribes.
04/19/2011

American Electric Power Co., Inc. v. Connecticut

A case in which the Court that held the Clean Air Act bars suits by governmental bodies and private parties seeking to curb emissions from utilities via the federal common law.
04/18/2011

Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership

A case in which the Court held that a challenge to a patent's validity must offer clear and convincing evidence.
04/18/2011

Tapia v. United States

A case in which the Court held that a district court may not give a defendant a longer prison sentence based on speculation about if and when the defendant would be able to participate in an inmate drug rehabilitation program.

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Oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States, presented by Oyez, a multimedia judicial archive at the IllinoisTech Chicago-Kent College of Law.