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... in its July 1, 2009 TechnoRelease® features the LexisNexis top 10 most frequently accessed United States Supreme Court decisions. The case citations below are from LexisOne, but the commentary is by LawPundit, linking to selected ... , with no "currently accepted medical use," its manufacture, distribution or possession is a federal crime. Id. at 11. The Court concluded that the CSA, as applied to the circumstances of the case, is a valid exercise of Congress' power under the Commerce Clause because ...

... to arbitrate with each and every member of the class. But that does not appear to be the case. The United States Supreme Court confirmed in Arthur Andersen that nonsignatories may be bound by, or invoke, arbitration agreements provided that " ... , 475 (2004). While implying a term may be appropriate under certain limited circumstances, New York courts "will not imply a term where the circumstances surrounding the formation of the contract indicate that the parties, when the contract was made, must ...

... . Schnitzer Steel Products, 189 F.2d 264 (2d Cir. 1999); United Kingdom v. Boeing Co., 998 F.2d 68 (2d Cir. ... Question was for the Arbitrators to Decide, Does Section 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act Authorize the Court to Vacate the Award if it was in Manifest Disregard of the Law or Manifest Disregard of the Agreement? Assuming ... +and+Consolidated+Arbitration+Under+the+Federal+Arbitration+Act%3A+What+Issues+Will+the+United+States+Supreme+Court+Confront+in+Stolt-Nielsen%2C+S.A.+V.+AnimalFeeds+Int% ...

... sputtering proposition that punitive damages can be decided in class-wide, representative litigation are obvious. The nails are on the coffin. The Court found "no authority supporting the use of punitive damages awards for the purpose of punishing a defendant for harming ... seismic import in class action jurisprudence. The answer, evidently, is in the eye of the beholder until the next time that the United States Supreme Court has an opportunity to answer the question without creating dozens more.

... .C., Vermont or our beloved Georgia. If interested, you can read the briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court in this case at [www.scotuswiki.com] This is such a crucial case in American jurisprudence that it is being closely watched by thousands. So ... Court opinion issued for months) and will pray for the best, that the rights afforded us by the Constitution and the laws of the States will continue to allow Georgians to be able to obtain justice when they have, unfortunately, been wronged.

In a federal criminal case involving a sentencing issue, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a federal appellate court cannot increase a defendant's sentence in the absence of a Government request to do so. In Greenlaw v. United States, the defendant was convicted of various drug and firearms offenses. At his sentencing hearing, the district court sentenced Greenlaw to a term of imprisonment of 442 months. This sentence, however, was in direct contravention of Supreme Court law (and 15 ...

... States Constitution, has caused great debate throughout our country's history. In efforts to reduce high rates or crime and to promote safety, many laws have ... ruled in favor of Heller and struck down the District's ban on handguns, stating that the Constitution does not allow for an absolute ban on handgun ownership as this would conflict with one's right to bear arms. The District appealed to the United States Supreme Court. The Appellate Court's decision even caused a split in the White House; ...

On November 9, 2009, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two Florida cases that challenged sentencing a juvenile offender to a life sentence without the possibility of parole in non-homicide cases. ... attracted the Jacksonville local media and has captured media headlines nationwide. It is an important case for several reasons. Locally, if the Court rules that this Jacksonville Juvenile sentence of life without parole is cruel and unusual, this Jacksonville Juvenile case will be ...

... PRODUCTS LIABILITY LAWYER SAYS THAT THE PUBLIC WILL PAY A PRICE On November 3, 2008, the pharmaceutical giant Wyeth will take its case to the United States Supreme Court to argue that FDA approval of a drug supercedes state law challenging safety, ... . Many large corporations supported by the Bush administration have vigorously pursued the preemption argument to block the roadways to courts and prevent many injured plaintiffs from full ability to exercise their Constitutional rights. Preemption is ...

... to raise Sixth Amendment confrontation issues to challenge the admission of breathalyzer evidence at trial in light of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts. In Melendez-Diaz, the United States ... in Massachusetts would prove that a substance was an illegal narcotics by introducing evidence of a drug certification showing that a chemist at the State lab tested the substance and concluded that it was an illegal narcotic. Often, the chemist would not even test ...