ELECTION LAWCase: Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (07-21), Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita (07-25) Issue: Whether laws that require government-issued photo identifications for voters violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Post Coverage: Justices May Iron Out Compromise On Voter ID Case: Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party (06-713), State of Washington v. Washington State Republican Party (06-730) Issue: Does the system unconstitutionally burden the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of association for state political parties? Post Coverage: State of Washington Defends Its Primaries Case: N.Y. Board of Elections v. Torres (06-766) Issue: Is New York's system so weighted in favor of party bosses that it violates the First Amendment rights of voters and candidates? EXECUTIVE POWERCase: Medellin v. Texas (06-984) Issue: Did the president overstep his constitutional powers, or are state courts bound by international treaties ratified by the United States? Post Coverage: Chief Justice Prolongs Executive Powers Debate GUN LAWSCase: District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290) Issue: Does Washington, D.C.'s ban on private handgun ownership violate the Second Amendment? Post Coverage: | CRIME AND PUNISHMENTCase: Baze v. Rees (07-5439) Issue: Does the lethal injection procedure violate the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment? Post Coverage: Lethal-Injection Ruling May Have to Wait Case: Kennedy v. Louisiana (07-343) Issue: Does the Eighth Amendment prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment allow the death penalty for a child rapist? Case: Kimbrough v. United States (06-6330)and Gall v. United States (06-7949) Issue: In trying to set a sentence that is sufficient but not greater than necessary to punish a defendent, may a judge disregard federal sentencing guidelines? Post Coverage: Court Revisits Sentencing Guidelines Case: Snyder v. Louisiana (06-10119) Issue: Did the jury process violate Supreme Court rulings barring the use of race-based peremptory challenges in jury selection and inject racial bias into the proceedings? Post Coverage: Court Hears La. Jury Bias Case CHILD PORNOGRAPHYCase: United States v. Williams (06-694) Issue: Is the law's prohibition against presenting the material in a way to make another believe something is child pornography, whether it is or not, a violation of the First Amendment? Post Coverage: High Court Surveys Child Pornography Law's Scope | GUANTANAMO DETAINEESCase: Boudemiene v. Bush (06-1195), Al Odah v. United States (06-1196) Issue: Did the MCA validly deprive the courts of jurisdiction to consider habeas corpus claims of Guantanamo detainees, and if so, is the MCA constitutional? Post Coverage: Justices Appear Divided on Detainees' Rights EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATIONCase: Mendelsohn v. Sprint/United Management Company (06-1221) Issue: May a court exclude "me, too" evidence from parties not in the suit, when alleged discrimination occurred at the hands of officials other than the one involved in the suit? EDUCATIONCase: Bd. of Education of the City of New York v. Tom F. (06-637) Issue: Does IDEA permit tuition reimbursement where a child has not previously received special education from a public school? BUSINESSCase: Stoneridge v. Scientific Atlanta (06-43) Issue: Can third-parties in a class-action securities liabilities suit be sued if they made no public statements to further another company's fraudulent actions? Post Coverage: Court Declines Enron Investors' Appeal |
