| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| Rothgery v. Gillespie County |
2008 |
does a criminal defendant have a right to counsel at an ex parte arraignment? |
| Greenlaw v. United States |
2008 |
may a federal appeals court sua sponte increase a defendant's sentence on appeal, without a formal appeal by the government? |
| Indiana v. Edwards |
2008 |
may a criminal defendant be competent to stand trial yet simultaneously not competent to represent himself at that trial? |
| Munaf v. Geren |
2008 |
habeas corpus statute extends to American citizens held overseas by American forces operating subject to an American chain of command |
| Allison Engine Co. v. United States ex rel. Sanders |
2008 |
Plaintiffs under the False Claims Act must demonstrate that the defendants intended to deceive the government, not simply that government money was used to pay the claim. |
| Boumediene v. Bush |
2008 |
whether the Military Detainee Treatment Act of 2006 unconstitutionally suspends the writ of habeas corpus |
| Quanta v. LG Electronics |
2008 |
patent exhaustion and its applicability to certain types of method patents |
| Gomez-Perez v. Potter |
2008 |
Federal employees who face retaliation after filing an age discrimination claim are authorized to sue under the federal-sector provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. |
| United States v. Williams |
2008 |
constitutionality of the PROTECT Act, a 2003 law intended to bolster federal restriction against child pornography, in the wake of Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition |
| Department of Revenue of Kentucky v. Davis |
2008 |
Kentucky statute providing a preferential tax break to Kentucky residents who invest in bonds issued by the state and its municipalities does not discriminate against interstate commerce |
| Crawford v. Marion County Election Board |
2008 |
constitutionality of requiring voters to show ID before voting |
| Virginia v. Moore |
2008 |
whether the Fourth Amendment requires suppression of evidence discovered in a search conducted in violation of state law |
| Baze v. Rees |
2008 |
constitutionality of lethal injection protocols under the Eighth Amendment |
| MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Dept. of Revenue |
2008 |
determination of state tax liability for corporation operating in multiple states according to the "unitary business rule" |
| New Jersey v. Delaware |
2008 |
boundary dispute between New Jersey and Delaware involving the Twelve-Mile Circle |
| Medellín v. Texas |
2008 |
whether the president may direct state courts to obey an order of the World Court ruling regarding the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations |
| Snyder v. Louisiana |
2008 |
racial discrimination in jury selection; playing the "O.J. card" |
| Preston v. Ferrer |
2008 |
the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state laws declaring that certain disputes must be resolved by a state administrative agency |
| Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. |
2008 |
Medical Device Amendment’s preemption clause bars common-law claims challenging the safety or effectiveness of a medical device marketed in a form that received premarket approval from the FDA. |
| Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons |
2008 |
Case upholding the United States's sovereign immunity against tort claims brought when "any law enforcement officer" loses a person's property. |