| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| Woodford v. Ngo |
2006 |
the Prison Litigation Reform Act requires proper exhaustion of administrative remedies before an inmate can file a lawsuit |
| Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White |
2006 |
a job reassignment which is dirtier and more strenuous may constitute retaliatory discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as may a month of suspension without pay even when the employee receives back pay |
| Dixon v. United States |
2006 |
burden of proof for duress as a defense to Federal firearms law violations |
| Samson v. California |
2006 |
evidence obtained in a suspicionless search of parolees is admissible, and not prohibited under the Fourth Amendment |
| Davis v. Washington |
2006 |
whether a 911 call is "testimonial" under Crawford v. Washington |
| Rapanos v. United States |
2006 |
whether wetlands are part of the "navigable waters of the United States" and thus regulated by the Clean Water Act |
| Hudson v. Michigan |
2006 |
evidence obtained with a search warrant is admissible even when police violate 'knock-and-announce' rule |
| Hill v. McDonough |
2006 |
a challenge to lethal injection as violating the Eighth Amendment properly raised a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and is not barred by previous habeas corpus petition |
| House v. Bell |
2006 |
Post-conviction DNA forensic evidence can be considered in death penalty appeals |
| Zedner v. United States |
2006 |
a criminal defendant may not prospectively waive his rights under the Speedy Trial Act |
| Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. |
2006 |
activities subject to RICO |
| Garcetti v. Ceballos |
2006 |
extent of public employees' First Amendment right to free speech in the workplace |
| Brigham City v. Stuart |
2006 |
reasonableness of officers' warrantless entry into a home to stop a fight under the "emergency aid exception" |
| S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Bd. of Env. Protection |
2006 |
interpreting scope of activities covered by the Clean Water Act |
| eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. |
2006 |
nature of patent injunctions - revisiting Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co. |
| Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. |
2006 |
fiduciary's recovery of personal injury settlement under ERISA |
| DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno |
2006 |
taxpayer standing in a Dormant Commerce Clause case |
| Holmes v. South Carolina |
2006 |
limitations on exclusion of evidence in murder case, 6th Amendment |
| Marshall v. Marshall |
2006 |
federal bankruptcy court binding state court on inheritance question |
| Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Ahlborn |
2006 |
state liens on personal injury settlements |