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Case name Citation Summary
Rogers v. Tennessee 2001 due process, "year and a day rule" in murder cases
Cooper Industries v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. 2001 The correct standard of review to use on appeals for excessive punitive damages
C & L Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe of Okla. 2001 Tribal sovereign immunity, waiver by contract to arbitration
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista 2001
Alexander v. Sandoval 2001 no private right of action for disparate impact under Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964
Easley v. Cromartie 2001 racial discrimination, gerrymandering
Texas v. Cobb 2001 Sixth Amendment right to counsel is "offense specific," it does not necessarily extend to offenses that are "factually related" to those that have actually been charged
Egelhoff v. Egelhoff 2001 preemption of state law by ERISA
Ferguson v. City of Charleston 2001 private hospitals that test pregnant women for drugs without their consent and then turn the results over to the police violate the Fourth Amendment
TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc. 2001 trademark protection for patented designs
Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. 2001 res judicata effect of federal judgments in state court
Whitman v. American Trucking Associations, Inc. 2001 determining the scope of the EPA's power to set air quality standards
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett 2001 Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity and Equal Protection in a disability case
Bush v. Gore 2000 vote recounts in presidential election, the only court decision to determine the winner of a presidential election
Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. Mine Workers 2000 public policy considerations do not require courts to refuse to enforce an arbitration award ordering an employer to reinstate an employee truck driver who twice tested positive for marijuana
City of Indianapolis v. Edmond 2000 use of dogs at random traffic stops
Stenberg v. Carhart 2000 "late term" or "partial birth" abortions
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale 2000 right of free association, homosexuality
California Democratic Party v. Jones 2000 freedom of association and political primary elections
Apprendi v. New Jersey 2000 Juries must decide all elements of a crime beyond reasonable doubt