| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| Warner-Jenkinson Company, Inc. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co. |
1997 |
patent law, doctrine of equivalents |
| Auer v. Robbins |
1997 |
FLSA and overtime pay of police officers |
| Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York |
1997 |
protesters at abortion clinics |
| Old Chief v. United States |
1996 |
admitting evidence of prior convictions and the danger of "unfair prejudice" under Rule 403 of the Federal Rules of Evidence |
| M.L.B. v. S.L.J. |
1996 |
states must provide transcripts to poor litigants wishing to appeal adverse parental termination decisions |
| Caterpillar, Inc. v. Lewis |
1996 |
diversity of citizenship must exist at the time of entry of judgment |
| Ohio v. Robinette |
1996 |
informing motorists that a traffic stop has ended and the motorist is "free to go" is not required under the Fourth Amendment |
| United States v. Virginia |
1996 |
separate but equal gender discrimination |
| Gasperini v. Center For Humanities, Inc. |
1996 |
7th Amendment, modern interpretation of the Erie doctrine |
| Jaffee v. Redmond |
1996 |
federal evidentiary privilege for medical confidentiality |
| Romer v. Evans |
1996 |
equal protection limitation on forbidding elimination of discrimination on the basis of homosexuality |
| Smiley v. Citibank |
1996 |
Credit card late fees can be considered interest and thus not subject to regulation by states other than those of bank's location when charged by national banks. |
| BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore |
1996 |
whether punitive damages are limited by substantive due process; 14th Amendment |
| 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. State of Rhode Island |
1996 |
restrictions on commercial speech |
| Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. |
1996 |
claim construction of patents |
| Seminole Tribe v. Florida |
1996 |
Article I and the 11th Amendment |
| Bennis v. Michigan |
1996 |
held that innocent owner defense is not constitutionally mandated by Fourteenth Amendment Due Process in cases of civil forfeiture |
| Behrens v. Pelletier |
1996 |
appeal over ruling on qualified immunity |
| Lotus Dev. Corp. v. Borland Int'l, Inc. |
1995 |
scope of software copyrights |
| Bailey v. United States |
1995 |
meaning of "use" in federal statute imposing a five-year prison sentence on anyone who "uses" a firearm during or in relation to a drug crime or a crime of violence |