United States v. Washington
Holding: Washington’s workers’ compensation law is unconstitutional under the supremacy clause because it facially discriminates against the federal government and does not fall within the scope of the federal waiver…
George v. McDonough
Holding: The invalidation of a Department of Veterans Affairs regulation after a veteran’s benefits decision becomes final cannot support a claim for collateral relief permitting revision of that decision based…
Golan v. Saada
Holding: A court is not categorically required to examine all possible ameliorative measures before denying a Hague Convention petition for return of a child to a foreign country once the…
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas
Holding: The federal legislation at issue — the Ysleta del Sur and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act — bans as a matter of federal law on tribal lands…
Kemp v. United States
Holding: The term “mistake” in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) includes a judge’s errors of law; because Dexter Kemp’s motion alleged such an error, it was cognizable under Rule 60(b)(1) and…
ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd.
Holding: Although 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) permits a district court to order discovery “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal,” only a governmental or intergovernmental adjudicative body may…
Denezpi v. United States
Holding: The double jeopardy clause does not bar successive prosecutions of distinct offenses arising from a single act, even if a single sovereign prosecutes them. Judgment: Affirmed, 6-3, in an opinion…
Siegel v. Fitzgerald
Holding: Congress’ enactment of a significant fee increase that exempted debtors in two states violated the uniformity requirement of the bankruptcy clause. Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by…
Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon
Holding: Airplane cargo loaders and ramp supervisors who, like petitioner Latrice Saxon, frequently load and unload airplane cargo belong to a “class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce”…
Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon
Holding: Airplane cargo loaders and ramp supervisors who, like petitioner Latrice Saxon, frequently load and unload airplane cargo belong to a “class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce”…
