Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP
Holding: A business engaged in no more than nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings is not a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, except for the limited purpose of enforcing…
City of Escondido, California v. Emmons
Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit failed to conduct the analysis required by Supreme Court precedents in determining whether two Escondido police officers were entitled to…
New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira
Holding: A court should determine whether the Federal Arbitration Act’s Section 1 exclusion for disputes involving the “contracts of employment” of certain transportation workers applies before ordering arbitration; here, truck…
Shoop v. Hill
Holding: Because Danny Hill’s intellectual disability claim must be evaluated based solely on holdings of the Supreme Court that were clearly established at the time the state-court decisions were rendered,…
United States v. Sims
Holding: The term “burglary” in the Armed Career Criminal Act includes burglary of a structure or vehicle that has been adapted or is customarily used for overnight accommodation. Judgment: Reversed, 9-0,…
United States v. Stitt
Holding: The term “burglary” in the Armed Career Criminal Act includes burglary of a structure or vehicle that has been adapted or is customarily used for overnight accommodation. Judgment: Reversed, 9-0,…
Weyerhaeuser Company v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Holding: An area is eligible for designation as “critical habitat” under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 only if it is a habitat for the listed species, and the decision…
Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido
Holding: State and local governments are covered by employers under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 regardless of the number of employees they have. Judgment: Affirmed, 8-0, in an…
Gray v. Wilkie
Judgment vacated and case remanded with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has jurisdiction under 38 U.S.C. §…
Cochran v. Gresham
Judgment vacated and case remanded with instructions to dismiss the case as moot.