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Verizon Communications Inc. Vs. Law Offices of Curtis Vs. Trinko, Llp
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-15-2003
Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP - 02-682 (2003) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2003 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. V. LAW OFFICESOF CURTIS V. TRINKO, LLP SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. v. LAW OFFICES OF CURTIS V. TRINKO, LLP certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the second circuit No. 02682. Argued October 14, 2003Decided January 13, 2004 The Telecommunications Act of 1996 imposes upon an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC) the obligation to share its telephone network with competitors, 47 U. S. C. 251(c), including the duty to provide access to individual network elements on an unbundled basis, see 251(c)(3). New entrants, so-called competitive LECs, combine and resell these unbundled network elements (UNEs). Petitioner Verizon Communications Inc., the incumbent LEC in New York State, has signed interconnection agreements with rivals such as AT&T;, as 252 obliges it to do, detailing the terms on whic...
Castro Vs. United States
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-15-2003
Castro v. United States - 02-6683 (2003) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2003 CASTRO V. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CASTRO v. UNITED STATES certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the eleventh circuit No. 026683. Argued October 15, 2003Decided December 15, 2003 In 1994, petitioner Castro attacked his federal drug conviction in a pro se motion for a new trial pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33. The Government responded that the claims were more cognizable as federal habeas claims under 28 U. S. C. 2255. The District Court denied Castros motion on the merits, referring to it as both a Rule 33 and a 2255 motion. Castro did not challenge this recharacterization of his motion on his pro se appeal, and the Eleventh Circuit summarily affirmed. In 1997, Castro, again pro se, filed a 2255 motion raising, inter alia, a new claim for ineffective assistance of counsel. The District Court denied the motion, but the Eleventh Circuit remanded...
Maryland Vs. Pringle
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-15-2003
Maryland v. Pringle - 02-809 (2003) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2003 MARYLAND V. PRINGLE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES MARYLAND v. PRINGLE certiorari to the court of appeals of maryland No. 02809. Argued November 3, 2003Decided December 15, 2003 A police officer stopped a car for speeding at 3:16 a.m.; searched the car, seizing $763 from the glove compartment and cocaine from behind the back-seat armrest; and arrested the cars three occupants after they denied ownership of the drugs and money. Respondent Pringle, the front-seat passenger, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of cocaine, and was sentenced to 10 years incarceration without the possibility of parole. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed, but the State Court of Appeals reversed, holding that, absent specific facts tending to show Pringles knowledge and dominion or control over the drugs, the mere finding of cocaine in the back armrest when Pringle was a front-sea...
McConnell Vs. Federal Election Comm'n
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-10-2003
McConnell v. Federal Election Comm'n - 02-1674 (2003) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2003 MCCONNELL V. FEDERAL ELECTION COMM'N SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES McCONNELL, UNITED STATES SENATOR, et al. v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION et al. appeal from the united states district court for the district of columbia No. 021674. Argued September 8, 2003Decided December 10, 2003 The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), which amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA), the Communications Act of 1934, and other portions of the United States Code, is the most recent of nearly a century of federal enactments designed to purge national politics of what [is] conceived to be the pernicious influence of big money campaign contributions. United States v. Automobile Workers, 352 U. S. 567 , 572. In enacting BCRA, Congress sought to address three important developments in the years since this Courts landmark decision in Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U. S. 1 (per curiam): ...
Raytheon Co. Vs. Hernandez
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-02-2003
Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez - 02-749 (2003) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2003 RAYTHEON CO. V. HERNANDEZ SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES RAYTHEON CO. v. HERNANDEZ certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 02749. Argued October 8, 2003Decided December 2, 2003 After respondent tested positive for cocaine and admitted that his behavior violated petitioners workplace conduct rules, he was forced to resign. More than two years later, he applied to be rehired, stating on his application that petitioner had previously employed him, and attaching letters both from his pastor about his active church participation and from an Alcoholics Anonymous counselor about his regular attendance at meetings and his recovery. The employee who reviewed and rejected respondents application testified that petitioner has a policy against rehiring employees who are terminated for workplace misconduct and that she did not know that respondent was a former drug addict when she...
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