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Pacific Bell Telephone Co. Vs. Linkline Communications, Inc.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-25-2009
Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications, Inc. - 07-512 (2009) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2008 PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO. V. LINKLINECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO., dba AT&T; CALIFORNIA, et al. v . LINKLINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., et al. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 07512.Argued December 8, 2008Decided February 25, 2009 Petitioners (hereinafter AT&T;) own infrastructure and facilities needed to provide DSL service, a method of connecting to the Internet at high speeds over telephone lines. As a condition for a recent merger, the Federal Communications Commission requires AT&T; to provide wholesale DSL transport service to independent firms at a price no greater than the retail price of AT&T;s DSL service. The plaintiffs in this case, respondents here, are independent Internet service providers that compete with AT&T; in the retail DSL market in California. The plaintiffs ...
Pleasant Grove City Vs. Summum
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-25-2009
Pleasant Grove City v. Summum - 07-665 (2009) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2008 PLEASANT GROVE CITY V. SUMMUM SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES PLEASANT GROVE CITY, UTAH, et al. v . SUMMUM certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the tenth circuit No. 07665.Argued November 12, 2008Decided February 25, 2009 Pioneer Park (Park), a public park in petitioner Pleasant Grove City (City), has at least 11 permanent, privately donated displays, including a Ten Commandments monument. In rejecting the request of respondent Summum, a religious organization, to erect a monument containing the Seven Aphorisms of Summum, the City explained that it limited Park monuments to those either directly related to the Citys history or donated by groups with longstanding community ties. After the City put that policy and other criteria into writing, respondent renewed its request, but did not describe the monuments historical significance or respondents connection to the community. The City r...
United States Vs. Hayes
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-24-2009
United States v. Hayes - 07-608 (2009) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2008 UNITED STATES V. HAYES SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES v . HAYES certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fourth circuit No. 07608.Argued November 10, 2008Decided February 24, 2009 In 1996, Congress extended the federal Gun Control Act of 1968s prohibition on possession of a firearm by convicted felons to include persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, 18 U. S. C. 922(g)(9). Responding to a 911 call reporting domestic violence, police officers discovered a rifle in respondent Hayess home. Based on this and other evidence, Hayes was charged under 922(g)(9) and 924(a)(2) with possessing firearms after having been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. The indictment identified as the predicate misdemeanor offense Hayess 1994 conviction for battery against his then-wife, in violation of West Virginia law. Hayes moved to dismiss the indictmen...
Carcieri Vs. Salazar
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-24-2009
Carcieri v. Salazar - 07-526 (2009) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2008 CARCIERI V. SALAZAR SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CARCIERI, GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND, et al. v . SALAZAR, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the first circuit No. 07526.Argued November 3, 2008Decided February 24, 2009 The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), enacted in 1934, authorizes the Secretary of Interior, a respondent here, to acquire land and hold it in trust for the purpose of providing land for Indians, 25 U. S. C. 465, and defines Indian to include all persons of Indian descent who are members of any recognized tribe now under Federal jurisdiction, 479. The Narragansett Tribe was placed under the Colony of Rhode Islands formal guardianship in 1709. It agreed to relinquish its tribal authority and sell all but two acres of its remaining reservation land in 1880, but then began trying to regain its land and tribal status. From 1927 to 1937, federal au...
Ysursa Vs. Pocatello Ed. Assn.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-24-2009
Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. - 07-869 (2009) SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2008 YSURSA V. POCATELLO ED. ASSN. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES YSURSA, SECRETARY OF STATE OF IDAHO, et al. v . POCATELLO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION et al. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 07869.Argued November 3, 2008Decided February 24, 2009 Idahos Right to Work Act permits public employees to authorize payroll deductions for general union dues, but prohibits such deductions for union political activities. Respondentsa group of Idaho public employee unionssued, alleging that the ban on payroll deductions for political activities violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The District Court upheld the ban at the state level, but struck it down as it applies to local governments. In affirming, the Ninth Circuit stated that, while Idaho has the ultimate control over local governmental units, it did not actually operate or control their payroll deduction systems. ...
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