Bullock v. BankChampaign
Whether §523(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code requires a showing of “extreme recklessness” or merely “objective recklessness” to constitute defalcation.
Area(s) of Law:- Bankruptcy Law
McQuiggin v. Perkins
Whether a prisoner claiming actual innocence when petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus must do so with "reasonable diligence."
Area(s) of Law:- Habeas Corpus
PPL Corp. v. CIR
Whether courts should apply a formalistic or substance-based approach when determining the creditability of foreign tax credits.
Area(s) of Law:- Tax Law
Trevino v. Thaler
Whether a state court procedural defect acts to bar a federal habeas court from hearing a substantial claim of ineffective assistance at trial.
Area(s) of Law:- Habeas Corpus
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council
(1) Whether the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit erred when it applied a heightened preemption test under the Elections Clause instead of applying the more traditional preemption analysis under the Supremacy Clause; and (2) whether the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that the National Voter Registration Act preempted an Arizona law requiring proof of eligibility to register to vote.
Area(s) of Law:- Preemption
Alleyne v. United States
Whether Harris v. United States, which held that the Constitution does not require facts which increase a mandatory minimum sentence to be determined by a jury, should be overruled.
Area(s) of Law:- Sentencing
Bowman v. Monsanto
Whether patents on seeds containing self-replicating technology are exhausted after an authorized sale.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
Boyer v. Louisiana
Whether a five-year delay due to a state funding crisis for indigent defendants counts against the state for speedy trial purposes.
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
Cable, Telecommunications, and Technology Committee v. FCC
Whether a Chevron analysis is appropriate for reviewing an administrative agency's interpretation of its own jurisdiction.
Area(s) of Law:- Administrative Law
Gunn v. Minton
Whether federal courts possess exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction over state-based legal malpractice claims that require application of federal patent law.
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Procedure
Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt.
Whether an "exactions taking" occurs under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution when the government actor does not compel dedication of any interest in the real property to the public use, and when the alleged exaction consists of imposition of a monetary obligation as a condition of permit issuance but the permit is never issued.
Area(s) of Law:- Property Law
McBurney v. Young
Whether the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, which limits the right of access to public documents to Virginia citizens, violates the Constitution's Privileges and Immunities and dormant commerce clauses.
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law