Entertainment Studios (“ESN”) is a media company with operating segments in television networks, production, and distribution. See Brief for Petitioner, Comcast Corporation at 5. In order to operate, ESN relies on cable operators to carry their content...
discrimination
Oral argument: Nov. 10, 2010
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Sep. 1, 2009)
RAILROADS, DISCRIMINATION, RAILROAD REVITALIZATION AND REGULATORY REFORM ACT, STATE TAXATIONDue to findings of tax...
The following facts are generally derived from the Circuit Court decision in this case. CSX Transportation v. State Bd. of Equalization, 472 F.3d 1281 (11th Cir. 2006).
In the case at hand, the U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether the...
In October 2016, Petitioner Jane Cummings contacted Respondent Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. (“Premier”) seeking physical therapy services. Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. at 674. Cummings was born deaf and legally blind, and she primarily...
Petitioners, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Caremark L.L.C. and Caremark California Specialty Pharmacy, L.L.C., (collectively “CVS”) are all affiliates of CVS Health Corporation. Doe v. CVS Pharmacy, at 1207. Respondents John Doe et al. (“Does”) are enrolled in...
Petitioner, James Dawson, retired from his position as a U.S. Marshal on March 31, 2008. Steager v. Dawson at 2. Dawson currently receives retirement income from the Federal Employee Retirement System (“FERS”). Id.
The State of West Virginia...
The Constitution requires that the United States population be counted every ten years. New York v. United States Department of Commerce (“N.Y. v. Department”), at 2. The Census Act gives the Department of Commerce (“Department”) and the Secretary of...
The University of Texas at Austin (“UT”) is a public education institution, authorized by the Texas Constitution and backed by state and federal funding. See Fisher v. Univ. of Tex. at Austin, 631 F.3d 213, 226 (5th Cir. 2011). UT guarantees...
Curtis Flowers (“Flowers”) has been tried six times in relation to four 1996 murders in Winona, Mississippi. Flowers v. State at 1091. Flowers’ first two trials (“Flowers I” and “Flowers II”) each resulted in a guilty verdict and death sentence, but...
Catholic Social Services (“CSS”) was established in 1797 in Philadelphia (“the City”), Pennsylvania as a religious non-profit foster care service. Fulton v. City of Philadelphia at 12. Although affiliated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, CSS is...