U.S. Supreme Court 2010 Term Arguments

A case in which the Court held that a prosecutor's office cannot be held liable for the illegal conduct of one of its employees when there has only been one violation resulting from allegedly deficient training.

A case in which the Court held that the government's extended background checks for federal employees under the Bush administration's antiterrorism initiative did not violate an employee's constitutional right to privacy.

A case in which the Court held that plaintiffs seeking declaratory relief against a local public entity must demonstrate that the constitutional violation in question was the result of the public entity's policy, custom, or practice.

A case in which the Court held that inquiries of wounded victims concerning the perpetrator are non-testimonial if they objectively indicate that the purpose of the interrogation is to enable police assistance to meet an ongoing emergency, and thus, are not afforded heightened protection.

A case in which the Court held that a debtor who does not make a loan or lease payment could not take the car-ownership deduction.

A case in which the Court held that a defendant who receives a mandatory minimum sentence for using or carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime can serve that sentence consecutively with any other term of imprisonment.