Baker Botts, LLP v. ASARCO, LLC
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A case in which the Court held that the Bankruptcy Code does not provide an explicit statutory exception to the American rule of attorney fees—that each litigant pays for his own attorney’s fees.
A case in which the Court held that circuit courts of appeals have jurisdiction over Board of Immigration Appeals decisions to deny motions to reopen immigration proceedings.
Published 04/29/15
A case in which the Court held that the use of midazolam as the initial drug in a state’s execution protocol does not violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
Published 04/29/15
A case in which the Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment requires states to license and recognize same-sex marriage.
Published 04/28/15