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Argument sitting

April 2015 oral arguments

6 cases across 6 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Six argument days, April 1 to April 29, 2015. Each has one case.

1 case
Appeals of denied bankruptcy plansLouis B. Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, fka Hyde Park Savings BankIs an order denying confirmation of a bankruptcy plan appealable?Decided 14-116

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What counts as violent crimeSamuel James Johnson v. United StatesIs the definition of "violent felony" in the Armed Career Criminal Act unconstitutionally vague?Decided 13-7120

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Knowing a drug is controlledStephen Dominick McFadden v. United StatesTo convict someone under the Controlled Substances Analogue Act, does the government need to prove that the defendant knew the substance was an analogue to a controlled substance?Decided 14-378

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Force against pretrial detaineesMichael B. Kingsley v. Stan HendricksonWhen the plaintiff is a pretrial detainee, are the requirements of an excessive force claim satisfied by showing that the state actor deliberately used force and the use of force was objectively unreasonable?Decided 14-6368

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Same-sex marriage rightsJames Obergefell v. Richard Hodges, Director, Ohio Department of Health1. DOES THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT REQUIRE A STATE TO LICENSE A MARRIAGE BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX? 2. DOES THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT REQUIRE A STATE TO RECOGNIZE A MARRIAGE BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX WHEN THEIR MARRIAGE WAS LAWFULLY LICENSED AND PERFORMED OUT-OF-STATE? 3. Whether Ohio's constitutional and statutory bans on recognition of marriages of same-sex couples validly entered in other jurisdictions violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 4. Whether Ohio's refusal to recognize a judgment of adoption of an Ohio-born child issued to a same-sex couple by the courts of a sister state violates the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution.Decided 14-556

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Review of immigration decisionsNoel Reyes Mata v. Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney GeneralDid the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit err in holding that it did not have the jurisdiction to review a Board of Immigration Appeals decision not to suspend the 90-day filing limitation?Decided 14-185