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...
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Oral argument: Mar. 2, 2009
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (April 2, 2008)
In 1994, William Osborne was convicted of kidnapping, first-degree sexual assault and first-degree assault by a jury in an Alaska trial...
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BACKGROUND
In June 2003, Leroy Haeger, et al. (“the Haegers”) suffered serious injuries when, as they were driving on a highway, a Goodyear G159 tire on their vehicle failed, causing the vehicle to swerve off the road and overturn. Haeger v. Goodyear...
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Facts
In December 2001, the Republic of Argentina defaulted on its external debt payments. See EM Ltd. v. Republic of Argentina, 695 F.3d 201, 203 (2nd Cir. 2012). While several of Argentina’s bondholders agreed to restructurings, others, including NML...
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ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd.
Luxshare Ltd. (“Luxshare”) purchased business units from ZF Automotive US, Inc. (“ZF”) for approximately $1 billion. Luxshare, Ltd. v. ZF Automotive US, Inc., at *2. The purchase agreement stated that...