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Consumer Rights
Ashcroft v. Iqbal: Plausibility, Civil Rights, and the Courthouse Door
Ashcroft v. Iqbal extended plausibility pleading and remains controversial because it can stop civil-rights claims before discovery.
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Consumer Rights
Local Loan v. Hunt: The Fresh Start Principle in Bankruptcy
Local Loan v. Hunt explains why bankruptcy discharge is meant to give honest debtors a real fresh start, not just a paper judgment.
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Consumer Rights
United Student Aid Funds v. Espinosa: Student Loans, Bankruptcy, and Final Orders
Espinosa shows how bankruptcy plan confirmation, student loans, and due process can collide when an order becomes final.
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Consumer Rights
Marrama v. Citizens Bank: When Bad Faith Can Block Bankruptcy Conversion
Marrama v. Citizens Bank asks whether a debtor's right to convert a bankruptcy case can be limited by bad-faith conduct.
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Immigration
Zadvydas v. Davis: Can Immigration Detention Become Indefinite?
Zadvydas v. Davis sets due-process limits on post-removal-period detention when deportation is not reasonably foreseeable.
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Immigration
Arizona v. United States: Can States Run Their Own Immigration Enforcement System?
Arizona v. United States explains the tension between state frustration over immigration enforcement and federal control of immigration policy.
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Immigration
INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca: How Much Fear Is Enough for Asylum?
INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca explains why asylum's well-founded-fear standard is different from the higher withholding-of-removal standard.
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Consumer Rights
Heart of Atlanta Motel: Civil Rights, Commerce, and Public Accommodations
Heart of Atlanta Motel upheld federal civil-rights enforcement against hotels serving interstate travelers.
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Consumer Rights
Ohio v. EPA: Emergency Stays and the Cost of an Agency Record
Ohio v. EPA shows how emergency relief, administrative records, and environmental regulation can collide at the Supreme Court.
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Consumer Rights
AMG Capital v. FTC: What Happens When Consumer Protection Lacks a Money Remedy?
AMG Capital limited the FTC's ability to get restitution under Section 13(b), sparking debate over text, consumer redress, and agency power.
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Consumer Rights
Axon v. FTC: Can You Challenge an Agency Before the Agency Finishes With You?
Axon v. FTC asks when businesses and individuals can go straight to federal court with structural constitutional challenges to agency proceedings.
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Consumer Rights
Penn Central: When Regulation Goes Too Far
Penn Central created the central framework for regulatory takings, balancing property rights against public land-use regulation.
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