The Supreme Court opened the October 2002 term on Monday, October 7, 2002.  The Court has scheduled cases for hearings through April 30, 2003.  Cases are listed below according to topic. (For an alphabetical list of cases click here.)

 During this term the Court has heard the following cases:

Subjects

Admiralty Law

Affirmative Action

Gratz v. Bollinger, University of Michigan, et al. (No. 02-516)
Affirmative Action, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Grutter v. Bollinger, University of Michigan, et al. (No. 02-241)
Affirmative Action, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

American Indians

Inyo County. v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians (No. 02-281)
Tribal Sovereign Immunity, Native Americans, Search and Seizure, Civil Rights Actions, Qualified Immunity

United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe (No. 01-1067)
Native Americans, Money Damages, Breach of Trust

United States v. Navajo Nation (No. 01-1375)
Native Americans, Money Damages, Breach of Trust

Arbitration

Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle (No. 02-634)
Federal Arbitration Act, Class Actions, Civil Procedure

Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. (No. 01-800)
Securities Arbitration

Pacificare Health Systems v. Book (No. 02-215)
Arbitration, Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Civil Procedure

Bankruptcy

Archer, et ux. v. Warner (No. 01-1418)
Bankruptcy, Dischargeable Debt

Arctic Slope Regional Corp. v. NextWave Personal Communications (No. 01-657)
PCS Licenses, Auctions, Bankruptcy, Federal Communications Commission

Fed. Communications Comm'n v. NextWave Personal Communications (No. 01-653)
PCS Licenses, Auctions, Bankruptcy, Federal Communications Commission

Civil Procedure

Dow Chemical Company v. Stephenson (No. 02-271)
Class Actions, Adequacy of Representation, Civil Procedure

Ford Motor Co. v. McCauley (No. 01-896)
Jurisdiction, Credit Card Rebates

Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle (No. 02-634)
Federal Arbitration Act, Class Actions, Civil Procedure

Jinks v. Richland County SC (No. 02-258)
Supplemental Jurisdiction, State Rights, Tenth Amendment, Federalism

Nguyen v. United States (No. 01-10873)
Article III, U.S. Constitution; U.S. Territories; Civil Procedure

Operation Rescue et al. v. NOW Inc., et al. (No. 01-1119)
Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act, Abortion Clinics, Protests, Injunctive Relief

Pacificare Health Systems v. Book (No. 02-215)
Arbitration, Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Civil Procedure

Phan v. United States (No. 02-5034)
Article III, U.S. Constitution; U.S. Territories; Civil Procedure

Roell v. Withrow (No. 02-69)
Federal Trials, Magistrate Judges, Civil Procedure

Scheidler et al. v. NOW Inc., et al. (No. 01-1118)
Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act, Abortion Clinics, Protests, Injunctive Relief

State Farm Mutual Auto. v. Curtis Campbell, et ux. (No. 01-1289)
Punitive Damages, Constitutional Limitations

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson (No. 01-757)
Jurisdiction, Class Action, Sanctions

Civil Rights / Discrimination

Chavez v. Martinez (No. 01-1444)
Civil Rights, Fifth Amendment, Civil Liability, Qualified Immunity

Cuyahoga Falls, OH, et al. v. Buckeye Community Hope (No. 01-1269)
Discrimination, Disparate Impact, Due Process

Demore v. Kim (No. 01-1491)
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Mandatory Detention, Fifth Amendment, Due Process

Desert Palace v. Costa (No. 02-679)
Title VII, Gender Discrimination, "Mixed Motive," Employment Law

Georgia v. Ashcroft (No. 02-182)
Voting Rights Act, Equal Protection, Redistricting, Civil Rights, Elections

Gratz v. Bollinger, University of Michigan, et al. (No. 02-516)
Affirmative Action, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Grutter v. Bollinger, University of Michigan, et al. (No. 02-241)
Affirmative Action, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Inyo County. v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians (No. 02-281)
Tribal Sovereign Immunity, Native Americans, Search and Seizure, Civil Rights Actions, Qualified Immunity

Lawrence v. Texas (No. 02-102)
Sexual Orientation, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Privacy, Criminal Law

Miller-El v. Cockrell (No. 01-7662)
Peremptory Challenges, Jury Selection, Racial Discrimination

Meyer, David, etc. v. Holley, Emma Mary, et al. (No. 01-1120)
Fair Housing Act of 1968, Racial Discrimination, Vicarious Liability

Overton v. Bazzetta (No. 02-94)
Prisoner Rights, First Amendment, Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Civl Rights

State Farm Mutual Auto. v. Curtis Campbell, et ux. (No. 01-1289)
Punitive Damages, Constitutional Limitations

Stogner v. California (No. 01-1757)
Ex Post Facto Laws, Due Process, Criminal Law, Civil Rights

Virginia v. Kevin Lamont Hicks (No. 02-371)
First Amendment, Civil Rights

Wiggins v. Smith (No. 02-311)
Death Penalty, Sixth Amendment, Effective Assistance of Counsel, Criminal Law

Commerce Clause

Hillside Dairy v. Lyons (No. 01-950)
Commerce Clause, Priviliges and Immunities Clause,7 U.S.C. � 7254

Pharmaceutical Research v. Kevin Concannon, et al. (No. 01-188)
Medicaid, State's rights, Commerce Claus

Ponderosa Dairy v. Lyons (No. 01-1018)
Commerce Clause, Priviliges and Immunities Clause, 7 U.S.C. � 7254

Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Michigan (No. 01-270)
1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), registration fees, reciprocity agreements, Commerce Clause, Preemption

Criminal Law / Procedure

Abdur'Rahman v. Bell (No. 01-9094)
Death Penalty, Effective Assistance of Counsel

Clay v. United States (No. 01-1500)
Habeas Corpus, Finality of Conviction

Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe, et al. (No. 01-1231)
Fourteenth Amendment, Due Process, Sex Offender Registry

Demore v. Kim (No. 01-1491)
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Mandatory Detention, Fifth Amendment, Due Process

Ewing v. California (No. 01-6978)
Three Strikes Law, Eighth Amendment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Inyo County. v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians (No. 02-281)
Tribal Sovereign Immunity, Native Americans, Search and Seizure, Civil Rights Actions, Qualified Immunity

Lawrence v. Texas (No. 02-102)
Sexual Orientation, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Privacy, Criminal Law

Lockyer v. Andrade (No. 01-1127)
Three Strikes Law, Eighth Amendment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Massaro v. United States (No. 01-1559)
Motion to Vacate Conviction, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Sixth Amendment

Miller-El v. Cockrell (No. 01-7662)
Peremptory Challenges, Jury Selection, Racial Discrimination

Price v. Vincent (No. 02-524)
Habeas Corpus, Double Jeopardy, Fifth Amendment, Criminal Law

Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania (No. 01-7574)
Double Jeopardy, Death Penalty

Sell v. United States (No. 02-5664)
Forced Medication, Competency to Stand Trial, First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments

Smith v. Doe (No. 01-729)
Megan's Law, Internet Registries, Sex Offenders

Stogner v. California (No. 01-1757)
Ex Post Facto Laws, Due Process, Criminal Law, Civil Rights

United States v. Francisco J. Recio, et al. (No. 01-1184)
Conspiracy to Possess With Intent To Distribute Controlled Substances, Frustration of Conspiracy's Objectives

Virginia v. Barry E. Black, et al. (No. 01-1107)
First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Cross Burning, Hate Crimes

Wiggins v. Smith (No. 02-311)
Death Penalty, Sixth Amendment, Effective Assistance of Counsel, Criminal Law

Warden Woodford v. Robert F. Garceau No. 01-1862
Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA)

Education

Gratz v. Bollinger, University of Michigan, et al. (No. 02-516)
Affirmative Action, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Grutter v. Bollinger, University of Michigan, et al. (No. 02-241)
Affirmative Action, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Elections

Branch v. Smith (No. 01-1437)
Congressional redistricting, reapportionment

Federal Election Commission v. Christine Beaumont, et al. (No. 02-403)
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, First Amendment, Political Advocacy

Georgia v. Ashcroft (No. 02-182)
Voting Rights Act, Equal Protection, Redistricting, Civil Rights, Elections

Smith v. Branch (No. 01-1596)
Congressional redistricting, reapportionment

Employment / Labor

Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Nord (No. 02-469)
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Disability, Employment Law

Clackamas Gastroenterology v. Deborah Wells (No. 01-1435)
Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

Desert Palace v. Costa (No. 02-679)
Title VII, Gender Discrimination, "Mixed Motive," Employment Law

Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs (No. 01-1368)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 11th Amendment, 14th Amendment, Immunity, Federalism

Environment

Borden Ranch Partnership, et al., v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng., et al. (No. 01-1243)
Clean Water Act, Deep Ripping, Civil Penalties

Fed. Agencies

Arctic Slope Regional Corp. v. NextWave Personal Communications (No. 01-657)
PCS Licenses, Auctions, Bankruptcy, Federal Communications Commission

Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Co. (No. 01-705)
Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992, Social Security

FCC v. NextWave Personal Communications (No. 01-653)
PCS Licenses, Auctions, Bankruptcy, Federal Communications Commission

Holland v. Bellaire Corp. (No. 01-715)
Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992, Social Security

United States v. Bean (No. 01-704)
Federal Firearms Act, Felons, Right to Possess Firearms, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Federalism

American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi (No. 02-722)
Federalism, Foreign Affairs, Insurance, McCarran-Ferguson Act, California's Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1999

Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson (No. 02-306)
Federalism, Preemption, Banking Law

Entergy Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Serv. Comm. (No. 02-299)
Public Utilities, Federalism

Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt (No. 02-42)
State Rights, Conflict of Laws, Full Faith and Credit Clause, Income Tax, Federalism

Jinks v. Richland County SC (No. 02-258)
Supplemental Jurisdiction, State Rights, Tenth Amendment, Federalism

Kentucky Assn. of Health Plans v. Miller (No. 00-1471)
ERISA, Preemption of State Law, Health Insurance

Madigan v. Telemarketing Associates (No. 01-1806)
First Amendment, State Rights, Charity, Federalism

Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs (No. 01-1368)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 11th Amendment, 14th Amendment, Immunity, Federalism

Pierce County v. Guillen, et al. (No. 01-1229)
Federalism, Preemption, Federal-Aid Highway Act, Federal Privilege, Tenth Amendment

Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine (No. 01-706)
Federal Boat Safety Act, Product Liability, Defective Design, Preemption

Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Michigan (No. 01-270)
1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), registration fees, reciprocity agreements, Commerce Clause, Preemption

First Amendment

Federal Election Commission v. Christine Beaumont, et al. (No. 02-403)
he Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, First Amendment, Political Advocacy

Nike v. Kasky (No. 02-575)
First Amendment, Commercial Speech

United States v. American Library Assn. (No. 02-361)
Children's Internet Protection Act, Libraries, Internet Access, First Amendment

Virginia v. Barry E. Black, et al. (No. 01-1107)
First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Cross Burning, Hate Crimes

Virginia v. Kevin Lamont Hicks (No. 02-371)
First Amendment, Civil Rights

Health

Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Nord (No. 02-469)
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Disability, Employment Law

Kentucky Assn. of Health Plans v. Miller (No. 00-1471)
ERISA, Preemption of State Law, Health Insurance

Madigan v. Telemarketing Associates (No. 01-1806)
First Amendment, State Rights, Charity, Federalism

Pharmaceutical Research v. Kevin Concannon, et al. (No. 01-188)
Medicaid, State's rights, Commerce Claus

Immigration

Demore v. Kim (No. 01-1491)
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Mandatory Detention, Fifth Amendment, Due Process

Intellectual Property

Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. (No. 02-428)
Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. � 1117(a); 15 U.S.C. � 1125(a)(1)), Trademark

Eldred v. Ashcroft (No. 01-618)
Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, First Amendment, Copyright Clause

Moseley v. Secret Catalogue, et al. (No. 01-1015)
Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995, Economic Injury

Property

Brown v. Legal Foundation of WA (No. 01-1325)
Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA), Fifth Amendment, Takings

Securities Law

Taxation

Boeing Co., et al. v. United States (No. 01-1209)
Corporate Tax, Domestic International Sales Corporations, Internal Revenue Code

Fitzgerald v. Racing Assoc. of Central Iowa (No. 02-695)
Taxation, Gaming, Equal Protection

United States v. Boeing Sales Corp., et al. (No. 01-1382)
Corporate Tax, Domestic International Sales Corporations, Internal Revenue Code

Other

American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi (No. 02-722)
Federalism, Foreign Affairs, Insurance, McCarran-Ferguson Act, California's Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1999

Cook County, IL v. United States, ex rel. Chandler (No. 01-1572)
False Claims Act, Qui Tam Actions, Local Government

Dead Sea Bromine Co. v. Patrickson (No. 01-594)
Corporations, Foreign States

Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson (No. 01-593)
Corporations, Foreign States

Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt (No. 02-42)
State Rights, Conflict of Laws, Full Faith and Credit Clause, Income Tax, Federalism

National Park Hospitality Assn. v. Department of the Interior, et al. (No. 02-196)
Contract Disputes Act of 1978, National Parks Regulations

Norfolk & Western Ry. Co. v. Ayers (No. 01-963)
Asbestos, Railroads, Emotional Distress, Federal Employers' Liability Act

Washington State Dept. of Soc. & Health Servs., et al. v. Guardianship of Keffeler, et al. (No. 01-1420)
Social Security, Anti-Alienation, States