Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Scott v. Harris

Holding that it is at least sometimes reasonable for an officer to intentionally collide with a suspect's vehicle during a pursuit

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Holding that a trial judge must ensure that all admitted expert testimony "is not only relevant, but reliable"

District of Columbia et al. v. Heller

Holding it irrelevant to the constitutionality of D.C.'s "handgun" ban that the law allowed citizens the possession of substitutes, like "long guns"

Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.

Holding that mental disability is not a quasi-suspect class

General Electric Co. v. Joiner

Holding that under the abuse of discretion standard the appellate court will not reverse unless the ruling is manifestly erroneous

List v. Driehaus

Holding that a state government's credible threat of prosecting the plaintiffs under a statute criminalizing false statements about candidates during a political campaign established standing in a facial pre-enforcement challenge

McDonald v. City of Chicago

Holding that the Second Amendment applies to the states, through incorporation under the Fourteenth Amendment

Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Corp.

Holding that plaintiffs need show only that "a discriminatory purpose has been a motivating factor in the decision," because, after all, "[r]arely can it be said that a legislature or administrative body operating under a broad mandate made a decision motivated solely by a single concern, or even that a particular purpose was the ‘dominant’ or ‘primary’ one."

Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates

Holding that the possible inhibition of a constitutional right is "perhaps the most important factor"

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Rule 37 - Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions

Holding that a party may be barred from using a witness if it fails to disclose the witness

Section 4-301 - Definitions

Stating that an “[a]ssault weapon” is “ an assault long gun; an assault pistol; or a copycat weapon”

Section 4-303 - Assault weapons - Prohibited

Section 12.04.02.06 - Entrance-Level Firearms Classroom Instruction, Training, and Qualification - Long Guns

Establishing minimum requirements for long gun instruction, training, and qualification