U.S. Supreme Court 2012 Term Arguments
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Oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States, presented by Oyez, a multimedia judicial archive at the IllinoisTech Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Metrish v. Lancaster

A case in which the Court held that eliminating the diminished capacity defense retroactively was reasonable.
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Sekhar v. United States

A case in which the Court held that attempting to compel a person to issue a recommendation does not constitute extortion under the Hobbs Act.
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Hillman v. Maretta

A case in which the Court found that the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act preempts a Virginia state law regarding beneficiary designation u...
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United States v. Kebodeaux

A case in which the Court held that the Necessary and Proper Clause gave Congress the power to create federal crimes and regulate their punishment, as...
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Salinas v. Texas

A case in which the Court held that the Fifth Amendment's Self-Incrimination clause does not protect individuals that have not been arrested.
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

A case in which the Court held that a non-custodial parent cannot stop an adoption made lawfully by a non-Indian parent by invoking the ICWA.
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