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Alphabetical Order (A-Z): Merits and Amicus Briefs

September 2009: Merits and Amicus Briefs

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Unscheduled (2009 - 2010): Merits and Amicus Briefs

Jones v. Harris Association

The issue of executive compensation in the financial industry is highlighted in this case by the shareholders of Oakmark Mutual Funds. These petitioners allege that the fund’s creator and adviser, Harris Associates, L.P., breached its fiduciary duty under the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the fees charged to the fund’s shareholders. They ask the Court to determine whether the fiduciary duties of an investment adviser can be breached when a disinterested board of trustees voted for the questionable fee structure.

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Sullivan v. Florida and Graham v. Florida

In 2005, the Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment forbids sentencing juveniles to death. Central to this holding was the Court’s conclusion that for purposes of the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause, "death is different"—and so are children. Now the Court has agreed to review two cases in which juveniles were sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in prison without the possibility of parole. Both cases involve nonhomicide felony offenses.

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