Today in Supreme Court History: January 10

United States v. Georgia, 546 U.S. 151 (decided January 10, 2006): protections of Americans with Disabilities Act extend to those in state prison (prisoner could not get proper medical care or proper mobility because of lack of ramps, space to move wheelchair, accessible toilets)

United States v. Philbrick, 120 U.S. 52 (decided January 10, 1887): Navy carpenter entitled to discretionary living allowances; 1835 statute prohibiting such allowances (and setting a fixed schedule) had been repealed in 1866 without any replacement language, so prior practice was permitted

Owens v. Okure, 488 U.S. 235 (decided January 10, 1989): §1983 claim (beaten by police) subject to state’s residual 3-year statute of limitations, as opposed to state’s 1-year statute for intentional torts such as assault

Gonzalez v. Thaler, 565 U.S. 134 (decided January 10, 2012): appeal of conviction under Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 did not require certificate as to which Constitutional violations are alleged; one-year habeas statute of limitations began to run when deadline for seeking cert in highest state court expired (contention on habeas was that 10-year delay between indictment and trial violated Sixth Amendment speedy trial requirement; Court holds that habeas is time-barred, which is ironic)

Goldberg v. Sweet, 488 U.S. 252 (decided January 10, 1989): Illinois tax on calls only from or to in-state addresses did not violate Dormant Commerce Clause (in effect overruled by Comptroller of Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne, 2015, and by the march of technology)