CONEY

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557 (U.S. 2006)
  …as we did over a half century ago, that trial by military commission is an extraordinary measure raising important questions about the balance of powers in our constitutional structure, Ex parte Quirin, 317 U. S. 1, 19 (1942), we granted certiorari. 546 U. S. 1002 (2005). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the military commission convened to try Hamdan lacks power to proceed because its structure and procedures violate both the UCMJ and the Geneva Conventions. Four of us also conclude, see Part V,…
• Howard Delivery Serv., Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., 547 U.S. 651 (U.S. 2006)
  …nt, Judge Niemeyer, like Judge King, relied on the “plain meaning” of § 507(a)(5), but read the provision unequivocally to deny priority status to an insurer’s claim for unpaid workers’ compensation premiums. Id., at 241-244. We granted certiorari, 546 U. S. 1002 (2005), to resolve a split among the Circuits concerning the priority status of premiums owed by a bankrupt employer to a workers’ compensation carrier. Compare In re Birmingham-Nashville Express, Inc., 224 F. 3d 511, 517 (CA6 2000) (denying priorit…