{ "id": "98-639", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "98-639", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 105186, "date": "1998-07-14", "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:53:31.902941", "title": "Supreme Court Opinions: October 1997 Term", "summary": "This report contains synopses of Supreme Court decisions issued from the beginning of the\nOctober\n1997 Term through the end of the Term on June 26, 1998. The purpose is to provide a quick\nreference guide for identification of cases of interest. These synopses are created throughout the\nTerm and entered into the CRS Home Page on the Internet, and into the Scorpio \ndatabase. The\nreport supersedes an earlier cumulation issued as a general distribution memorandum dated March\n20, 1998. Included are all cases decided by signed opinion and selected cases decided per\ncuriam . \nNot included are other cases receiving summary disposition and the many cases in which the Court\ndenied review. Each synopsis contains a summary of the Court's holding, and most contain a brief\nstatement of the Court's rationale. In addition, the date of decision is indicated, and cites to\n United\nStates Law Week and West's Supreme Court Reporter are provided if available. \n Following each\nsynopsis the vote on the Court's holding is indicated in bold typeface, and authors of the Court's\nopinion and of any concurring and dissenting opinions, along with the Justices who joined those\nopinions, are identified. Cases are listed alphabetically, and a subject index is appended.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/98-639", "sha1": "a9eb499ba50817dc878637ccea7a2d686688f567", "filename": "files/19980714_98-639_a9eb499ba50817dc878637ccea7a2d686688f567.pdf", "images": null }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/19980714_98-639_a9eb499ba50817dc878637ccea7a2d686688f567.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "American Law", "Environmental Policy", "Foreign Affairs" ] }