City

Surprise, Arizona

7,315 opinions mention this place

Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. The population was 30,848 at the 2000 census; however, rapid growth has boosted the city's population to 90,717 by 2007, according to Census Bureau estimates. As such, it is the second fastest-growing municipality in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, and between 1990 and 2000, it was the sixth fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona. An estimate released by the city's Demographic and Permit Statistics department showed a population of 109,672 in December 2008.

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Landmark decisions involving Surprise

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)542 U.S. 507
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)539 U.S. 558
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
Guy Mitchells v. Mary L Helms (2000)530 U.S. 793
Saenz v. Roe (1999)526 U.S. 489
Reno v. ACLU (1997)521 U.S. 844
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
United States v. Lopez (1995)514 U.S. 549
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce (1990)494 U.S. 652overruled
Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. (1989)491 U.S. 1overruled
Arnett v. Kennedy (1974)416 U.S. 134overruled
Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972)407 U.S. 25
Furman v. Georgia (1972)408 U.S. 238
Stanley v. Illinois (1972)405 U.S. 645
Griffin v. Breckenridge (1971)403 U.S. 88
Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation (1971)402 U.S. 313
Ashe v. Swenson (1970)397 U.S. 436
Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. (1970)398 U.S. 375
Parden v. Terminal Railroad Co. of Alabama Docks Department (1964)377 U.S. 184overruled
United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Ass'n (1944)322 U.S. 533
Olmstead v. United States (1928)277 U.S. 438overruled
United States v. Cruikshank (1876)92 U.S. 542overruled
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)22 U.S. 1

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Opinions mentioning Surprise

99 F3D 820Campbell v. Towse
99 F3D 867United States v. Kezerle
99 F3D 383United States v. McCarty
98 F3D 1457Coyne & Delany Co. v. Selman
98 F3D 1350Shaw v. Panasonic Company
98 F3D 1341Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ford Motor Company
97 F3D 266Gathright v. St. Louis Teacher's Credit Union
95 F3D 992Young v. United Automobile Workers-Labor Employment & Training Corp.
95 F3D 892City of Carmel-by-the-Sea v. United States Department of Transportation
95 F3D 607Pope v. Chronicle Publishing Co.
95 F3D 617United States v. Watts
95 F3D 548Donald v. Cook County Sheriff's Department
95 F3D 429Thompson v. American Home Assurance Co.
95 F3D 375Barrett v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
95 F3D 1320Guillory v. Domtar Industries Inc.
95 F3D 1285Runnebaum v. Nationsbank of Maryland, N.A.
95 F3D 1263Monahan v. County of Chesterfield
94 F3D 640United States v. Mozo Sanchez
94 F3D 1528Foy v. Holston
94 F3D 1191Jensen v. Clarke
92 F3D 57American Alliance Insurance v. Eagle Insurance
92 F3D 1300State Bank of India v. Chalasani
92 F3D 1209United States v. Dewalt
91 F3D 153Louisiana-Pacific Corporation v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
90 F3D 72Glinka v. Maytag Corp.
90 F3D 752Coalition to Save Our Children v. State Board of Education
9 F3D 1236Singletary v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.
9 F3D 1107Woody v. General Motors Corp.
89 F3D 830United States v. Davis
89 F3D 313Reich v. General Motors Corp.
89 F3D 109Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. Jabush
88 F3D 914Rice v. Ford Motor Co.
88 F3D 704United States v. Wills
87 F3D 1389Lashawn A. v. Barry
86 F3D 858Murray v. Cable National Broadcasting Co.
86 F3D 749Goldstein v. Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc.
86 F3D 55Quarles v. Miller
86 F3D 498Polec v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
86 F3D 1455American International Adjustment Co. v. Galvin
85 F3D 975Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. Stuart
85 F3D 950RAPCO, Inc. v. Commissioner
85 F3D 774Ahern v. Scholz
85 F3D 752Cambridge Plating Co. v. Napco, Inc.
85 F3D 306Bohac v. West
85 F3D 284United States v. Griffith
84 F3D 993Reales v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
84 F3D 912United States v. Griffin
84 F3D 874Helm v. Resolution Trust Corp.
84 F3D 734Castano v. American Tobacco Co.
84 F3D 230Braun v. Lorillard Inc.