This document contains notes from a legal research class, summarizing 4 court cases: Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez involving employment discrimination; Cooper v. Oklahoma concerning competency standards; Murphy v. United Parcel Service regarding disability discrimination; and Tennard v. Dretke regarding mental disability and the death penalty. The notes provide the case names, parties involved, key dates, issues, and dissenting opinions.

1. Abigail Toomer
Legal Research Class
1/10/2011
1. a. RAYTHEON CO. v. HERNANDEZ
b. Carter G. Phillips, Alan Charles Raul, Paul Grossman, Paul W. Cane, Jr., Neal D. Mollen, Jay B.
Stephens, and Ronald Stolkin.
2. a. COOPER v. OKLAHOMA
b. Justice Stevens
3. a. MURPHY v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, Inc.
b. Justice Stevens and Justice Breyer
4. a. TENNARD v. DRETKE, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTIONS DIVISION
b. March 22, 2004
c. June 24, 2004
d. Jury sentenced Tennard to death. Tennard argues that his low IQ deemed him mentally
retarded which led him to commit the crime and that his sentence violated 8th Amendment
rights.
e. PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE v. SUDERS
f. 542 U.S. 129 (2004)
g. Justice Thomas wrote a dissenting opinion, he did not believe that Suders proved
constructive discharge based on sexual harassment.