Type |
Case |
Citation |
Issues |
Joined by |
Other opinions |
4-01
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Altria Group, Inc. v. Good |
01555 U.S. 70 (2008)
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tobacco litigation • unfair trade practices • Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act • federal preemption |
Roberts, Scalia, Alito |
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1-02
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Jimenez v. Quarterman |
02555 U.S. 113 (2009)
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habeas corpus • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • finality of conviction pending out-of-time appeal |
Unanimous |
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1-03
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Waddington v. Sarausad |
03555 U.S. 179 (2009)
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habeas corpus • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • accomplice liability |
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito |
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1-04
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Carcieri v. Salazar |
04555 U.S. 379 (2009)
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Indian Reorganization Act • legal status of Narragansett Tribe • authority of Secretary of the Interior to take land in trust |
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito |
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4-05
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Negusie v. Holder |
05555 U.S. 511 (2009)
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immigration law • Refugee Act of 1980 • persecutor bar for refugee applicants |
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2-06
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Wyeth v. Levine |
06555 U.S. 555 (2009)
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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act • FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling • federal preemption • failure-to-warn of risks |
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2-07
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Walker v. Georgia |
07555 U.S. 979 (2008)
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Eighth Amendment • death penalty • proportionality review |
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Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. |
2-08
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Bartlett v. Strickland |
08556 U.S. 1 (2009)
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 • legislative redistricting • vote dilution |
Scalia |
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1-09
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Knowles v. Mirzayance |
09556 U.S. 111 (2009)
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Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • withdrawal of not guilty by reason of insanity plea |
Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg (in part) |
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2-10
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Harbison v. Bell |
10556 U.S. 180 (2009)
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federally appointed counsel in state clemency proceedings • certificate of appealability |
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1-11
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14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett |
11556 U.S. 247 (2009)
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement |
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito |
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4-12
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Cone v. Bell |
12556 U.S. 449 (2009)
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Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • state suppression of mitigating evidence • adequate and independent state ground |
Scalia |
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2-13
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FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. |
13556 U.S. 502 (2009)
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Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 • indecency ban on broadcast television • fleeting expletives |
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1-14
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Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. |
14556 U.S. 635 (2009)
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appeal after removal to state court • supplemental jurisdiction |
Unanimous |
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4-15
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Haywood v. Drown |
15556 U.S. 729 (2009)
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Section 1983 • state limitation of liability against corrections officers • Supremacy Clause |
Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part) |
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1-16
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United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York |
16556 U.S. 928 (2009)
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False Claims Act • qui tam • Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure • status of United States when not intervening • timeliness of appeal |
Unanimous |
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2-17
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Thompson v. McNeil |
17556 U.S. 1114 (2009)
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Eighth Amendment • death penalty • substantial delay |
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Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. |
1-18
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Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. |
18557 U.S. 167 (2009)
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • disparate treatment claim • but-for causation • burden of persuasion |
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito |
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3-19
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Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder |
19557 U.S. 193 (2009)
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 • preclearance • eligibility of utility district for bailout provision |
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2-20
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Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts |
20557 U.S. 305 (2009)
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Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • forensic analyst affidavits |
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3-21
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Safford Unified School Dist. #1 v. Redding |
21557 U.S. 364 (2009)
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Fourth Amendment • strip search of public school student for contraband |
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1-22
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Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend |
22557 U.S. 404 (2009)
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maritime law • Jones Act • punitive damages |
Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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3-23
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Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C. |
23557 U.S. 519 (2009)
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National Banking Act • fair-lending laws • federal preemption |
Roberts, Kennedy, Alito |
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