Type
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Case
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Citation
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Issues
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Joined by
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Other opinions
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401
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Altria Group, Inc. v. Good
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555 U.S. 70 (2008)
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tobacco litigation •
unfair trade practices •
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act •
federal preemption
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Roberts, Scalia, Alito
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102
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Jimenez v. Quarterman
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555 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
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Unanimous
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103
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Waddington v. Sarausad
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555 U.S. 179 (2009)
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habeas corpus •
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • accomplice liability
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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito
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104
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Carcieri v. Salazar
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555 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
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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
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405
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Negusie v. Holder
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555 U.S. 511 (2009)
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immigration law •
Refugee Act of 1980 •
persecutor bar for refugee applicants
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206
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Wyeth v. Levine
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555 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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207
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Walker v. Georgia
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555 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.
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208
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Bartlett v. Strickland
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556 U.S. 1 (2009)
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 •
legislative redistricting •
vote dilution
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Scalia
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109
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Knowles v. Mirzayance
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556 U.S. 111 (2009)
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Sixth Amendment •
ineffective assistance of counsel • withdrawal of
not guilty by reason of insanity plea
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Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg (in part)
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210
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Harbison v. Bell
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556 U.S. 180 (2009)
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federally appointed counsel in state
clemency proceedings •
certificate of appealability
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111
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14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett
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556 U.S. 247 (2009)
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 •
arbitration clause in
collective bargaining agreement
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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
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412
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Cone v. Bell
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556 U.S. 449 (2009)
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Fourteenth Amendment •
Due Process Clause • state suppression of mitigating evidence •
adequate and independent state ground
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Scalia
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213
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FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
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556 U.S. 502 (2009)
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Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 • indecency ban on
broadcast television •
fleeting expletives
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114
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Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc.
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556 U.S. 635 (2009)
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appeal after removal to state court •
supplemental jurisdiction
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Unanimous
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415
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Haywood v. Drown
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556 U.S. 729 (2009)
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Section 1983 • state limitation of liability against corrections officers •
Supremacy Clause
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Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part)
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116
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United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York
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556 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
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Unanimous
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217
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Thompson v. McNeil
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556 U.S. 1114 (2009)
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Eighth Amendment •
death penalty • substantial delay
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|
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Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
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118
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Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
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557 U.S. 167 (2009)
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 •
disparate treatment claim •
but-for causation •
burden of persuasion
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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
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319
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Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder
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557 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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220
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Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
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557 U.S. 305 (2009)
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Sixth Amendment •
Confrontation Clause •
forensic analyst
affidavits
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321
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Safford Unified School District v. Redding
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557 U.S. 364 (2009)
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Fourth Amendment •
strip search of public school student for
contraband
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122
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Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend
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557 U.S. 404 (2009)
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maritime law •
Jones Act •
punitive damages
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Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
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323
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Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C.
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557 U.S. 519 (2009)
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National Banking Act •
fair-lending laws •
federal preemption
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Roberts, Kennedy, Alito
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