Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
101 | Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. | 555 U.S. 7 (2008)
| National Environmental Policy Act • impact of naval sonar testing on marine mammals • environmental impact statements | Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito | |
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102 | Herring v. United States | 555 U.S. 135 (2009)
| Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule • effect of police negligence on search | Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito | |
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403 | Spears v. United States | 555 U.S. 261 (2009)
| Federal Sentencing Guidelines • crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity | Alito | |
Roberts dissented from the Court's per curiam opinion. |
104 | Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. | 555 U.S. 353 (2009)
| First Amendment • public employee unions • state ban on payroll deductions for political activities | Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito; Ginsburg (in part) | |
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405 | United States v. Hayes | 555 U.S. 415 (2009)
| Gun Control Act of 1968 • domestic violence predicate offense | Scalia | |
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106 | Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications, Inc. | 555 U.S. 438 (2009)
| antitrust law • Sherman Antitrust Act • predatory pricing • wholesale DSL service | Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito | |
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407 | Pennsylvania v. Dunlap | 555 U.S. 964 (2008)
| Fourth Amendment • probable cause | Kennedy | |
Roberts dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
308 | Vaden v. Discover Bank | 556 U.S. 49 (2009)
| Federal Arbitration Act • petition in federal court to compel arbitration • federal question jurisdiction | Stevens, Breyer, Alito | |
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209 | Kansas v. Colorado | 556 U.S. 98 (2009)
| Article III • original jurisdiction • award of expert witness attendance fees • Arkansas River Compact | Souter | |
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210 | Harbison v. Bell | 556 U.S. 180 (2009)
| federally appointed counsel in state clemency proceedings • certificate of appealability | | |
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111 | Nken v. Holder | 556 U.S. 418 (2009)
| immigration law • Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 • stay of removal order | Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | |
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212 | Cone v. Bell | 556 U.S. 449 (2009)
| Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • state suppression of mitigating evidence • adequate and independent state ground | | |
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113 | Dean v. United States | 556 U.S. 568 (2009)
| federal criminal law • mandatory additional sentence discharge of firearm during crime • proof of intent • rule of lenity | Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito | |
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414 | Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. | 556 U.S. 868 (2009)
| Due Process Clause • recusal • judicial campaign contributions from litigant | Scalia, Thomas, Alito | |
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315 | United States v. Denedo | 556 U.S. 904 (2009)
| Uniform Code of Military Justice • coram nobis • All Writs Act | Scalia, Thomas, Alito | |
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216 | Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez | 557 U.S. 1 (2009)
| Tonnage Clause • local property tax on vessels | Thomas | |
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117 | District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne | 557 U.S. 52 (2009)
| Due Process Clause • postconviction access to state evidence for DNA testing • substantive due process | Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito | |
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118 | Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder | 557 U.S. 193 (2009)
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 • preclearance • eligibility of utility district for bailout provision | Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito | |
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