2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy
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Summers v. Earth Island Institute | 555 U.S. 488 (2009) |
Forest Service Decisionmaking and Appeals Reform Act • regulatory exceptions to notice and comment procedures • Article III • standing |
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Negusie v. Holder | 555 U.S. 511 (2009) |
Refugee Act of 1980 • persecutor bar for refugee applicants
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Roberts, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg |
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Bartlett v. Strickland | 556 U.S. 1 (2009) |
vote dilution
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Roberts, Alito |
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Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi | 556 U.S. 366 (2009) |
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 • Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
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Souter, Ginsburg |
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Nken v. Holder | 556 U.S. 418 (2009) |
immigration law • Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 • stay of removal order | Scalia |
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FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
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556 U.S. 202 (2009) |
broadcast television • fleeting expletives
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Ashcroft v. Iqbal | 556 U.S. 662 (2009) |
collateral order doctrine • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure • sufficiency of pleadings in discrimination case
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Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito |
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Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co.
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556 U.S. 868 (2009) |
recusal • judicial campaign contributions from litigant
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Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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United States v. Denedo | 556 U.S. 904 (2009) |
Uniform Code of Military Justice • coram nobis • All Writs Act | Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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N.C.P. Marketing Group, Inc. v. BG Star Productions, Inc. | 556 U.S. 1145 (2009) |
debtor-in-possession
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Yeager v. United States | 557 U.S. 110 (2009) |
issue preclusion • inconsistency between acquittal and hung jury
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Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council | 557 U.S. 261 (2009) |
Clean Water Act • Army Corps of Engineers authority to issue slurry discharge permit | Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito; Scalia (in part) |
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Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts | 557 U.S. 305 (2009) |
forensic analyst affidavits
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Roberts, Breyer, Alito |
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Ricci v. DeStefano | 557 U.S. 557 (2009) |
Title VII • disparate impact • exams used for employee promotions
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Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito |
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References
- "2008 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- "2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- "2008 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.