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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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301
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Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
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555 U.S. 7 (2008)
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National Environmental Policy Act • impact of naval sonar testing on marine mammals • environmental impact statements
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Stevens (in part)
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102
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Chambers v. United States
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555 U.S. 122 (2009)
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Armed Career Criminal Act • definition of "violent felony"
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Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
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403
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Herring v. United States
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555 U.S. 135 (2009)
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Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule • effect of police negligence on search
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Souter
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104
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Locke v. Karass
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555 U.S. 207 (2009)
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First Amendment • public employee union fees imposed on nonmembers
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Unanimous
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105
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Van de Kamp v. Goldstein
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555 U.S. 335 (2009)
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prosecutorial immunity
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Unanimous
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206
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Nelson v. United States
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555 U.S. 350 (2009)
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Alito
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307
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Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn.
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555 U.S. 353 (2009)
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First Amendment • public employee unions • state ban on payroll deductions for political activities
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208
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Carcieri v. Salazar
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555 U.S. 379 (2009)
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to take land in trust
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209
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Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications, Inc.
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555 U.S. 438 (2009)
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DSL service
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Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
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210
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Pleasant Grove City v. Summum
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555 U.S. 460 (2009)
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First Amendment • free speech • government speech • public forums
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411
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Summers v. Earth Island Institute
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555 U.S. 488 (2009)
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Forest Service Decisionmaking and Appeals Reform Act • regulatory exceptions to notice and comment procedures • Article III • standing
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Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
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212
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Wyeth v. Levine
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555 U.S. 555 (2009)
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failure-to-warn of risks
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413
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Kelly v. California
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555 U.S. 1020 (2008)
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Due Process Clause • Eighth Amendment • death penalty • victim impact evidence
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| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, in a case that involved the admissibility of "victim impact evidence" during the sentencing phase of a capital trial.
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414
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Bartlett v. Strickland
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556 U.S. 1 (2009)
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vote dilution
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415
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Vermont v. Brillon
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556 U.S. 81 (2009)
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Sixth Amendment • Speedy Trial Clause • delay attributable to court-appointed defense counsel
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Stevens
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316
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Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc.
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556 U.S. 208 (2009)
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cost-benefit analysis
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417
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Arizona v. Gant
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556 U.S. 332 (2009)
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search incident to arrest • vehicle search
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118
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Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi
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556 U.S. 36 (2009)
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Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Thomas, Alito; Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg (in part)
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119
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Shinseki v. Sanders
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556 U.S. 396 (2009)
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denial of benefits by Department of Veterans Affairs • failure to give notice of required evidence • harmless error
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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
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420
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FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
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556 U.S. 502 (2009)
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Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
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421
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Dean v. United States
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556 U.S. 568 (2009)
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federal criminal law • mandatory additional sentence discharge of firearm during crime • proof of intent • rule of lenity
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222
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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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Souter
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123
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Flores-Figueroa v. United States
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556 U.S. 646 (2009)
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federal criminal law • identity theft • knowing use of another person's identification
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Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
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424
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Ashcroft v. Iqbal
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556 U.S. 662 (2009)
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in discrimination case
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425
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Montejo v. Louisiana
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556 U.S. 778 (2009)
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right against self-incrimination • police interrogation after invocation of right to counsel
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426
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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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| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
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127
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Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez
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557 U.S. 1 (2009)
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Tonnage Clause • local property tax on vessels
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Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg; Alito (in part)
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128
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Nijhawan v. Holder
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557 U.S. 29 (2009)
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immigration law • removal after conviction of aggravated felony • threshold for monetary loss caused by crime
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Unanimous
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429
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Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
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557 U.S. 167 (2009)
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burden of persuasion
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Souter, Ginsburg
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230
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Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
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557 U.S. 261 (2009)
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Clean Water Act • Army Corps of Engineers authority to issue slurry discharge permit
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431
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Horne v. Flores
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557 U.S. 433 (2009)
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Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 • state funding of English language instruction • Article III • standing • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure • relief from judgment based on changed circumstances • No Child Left Behind Act
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Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg
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532
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O'Brien v. O'Laughlin
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557 U.S. 1301 (2009)
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habeas corpus • bail pending appeal
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| Breyer denied the government's application for a stay of the grant of a habeas corpus petition.
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