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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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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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Souter
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402
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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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Stevens, Souter, Breyer
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103
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Oregon v. Ice
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555 U.S. 160 (2009)
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Sixth Amendment • right to jury trial • imposition of consecutive sentences for multiple offenses
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Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito
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104
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Arizona v. Johnson
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555 U.S. 323 (2009)
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Fourth Amendment • investigatory stop • search of passenger during traffic stop
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Unanimous
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205
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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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106
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United States v. Hayes
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555 U.S. 415 (2009)
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Gun Control Act of 1968 • domestic violence predicate offense
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Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (in part)
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407
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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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108
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Vaden v. Discover Bank
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556 U.S. 49 (2009)
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Federal Arbitration Act • petition in federal court to compel arbitration • federal question jurisdiction
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Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
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109
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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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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Alito
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110
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Rivera v. Illinois
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556 U.S. 148 (2009)
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Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • right to fair trial before impartial jury • good-faith error in denying peremptory challenge
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Unanimous
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411
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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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412
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Burlington N. & S. F. R. Co. v. United States
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556 U.S. 599 (2009)
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act • cleanup cost liability for arranger of hazardous waste disposal
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413
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AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen
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556 U.S. 701 (2009)
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act • calculating pregnancy leave for pension plan accrual
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Breyer
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114
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Bobby v. Bies
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556 U.S. 825 (2009)
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Double Jeopardy Clause • issue preclusion • relitigation of defendant's mental retardation
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Unanimous
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415
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CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley
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556 U.S. 838 (2009)
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Federal Employers' Liability Act • asbestos litigation • jury instruction on fear-of-cancer damages
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516
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Conkright v. Frommert
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556 U.S. 1401 (2009)
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effect of request for view of Solicitor General on likelihood of granting certiorari
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| Ginsburg denied the request for a stay of the lower court's judgment.
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417
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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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Stevens, Souter
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318
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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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419
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Ricci v. DeStefano
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557 U.S. 557 (2009)
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Title VII • disparate impact • exams used for employee promotions
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Stevens, Souter, Breyer
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