Type |
Case |
Citation |
Issues |
Joined by |
Other opinions |
4-01
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Waddington v. Sarausad |
01555 U.S. 179 (2009)
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habeas corpus • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • accomplice liability |
Stevens, Ginsburg |
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1-02
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Crawford v. Nashville |
02555 U.S. 271 (2009)
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Title VII • antiretaliation provision |
Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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1-03
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Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Sav. and Investment Plan |
03555 U.S. 285 (2009)
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 • prohibition on assignment or alienation of benefits • waiver of benefits |
Unanimous |
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1-04
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United States v. Eurodif S. A. |
04555 U.S. 305 (2009)
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Tariff Act of 1930 • nuclear power plant fuel procurement contracts • dumping |
Unanimous |
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4-05
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Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. |
05555 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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3-06
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Carcieri v. Salazar |
06555 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 |
Ginsburg |
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2-07
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Pleasant Grove City v. Summum |
07555 U.S. 460 (2009)
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First Amendment • free speech • government speech • public forums |
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4-08
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Bartlett v. Strickland |
08556 U.S. 1 (2009)
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 • legislative redistricting • vote dilution |
Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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4-09
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Puckett v. United States |
09556 U.S. 129 (2009)
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Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure • plain-error standard for unpreserved claims of error • breach of plea agreement |
Stevens |
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4-10
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14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett |
10556 U.S. 247 (2009)
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement |
Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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2-11
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United States v. Navajo Nation |
11556 U.S. 287 (2009)
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Navajo Nation • Navajo-Hopi Rehabilitation Act of 1950 • Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 • failure of Secretary of Interior to promptly approve tribal coal lease royalty rate increase |
Stevens |
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1-12
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Corley v. United States |
12556 U.S. 303 (2009)
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confession after unreasonable delay • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure • voluntariness of confession |
Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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4-13
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Shinseki v. Sanders |
13556 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 |
Stevens, Ginsburg |
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4-14
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Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle |
14556 U.S. 624 (2009)
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Federal Arbitration Act • appealability of order denying stay of arbitrable action |
Roberts, Stevens |
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4-15
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Ashcroft v. Iqbal |
15556 U.S. 662 (2009)
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post-9/11 detention • qualified immunity • collateral order doctrine • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure • sufficiency of pleadings in discrimination case |
Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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1-16
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AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen |
16556 U.S. 701 (2009)
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act • calculating pregnancy leave for pension plan accrual |
Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito |
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1-17
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Abuelhawa v. United States |
17556 U.S. 816 (2009)
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Controlled Substances Act • use of telephone to facilitate drug purchase |
Unanimous |
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4-18
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District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne |
18557 U.S. 52 (2009)
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Due Process Clause • postconviction access to state evidence for DNA testing • substantive due process |
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1-19
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Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey |
19557 U.S. 137 (2009)
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bankruptcy law • enjoined claims |
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer, Alito |
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4-20
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Forest Grove School Dist. v. T. A. |
20557 U.S. 230 (2009)
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act • reimbursement for private special education services |
Scalia, Thomas |
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1-21
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Safford Unified School Dist.#1 v. Redding |
21557 U.S. 364 (2009)
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Fourth Amendment • strip search of public school student for contraband |
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito; Stevens, Ginsburg (in part) |
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