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Jones v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2014) |
Sixth Amendment • right to jury trial • sentencing based on judicial fact-finding | Thomas, Ginsburg | |||||||||||||||||
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Whitman v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2014) |
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 • deference to agency interpretation of statutes • rule of lenity | Thomas | |||||||||||||||||
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Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens | 574 U.S. ___ (2014) |
jurisdiction over denial of appeal | Kennedy, Kagan; Thomas (in part) |
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Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Truth in Lending Act • rescission by borrower | Unanimous | |||||||||||||||||
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Whitfield v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
federal criminal law • enhanced sentencing penalty for forced accompaniment during bank robbery | Unanimous | |||||||||||||||||
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Jennings v. Stephens | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure • defense of judgment on alternative grounds | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Kansas v. Nebraska | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Republican River Compact |
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Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
discriminatory taxation of rail carrier | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Administrative Procedure Act • exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirements • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulations |
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Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund | 574 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Securities Act of 1933 • opinions in registration statement later proved incorrect |
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Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Pregnancy Discrimination Act • disparate treatment claim | Kennedy, Thomas |
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Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • redistricting • racial gerrymandering • Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Roberts, Thomas, Alito |
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Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Medicaid • Supremacy Clause • implied right of action | Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Breyer (in part) |
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Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Natural Gas Act • federal preemption of state antitrust laws | Roberts |
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Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
First Amendment • freedom of speech • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates | Thomas |
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Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
state credit for income tax paid to other states • Dormant Commerce Clause • internal consistency test | Thomas (in part) |
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City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 • obligation to provide accommodations to mentally ill arrestee • improvidently granted certiorari | Kagan |
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Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
patent law • induced infringement • belief in patent invalidity as defense | Roberts |
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EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Title VII • refusal to hire applicant because of religious practices • disparate treatment • failure to accommodate | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Zivotofsky v. Kerry | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
diplomatic recognition • separation of powers • Article Two • U.S. position on status of Jerusalem • Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 • passport designation of births in Jerusalem | Roberts, Alito |
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Kerry v. Din | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Immigration and Nationality Act • exclusion of alien for terrorist activities • denial of spouse's visa • Due Process Clause • substantive due process • liberty interest in marriage | Roberts, Thomas |
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Ohio v. Clark | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • admissibility of statements by child abuse victim to teacher • mandatory reporting obligations | Ginsburg |
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Kingsley v. Hendrickson | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • excessive force against pretrial detainee | Roberts, Thomas |
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Los Angeles v. Patel | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Fourth Amendment • mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection • facial challenge | Roberts, Thomas |
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King v. Burwell | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act • federally established health care exchanges • federal tax credit subsidies for individual purchase of health insurance | Thomas, Alito |
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Johnson v. United States | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Armed Career Criminal Act • residual clause • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause • void for vagueness | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Obergefell v. Hodges | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
same-sex marriage • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • Equal Protection Clause | Thomas |
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Michigan v. EPA | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Clean Air Act • regulation of power plant emissions • relevance of cost to decision to regulate | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito |
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Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Elections Clause • legislative redistricting • Arizona Proposition 106 (2000) • gerrymandering • Article III • standing of legislature to bring suit | Thomas |
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Glossip v. Gross | 576 U.S. ___ (2015) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • use of midazolam in lethal injection | Thomas |
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References
- "2014 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- "2014 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- "2014 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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