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Reynolds v. Florida | 586 U.S. ___ (2018) |
Eighth Amendment • capital punishment • jury instructions |
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| Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast, Inc. | 586 U.S. ___ (2018) |
private right of action to challenge State determination of qualified Medicaid providers • defunding of Planned Parenthood | Alito, Gorsuch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Culbertson v. Berryhill | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Social Security Act • cap on claimant attorney fees | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Stokeling v. United States | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Armed Career Criminal Act • definition of "physical force" | Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
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Helsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
patent law • Leahy-Smith America Invents Act • invalidation of patent under "on sale" provision | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||||||||
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McKee v. Cosby | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
First Amendment • free speech • defamation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Timbs v. Indiana | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Eighth Amendment • excessive fines • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • Incorporation Doctrine • Privileges and Immunities Clause • civil forfeiture |
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Garza v. Idaho | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • failure to file notice of appeal • waiver of right to appeal | Gorsuch; Alito (in part) |
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Nielsen v. Preap | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 • detention of aliens without bond for commission of certain crimes • Article III | Gorsuch |
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Frank v. Gaos | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Stored Communications Act • Article III • standing • class certification • cy pres |
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Republic of Sudan v. Harrison | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 • service on foreign state |
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Lorenzo v. SEC | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
securities fraud • SEC Rule 10b-5 • dissemination of false or misleading statements | Gorsuch |
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Bucklew v. Precythe | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution |
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Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Federal Arbitration Act • contractual agreement to class action arbitration |
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Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
sovereign immunity • private suits against states in courts of other states | Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
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Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
False Claims Act • statute of limitations | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Price v. Dunn | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution | Alito, Gorsuch | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
FDA approval of pharmaceutical labeling • preemption of state failure-to-warn law |
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Daniel v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Federal Tort Claims Act • right of military personnel to sue government for federal employee negligence | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nieves v. Bartlett | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
First Amendment • free speech • retaliatory arrest • Fourth Amendment • probable cause |
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Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
removal jurisdiction • Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 • third-party counterclaims | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc. | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
abortion rights • eugenics |
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Mont v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
tolling of supervised release for new imprisonment • Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 | Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Kavanaugh |
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Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act • applicability of state law to Outer Continental Shelf • Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 • minimum wage | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarles v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Armed Career Criminal Act • remaining-in burglary as violent felony |
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Gamble v. United States | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Fifth Amendment • Double Jeopardy Clause • dual sovereignty doctrine • stare decisis |
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PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc. | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 • unsolicited advertisement by fax • Administrative Orders Review Act | Gorsuch |
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American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
First Amendment • Establishment Clause • cross as public war memorial • Incorporation doctrine |
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McDonough v. Smith | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Section 1983 • prosecution based on false evidence • statute of limitations | Kagan, Gorsuch |
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Knick v. Township of Scott | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Fifth Amendment • Takings Clause • state court exhaustion of remedies |
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Flowers v. Mississippi | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
jury selection • racially motivated peremptory strike | Gorsuch (in part) |
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Department of Commerce v. New York | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
addition of citizenship question to 2020 United States Census • Article I • Enumeration Clause • Administrative Procedures Act • Article III • standing | Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
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Mitchell v. Wisconsin | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
Fourth Amendment • blood alcohol test taken from unconscious driver • exigent circumstances |
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Harris v. West Alabama Women’s Center | 588 U.S. ___ (2019) |
abortion rights | |||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "2018 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "2018 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "2018 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
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