Type |
Case |
Citation |
Issues |
Joined by |
Other opinions |
4-01
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North Carolina v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina |
01574 U.S. ___ (2014)
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
Sotomayor |
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Ginsburg dissented from the Court's granting of a stay pending the filing of a petition for certiorari. |
4-02
|
Veasey v. Perry |
02574 U.S. ___ (2014)
|
state voter identification law |
Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Ginsburg dissented from the Court's denial of an application to vacate a stay. |
1-03
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Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens |
03574 U.S. ___ (2014)
|
removal jurisdiction • sufficiency of allegations • jurisdiction over denial of appeal |
Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor |
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2-04
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Holt v. Hobbs |
04574 U.S. ___ (2015)
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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act • prison regulation of beard growth • Islamic beard customs |
Sotomayor |
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1-05
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Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp. |
05574 U.S. ___ (2015)
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appellate jurisdiction over final decisions • finality of dismissal of case from pending multidistrict litigation |
Unanimous |
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2-06
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M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett |
06574 U.S. ___ (2015)
|
Employee Retirement Income Security Act • Labor Management Relations Act • interpretation of collective bargaining agreements |
Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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1-07
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Yates v. United States |
07574 U.S. ___ (2015)
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catching of undersized fish • destruction of tangible object to impede federal investigation |
Roberts, Breyer, Sotomayor |
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2-08
|
Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl |
08575 U.S. ___ (2015)
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Tax Injunction Act • state collection of online sales tax • online retailer reporting requirements |
Breyer; Sotomayor (in part) |
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2-09
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B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. |
09575 U.S. ___ (2015)
|
trademark law • issue preclusion • adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |
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1-10
|
Rodriguez v. United States |
10575 U.S. ___ (2015)
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Fourth Amendment • traffic stop • dog sniff of car for drugs • reasonable suspicion |
Roberts, Scalia, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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2-11
|
Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar |
11575 U.S. ___ (2015)
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First Amendment • freedom of speech • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates |
Breyer (in part) |
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1-12
|
Harris v. Viegelahn |
12575 U.S. ___ (2015)
|
conversion of Chapter 13 bankruptcy case to Chapter 7 • return of post-petition wages not distributed by Chapter 13 trustee |
Unanimous |
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4-13
|
Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne |
13575 U.S. ___ (2015)
|
state credit for income tax paid to other states • Dormant Commerce Clause • internal consistency test |
Scalia, Kagan |
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1-14
|
Mellouli v. Lynch |
14575 U.S. ___ (2015)
|
removal of alien for state law drug paraphernalia conviction |
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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2-15
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Hittson v. Chatman |
15576 U.S. ___ (2015)
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Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • review where last decision was unexplained order |
Kagan |
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Ginsburg concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. |
1-16
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Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n |
16576 U.S. ___ (2015)
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Elections Clause • legislative redistricting • Arizona Proposition 106 (2000) • gerrymandering • Article III • standing of legislature to bring suit |
Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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