| Type
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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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501
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Reynolds v. Florida
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586 U.S. ___ (2018)
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Eighth Amendment • capital punishment • jury instructions
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| Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
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102
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United States v. Stitt
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586 U.S. ___ (2018)
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Armed Career Criminal Act • definition of "burglary" as prior conviction
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Unanimous
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403
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Jam v. International Finance Corp.
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586 U.S. ___ (2019)
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International Organizations Immunities Act • relationship to Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
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| Kavanaugh did not participate.
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104
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Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.
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586 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855 • state taxation of fuel importers
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Sotomayor, Kagan
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405
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Nielsen v. Preap
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586 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 • detention of aliens without bond for commission of certain crimes
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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106
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Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP
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586 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings
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Unanimous
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107
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Lorenzo v. SEC
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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securities fraud • SEC Rule 10b-5 • dissemination of false or misleading statements
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Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
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408
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Bucklew v. Precythe
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan (in part)
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409
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Dunn v. Price
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Eighth Amendment • capital punishment • risk of substantial pain and suffering
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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| Breyer dissented from the Court's grant of application to vacate stay of execution.
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410
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Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Federal Arbitration Act • contractual agreement to class action arbitration
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411
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Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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sovereign immunity • private suits against states in courts of other states
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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112
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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FDA approval of pharmaceutical labeling • preemption of state failure-to-warn law
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Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
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413
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Price v. Dunn
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Eighth Amendment • death penalty • challenges to method of execution
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Ginsburg; Sotomayor, Kagan (in part)
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| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of application for stay of execution.
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114
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Taggart v. Lorenzen
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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bankruptcy law • Chapter 7 • civil contempt for violation of discharge order
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Unanimous
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415
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Azar v. Allina Health Services
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Medicare Act • notice-and-comment rulemaking requirement
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416
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Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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patent law • Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 • eligibility of federal government to initiate Patent Trial and Appeal Board post-patent issuance review
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Ginsburg, Kagan
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517
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Al-Alwi v. Trump
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587 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Authorization for Use of Military Force • indefinite detention of enemy combatants
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| Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
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118
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PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc.
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588 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 • unsolicited advertisement by fax • Administrative Orders Review Act
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Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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219
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American Legion v. American Humanist Assn.
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588 U.S. ___ (2019)
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First Amendment • Establishment Clause • cross as public war memorial
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Kagan
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120
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Rehaif v. United States
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588 U.S. ___ (2019)
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federal firearms laws • firearm possession by alien in country illegally • scienter
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Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
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321
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Iancu v. Brunetti
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588 U.S. ___ (2019)
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trademark law • Lanham Act • registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks • First Amendment • free spech
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322
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Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media
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588 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Freedom of Information Act • confidential commercial information exemption
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor
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223
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United States v. Haymond
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588 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Fifth Amendment • Sixth Amendment • right to jury trial • mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography • judicial finding of fact
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324
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Department of Commerce v. New York
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588 U.S. ___ (2019)
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addition of citizenship question to 2020 United States Census • Article I • Enumeration Clause • Administrative Procedures Act • Article III • standing
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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325
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Trump v. Sierra Club
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588 U.S. ___ (2019)
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Trump wall • National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States • irreparable harm
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| Breyer concurred in part and dissented in part from the Court's grant of application for stay.
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