2007

Case	Docket Number(s)	Date Argued	Date Decided	Appealed From	Outcome	Vote	Author	Topics
Riley v. Kennedy	07-77	03/24/2008	05/27/2008	Alabama Supreme Court		7-2	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	voting rights act
MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Dep't of Revenue	06-1413	01/16/2008	04/15/2008	Appellate Court of Illinois		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	taxing out-of-state corporations taxation Allied-Signal
Preston v. Ferrer	06-1463	01/14/2008	02/20/2008	California Court of Appeals		8-1	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	statuory construction Federalism Federal arbitration act contract administrative agencies
Giles v. California	07-6053	04/22/2008	06/25/2008	California Supreme Court		6-3	Antonin Scalia	witnesses Sixth Amendment forfeiture evidence Confrontation clause
John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. U.S.	06-1164	11/06/2007	01/08/2008	Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Aug. 9, 2006)		7-0	Stephen G. Breyer	timeliness takings Statute of limitations stare decisis just compensation hazardous waste Fifth Amendment Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)
Quanta Computer Inc. v. LG Electronics	06-937	01/16/2008	06/09/2008	Federal Circuit Court of Appeals		9-0	Clarence Thomas	royalties Patents licensing fees
Richlin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff	06-1717	03/19/2008	06/02/2008	Federal Circuit Court of Appeals		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	statutory intepretation sovereign immunity paralegals Equal Access to Justice Act attorneys fees
U.S. v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co.	07-308	03/24/2008	04/15/2008	Federal Circuit Court of Appeals		9-0	John G. Roberts, Jr.	Tucker Act Tax refunds statutes of limitations Internal Revenue service Export Clause administrative procedure
Kentucky Dept. of Revenue, et al. v. Davis, George, et ux.	06-666	11/05/2007	05/19/2008	Kentucky Court of Appeals (Jan. 6, 2006)		7-2	David H. Souter	Taxes municipal bonds interstate commerce Dormant commerce clause
Kennedy v. Louisiana	07-343	04/16/2008	06/25/2008	Louisiana Supreme Court		5-4	Anthony M. Kennedy	Sentencing Eighth Amendment death penalty child rape
Snyder v. Louisiana	06-10119	12/04/2007	03/19/2008	Louisiana Supreme Court (Sept. 6, 2006)		7-2	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	Jury selection Equal Protection Clause peremptory challenge Batson v. Kentucky
Danforth v. Minnesota	06-8273	10/31/2007	02/20/2008	Minnesota Supreme Court		7-2	John Paul Stevens	retroactivity Federalism Confrontation clause evidence constitutional criminal procedure Teague v. Lane testimony Sixth Amendment videotaped testimony
New Jersey v. Delaware	Original 134	11/27/2007	03/31/2008	Original Jurisdiction		6-2	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	State boundaries riparian rights environmental regulation
Indiana v. Edwards	07-208	03/26/2008	06/19/2008	Supreme Court of Indiana		7-2	Stephen G. Breyer	Sixth Amendment self-representation pro se representation competence
Baze v. Rees	07-5439	01/07/2008	04/16/2008	Supreme Court of Kentucky		7-2	John G. Roberts, Jr.	lethal injection Eighth Amendment death penalty cruel and unusual punishment
Virginia v. Moore	06-1082	01/14/2008	04/23/2008	Supreme Court of Virginia		9-0	Antonin Scalia	search incident to arrest Search and seizure Fourth Amendment Federalism exclusionary clause evidence
Philippines v. Pimental	06-1204	03/17/2008	06/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		7-2	Anthony M. Kennedy	sovereign immunity necessary parties interpleader indispensable parties Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 civil procedure
D.C. v. Heller	07-290	03/18/2008	06/26/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia		5-4	Antonin Scalia	Second Amendment firearms Federalism
Munaf v. Geran/Geren v. Omar	06-1666,07-394	03/25/2008	06/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia		9-0	John G. Roberts, Jr.	Military tribunals Habeas corpus foreign relations comity
Sprint Communications v. APCC Services	07-552	04/21/2008	06/23/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia		5-4	Stephen G. Breyer	Telecommunications standing
Taylor v. Sturgell	07-371	04/16/2008	06/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia		9-0	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	virtual representation res judicata claim preclusion
Boumediene v. Bush/ Al Odah v. U.S.	06-1195,06-1196	12/05/2007	06/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (Feb. 20, 2007)		5-4	Anthony M. Kennedy	Suspension Clause statutory construction prisoners of war Habeas corpus executive power
Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta	06-43	10/09/2007	01/15/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		5-3	Anthony M. Kennedy	class actions Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b-5 scheme liability
Gall v. U.S.	06-7949	10/02/2007	12/10/2007	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		7-2	John Paul Stevens	Sentencing Guidelines mandatory minimum sentences drug trafficking downward departures
Greenlaw v. U.S.	07-330		06/23/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		6-3	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Sentencing plain error Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b) cross-appeal criminal procedure appellate jurisdiction
Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle	07-411	04/14/2008	06/25/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		5-4	John G. Roberts, Jr.	Jurisdiction Indian courts
Florida Dep't of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias	07-312	03/26/2008	06/16/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit		7-2	Clarence Thomas	taxation statutory interpretation Federalism Chapter 11 bankruptcy code
Irizarry v. U.S.	06-7517	04/15/2008	06/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit		5-4	John Paul Stevens	Sentencing Guidelines presentence report criminal procedure
Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons	06-9130	10/29/2007	01/22/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit		5-4	Clarence Thomas	sovereign immunity waiver Federal Tort Claims Act property search statutory interpretation
CSX Transportation v. Georgia State Board of Equalization	06-1287	11/05/2007	12/04/2007	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Dec. 19, 2006)		9-0	John G. Roberts, Jr.	valuation methods state taxation Railroads
U.S. v. Williams	06-694	10/30/2007	05/19/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (April 6, 2006)		7-2	Antonin Scalia	vagueness Protect Act overbreadth First Amendment constitutionality Child pornography
Watson v. U.S.	06-571	10/09/2007	12/10/2007	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		9-0	David H. Souter	statutory interpretation Guns firearms 18 U.S.C. sec 924(c)(1)(A)
Dada v. Mukasey	06-1181	01/07/2008	06/16/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		5-4	Anthony M. Kennedy	voluntary departure statutory interpretation Immigration adjustment of status
Gonzalez v. U.S.	06-11612	01/08/2008	05/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		8-1	Anthony M. Kennedy	voir dire plain error Magistrate judges Jury selection
Cuellar v. United States	06-1456	02/25/2008	06/02/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		9-0	Clarence Thomas	statutory interpretation money laundering
Rothgery v. Gillespie County, TX	07-440	03/17/2008	06/23/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		8-1	David H. Souter	Sixth Amendment Right to counsel adversarial proceeding
Gomez-Perez v. Potter	06-1321	02/19/2008	05/27/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit		6-3	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	statutory interpretation sovereign immunity retaliation Age Discrimination in Employment Act Age discrimination
Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Assn.	06-457	11/28/2007	02/20/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (May 19, 2006)		9-0	Stephen G. Breyer	preemption Tobacco Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act motor transport
Kimbrough v. U.S.	06-6330	10/02/2007	12/10/2007	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit		7-2	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Sentencing Guidelines Sentencing drug trafficking downward departures crack cocaine cocaine powder cocaine
Burgess v. United States	06-11429	03/24/2008	04/16/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit		9-0	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	statutory interpretation Sentencing rule of lenity narcotics felony drug offense felony drugs controlled substances
LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Assoc.	06-856	11/26/2007	02/20/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (June 19, 2006)		9-0	John Paul Stevens	ERISA equitable relief pension plans fiduciary breach
Washington State Grange & Washington v. Washington State Republican Party	06-713,06-730,06-713 06-730	10/01/2007	03/18/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		7-2	Clarence Thomas	Elections Primary elections First Amendment associational rights political parties
Boulware v. United States	06-1509	01/08/2008	03/03/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		9-0	David H. Souter	Tax evasion return of capital rule
Morgan Stanley Capital Group v. Public Utility 1	06-1457,06-1462	02/19/2008	06/26/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		5-2	Antonin Scalia	public utilities Mobile-Sierra Federal Power Act energy regulation deregulation
U.S. v. Rodriquez	06-1646	01/01/2008	05/19/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		6-3	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	statutory intepretation Sentencing recidivism Armed Career Criminal Act
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker	07-219	02/27/2008	06/25/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		5-3	David H. Souter	Punitive damages maritime law exemplary damages due process
Chamber of Commerce v. Brown	07-290	03/19/2008	06/19/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		7-2	John Paul Stevens	preemption National Labor Relations Act Labor unions free speech First Amendment Federalism
U.S. v. Ressam	07-455	03/25/2008	05/19/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		8-1	John Paul Stevens	terrorism statutory interpretation legislative history explosives
Engquist v. Oregon Dep't of Agriculture	07-474	04/21/2008	06/09/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		6-3	John G. Roberts, Jr.	rational basis review Equal Protection Clause employment discrimination class of one,
Hall Street Assoc. v. Mattel	06-989	11/07/2007	03/25/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Aug. 1, 2006)		6-3	David H. Souter	Arbitration statutory construction Federal arbitration act vacating awards

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