2008

Case	Docket Number(s)	Date Argued	Date Decided	Appealed From	Outcome	Vote	Author	Topics
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts	07-591	11/10/2008	06/25/2009	Appeals Court of Massachusetts		5-4	Antonin Scalia	Forensic evidence Confrontation clause
U.S. v. v. Denedo	08-267	03/25/2009	06/08/2009	Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces		6-3	Anthony M. Kennedy	writ of error coram nobis court-martial
Maryland v. Shatzer	08-680			Court of Appeals of Maryland				Right to counsel Interrogation Police
Haywood v. Drown	07-10374	12/03/2008	05/26/2009	New York Court of Appeals		5-4	John Paul Stevens	supremacy clause state law
Montana v. Wyoming	137 Original			Original				Yellowstone River water rights
Kansas v. Colorado	105 Original	12/01/2008	03/09/2009	Original Supreme Court jurisdiction		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	Water dispute Damages
Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez	08-310	04/01/2009	06/15/2009	Supreme Court of Alaska		7-2	Stephen G. Breyer	Tonnage Clause Due Process Clause commerce clause
Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company	08-22	03/03/2009	06/08/2009	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia		5-4	Anthony M. Kennedy	Judges Due Process Clause Campaign contributions
Arizona v. Gant	07-542	10/07/2008	04/21/2009	Supreme Court of Arizona		5-4	John Paul Stevens	Warrantless search Police search Fourth Amendment
Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs	07-1372	02/25/2009	03/31/2009	Supreme Court of Hawaii		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	states rights land use congressional statute
Rivera v. Illinois	07-9995	02/23/2009	03/31/2009	Supreme Court of Illinois		9-0	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	preemptory challenge criminal defendant
Kansas v. Ventris	07-1356	01/21/2009	04/29/2009	Supreme Court of Kansas		7-2	Antonin Scalia	witness Right to counsel
Padilla v. Kentucky	08-651	10/13/2009		Supreme Court of Kentucky				Sixth Amendment ineffective assistance of counsel Deportation
Montejo v. Louisiana	07-1529	01/13/2009	05/26/2009	Supreme Court of Louisiana		5-4	Antonin Scalia	Right to counsel police interrogation indigent defendant
Bartlett v. Strickland	07-689	10/14/2008	03/09/2009	Supreme Court of North Carolina		5-4		voting rights act
Oregon v. Ice	07-901	10/14/2008	01/14/2009	Supreme Court of Oregon		5-4	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Sixth Amendment Sentencing
Philip Morris USA v. Williams	07-1216	12/03/2008	03/31/2009	Supreme Court of Oregon		unsigned		Tobacco Punitive damages due process
Vermont v. Brillon	08-88	01/13/2009	03/09/2009	Supreme Court of Vermont		7-2	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	right to a speedy trial
Arizona v. Johnson	07-1122	12/09/2008	01/26/2009	The Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division Two		9-0	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Search and seizure
Summers v. Earth Island Institute	07-463	10/08/2008	03/03/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		5-4	Antonin Scalia	United States Forest Service regulatory law facial challenge environmental law administrative procedure
Coeur Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council	07-984/07-990	01/12/2009	06/22/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		6-3	Anthony M. Kennedy	Clean water act
Iraq v. Beaty; Iraq v. Simon	07-1090; 08-539	04/20/2009	06/08/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia		9-0	Antonin Scalia	U.S. jurisdiction Iraq
Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder	08-322	04/29/2009	06/22/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia		8-1	John G. Roberts, Jr.	voting rights act
Flores-Figueroa v. U.S.	08-108	12/25/2008	05/04/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		9-0	Stephen G. Breyer	Identity theft
Gross v. FBL Financial Services	08-441	03/31/2009	06/18/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		5-4	Clarence Thomas	non-Title VII discrimination
Herring v. U.S.	07-513	10/07/2008	01/14/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit		5-4	John G. Roberts, Jr.	Search and seizure Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule evidence
Atlantic Sounding Co. v Townsend	08-214	03/02/2009	06/25/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit		5-4	Clarence Thomas	willful failure to pay maintenance and cure Punitive damages
Dean v. U.S.	08-5274	03/04/2009	04/29/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit		7-2	John G. Roberts, Jr.	Enhanced sentencing
Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter	08-678			United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit				Discovery attorney-client privilege
Johnson v. U.S.	08-6925	10/06/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit				violent felony Armed Career Criminal Act
Perdue v. Kenny	08-970	10/14/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit				attorney fees
U.S. v. Navajo Nation	07-1410	02/23/2009	04/06/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit		9-0	Antonin Scalia	Indian coal lease amendments
Shinseki v. Sanders	07-1209	12/08/2008	04/21/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit		6-3	Stephen G. Breyer	Veterans affairs benefits claim
Carlsbad Technology v. HIF Bio	07-1437	02/24/2009	05/04/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit		9-0	Clarence Thomas	supplemental jurisdiction appellate review
Kennedy v. DuPont Plan Administrator	07-636	10/07/2008	01/26/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		9-0	David H. Souter	retirement Pensions ERISA divorce
Negusie v. Holder	07-499	11/05/2008	03/03/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		8-1	Anthony M. Kennedy	The Immigration and Nationality Act Asylum
Jimenez v. Quarterman	07-6984	11/04/2008	01/13/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		9-0	Clarence Thomas	time limits criminal procedure Certificate of appeal
Puckett v. U.S.	07-9712	01/14/2009	03/25/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		7-2	Antonin Scalia	Plea agreement plain error review
Yeager v. U.S.	08-67	03/23/2009	06/18/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		6-3	John Paul Stevens	Jury Double Jeopardy Clause
Altria Group v. Good	07-562	10/06/2008	12/15/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit		5-4	John Paul Stevens	Tobacco preemption food and drug regulation consumer fraud advertising claims
Locke v. Karass	07-610	10/06/2008	01/21/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit		9-0	Stephen G. Breyer	union fees
Carcieri v. Salazar	07-526	11/03/2008	02/24/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit		6-3	Clarence Thomas	sovereignty Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee	07-1125	12/02/2008	01/21/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	Title IX sex bias
Vaden v. Discover Bank	07-773	10/06/2008	03/09/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit		7-2	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Federal jurisdiction Federal arbitration act
U.S. v. Hayes	07-608	11/10/2008	02/24/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit		7-2	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Sentencing Second Amendment
Bell v. Kelly	07-1223	11/12/2008	11/17/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit	Dismissed.			Federal habeas corpus
Abuelhawa v. U.S.	08-192	03/04/2009	05/26/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit		9-0	David H. Souter	misdemeanor felony drugs
Nken v. Holder	08-681	01/21/2009	04/22/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit		7-2	John G. Roberts, Jr.	stays and preliminary injunctive relief Deportation
Al-Marri v. Spagone	08-368	04/27/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit				terrorism Immigration
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. v. U.S.; Shell Oil Co. v. U.S.	07-1601; 07-1607	02/24/2009	05/04/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		8-1	John Paul Stevens	CERCLA

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