2008

Case	Docket Number(s)	Date Argued	Date Decided	Appealed From	Outcome	Vote	Author	Topics
Montana v. Wyoming	137 Original			Original				Yellowstone River water rights
Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications	07-512	12/08/2008		United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		9-0	John G. Roberts, Jr.	Sherman Antitrust Act
Citizens United v. FEC	08-205	03/24/2009		United States District Court for the District of Columbia				1st Amendment & election campaigns
Al-Marri v. Spagone	08-368	04/27/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit				terrorism Immigration
McDaniel v. Brown	08-559	10/13/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit				sexual assault Federal habeas corpus
Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter	08-678			United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit				Discovery attorney-client privilege
Maryland v. Shatzer	08-680			Court of Appeals of Maryland				Right to counsel Interrogation Police
Salazar v. Buono	08-472	10/07/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit				religion establishment clause Article III standing
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment	08-604	10/07/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit				Railway Labor Act due process Arbitration
Smith v. Spisak	08-724	10/13/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit				Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA)
Alvarez v. Smith	08-351	10/14/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit				detention of personal property
Padilla v. Kentucky	08-651	10/13/2009		Supreme Court of Kentucky				Sixth Amendment ineffective assistance of counsel Deportation
Johnson v. U.S.	08-6925	10/06/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit				violent felony Armed Career Criminal Act
Reed Elvesier v. Muchnick	08-203	10/07/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit				copyright
Jones v. Harris Associates	08-586	11/02/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit				Investment Company Act
Perdue v. Kenny	08-970	10/14/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit				attorney fees
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council	07-1239	10/08/2008	11/12/2008	United States District Court for the Ninth Circuit		6-3	John G. Roberts, Jr.	national security
Bell v. Kelly	07-1223	11/12/2008	11/17/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit	Dismissed.			Federal habeas corpus
Hedgpeth v. Pulido	07-544	10/15/2008	12/02/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		6-3		structural error jury instructions Habeas corpus criminal procedure
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
Chambers v. U.S.	06-11206	11/10/2008	01/13/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit		9-0	Stephen G. Breyer	Sentencing & right to appeal Sentencing Enhanced sentencing
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
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
Oregon v. Ice	07-901	10/14/2008	01/14/2009	Supreme Court of Oregon		5-4	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Sixth Amendment Sentencing
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
Waddington v. Sarausad	07-772	10/15/2008	01/21/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		6-3	Clarence Thomas	liability jury instructions due process
Pearson v. Callahan	07-751	10/14/2008	01/21/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	Search and seizure Fourth Amendment consent-once-removed
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
Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville	06-1595	10/08/2008	01/26/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit		9-0	David H. Souter	retaliation employment law
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
U.S. v. Eurodif; USEC v. Eurodif	07-1059, 07-1078	11/04/2008	01/26/2009	United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals		9-0	David H. Souter	Trade Anti-Dumping Act
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
Van de Kamp v. Goldstein	07-854	11/05/2008	01/26/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		9-0	Stephen G. Breyer	absolute immunity criminal defendant prosecution
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
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
Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Association	07-869	11/03/2008	02/24/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		6-3	John G. Roberts, Jr.	First Amendment
Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum	07-665	11/12/2008	02/25/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	First Amendment
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
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
Wyeth v. Levine	06-1249	11/03/2008	03/04/2009	Vermont Supreme Court		6-3	John Paul Stevens	federal preemption of state drug labeling law
Bartlett v. Strickland	07-689	10/14/2008	03/09/2009	Supreme Court of North Carolina		5-4		voting rights act
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
Kansas v. Colorado	105 Original	12/01/2008	03/09/2009	Original Supreme Court jurisdiction		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	Water dispute Damages
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
Knowles v. Mirzayance	07-1315	01/13/2009	03/24/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		9-0	Clarence Thomas	Insanity ineffective assistance of counsel
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
Philip Morris USA v. Williams	07-1216	12/03/2008	03/31/2009	Supreme Court of Oregon		unsigned		Tobacco Punitive damages due process
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
14 Penn Plaza v. Pyett	07-581	12/01/2008	04/01/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit		5-4	Clarence Thomas	mandatory arbitration of civil rights claims under collective bargaining agreements

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