2008

Case	Docket Number(s)	Date Argued	Date Decided	Appealed From	Outcome	Vote	Author	Topics
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Travelers Indemnity v. Bailey; Common Law Settlement Counsel v. Bailey	08-295; 08-307	03/30/2009	06/18/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit		7-2	David H. Souter	federal bankruptcy court asbestos
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
Smith v. Spisak	08-724	10/13/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit				Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA)
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
Salazar v. Buono	08-472	10/07/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit				religion establishment clause Article III standing
Safford United School District #1 v. Redding	08-479	04/21/2009	06/25/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		8-1	David H. Souter	public school Fourth Amendment drugs
Rivera v. Illinois	07-9995	02/23/2009	03/31/2009	Supreme Court of Illinois		9-0	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	preemptory challenge criminal defendant
Ricci v. DeStefano	07-1428	04/22/2009	06/29/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit		5-4	Anthony M. Kennedy	minority rights local government election test
Reed Elvesier v. Muchnick	08-203	10/07/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit				copyright
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
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
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
Philip Morris USA v. Williams	07-1216	12/03/2008	03/31/2009	Supreme Court of Oregon		unsigned		Tobacco Punitive damages due process
Perdue v. Kenny	08-970	10/14/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit				attorney fees
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
Padilla v. Kentucky	08-651	10/13/2009		Supreme Court of Kentucky				Sixth Amendment ineffective assistance of counsel Deportation
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
Oregon v. Ice	07-901	10/14/2008	01/14/2009	Supreme Court of Oregon		5-4	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Sixth Amendment Sentencing
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
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
Nijhawan v. Holder	08-495		06/15/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit		9-0	Stephen G. Breyer	Immigration aggravated felony
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
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
Montana v. Wyoming	137 Original			Original				Yellowstone River water rights
Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter	08-678			United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit				Discovery attorney-client privilege
Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi	07-615	01/12/2009	04/21/2009	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		6-3	Stephen G. Breyer	Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts	07-591	11/10/2008	06/25/2009	Appeals Court of Massachusetts		5-4	Antonin Scalia	Forensic evidence Confrontation clause
McDaniel v. Brown	08-559	10/13/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit				sexual assault Federal habeas corpus
Maryland v. Shatzer	08-680			Court of Appeals of Maryland				Right to counsel Interrogation Police
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
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
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
Kansas v. Ventris	07-1356	01/21/2009	04/29/2009	Supreme Court of Kansas		7-2	Antonin Scalia	witness Right to counsel
Kansas v. Colorado	105 Original	12/01/2008	03/09/2009	Original Supreme Court jurisdiction		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	Water dispute Damages
Jones v. Harris Associates	08-586	11/02/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit				Investment Company Act
Johnson v. U.S.	08-6925	10/06/2009		United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit				violent felony Armed Career Criminal Act
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

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