| 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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201
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Burt v. Titlow
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571 U.S. 24 (2013)
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Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel
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402
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Woodward v. Alabama
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571 U.S. 1045 (2013)
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judicial override of jury sentencing determination • Sixth Amendment • right to jury trial • Eighth Amendment • death penalty
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Breyer (in part)
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| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
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103
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Kansas v. Cheever
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571 U.S. 87 (2013)
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Fifth Amendment • privilege against self-incrimination • voluntary intoxication defense • court-ordered psychiatric evaluation
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Unanimous
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204
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Daimler AG v. Bauman
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571 U.S. 142 (2013)
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Fourteenth Amendment • due process • personal jurisdiction
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105
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Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp.
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571 U.S. 161 (2013)
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Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 • definition of "mass action"
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Unanimous
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106
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Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper
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571 U.S. 237 (2014)
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Aviation and Transportation Security Act • immunity to liability for defamation claims • material falsity standard
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Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Thomas, Kagan (in part)
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407
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Lawson v. FMR LLC
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571 U.S. 461 (2014)
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 • whistleblower protection for subcontractor employees
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Kennedy, Alito
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208
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BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina
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572 U.S. 45 (2014)
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consent to arbitration by treaty • Federal Arbitration Act
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409
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Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States
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572 U.S. 111 (2014)
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General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 • abandonment of right-of-way • extinguishment of easement
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110
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United States v. Castleman
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572 U.S. 157 (2014)
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possession of firearms by those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence
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Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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411
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Schuette v. BAMN
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572 U.S. 337 (2014)
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Michigan Civil Rights Initiative • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial preferences in college admission
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Ginsburg
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412
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Paroline v. United States
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572 U.S. 472 (2014)
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Violence Against Women Act of 1994 • restitution for possession of child pornography • causation of victim's losses
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113
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Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
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572 U.S. 545 (2014)
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Patent Act • fee shifting provision • meaning of "exceptional cases"
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Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan; Scalia (in part)
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114
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Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc.
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572 U.S. 559 (2014)
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Patent Act • fee shifting provision • standard of review of fee award
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Unanimous
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215
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Robers v. United States
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572 U.S. 647 (2014)
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Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996
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Ginsburg
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216
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Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community
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572 U.S. 804 (2014)
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Indian Gaming Regulatory Act • tribal sovereign immunity
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417
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Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio
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573 U.S. 81 (2014)
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Immigration and Nationality Act • priority date for visa eligibility • Child Status Protection Act
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Breyer; Thomas (in part)
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118
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Clark v. Rameker
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573 U.S. 122 (2014)
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exemption of retirement funds from Chapter 7 bankruptcy estates • individual retirement accounts
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Unanimous
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219
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Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l
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573 U.S. 227 (2014)
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patent law • ineligibility of claims directed to an abstract idea
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Ginsburg, Breyer
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120
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Lane v. Franks
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573 U.S. 228 (2014)
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First Amendment • free speech • speech by government employees • retaliation for sworn testimony given outside scope of employment
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Unanimous
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421
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Wheaton College v. Burwell
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573 U.S. 959 (2014)
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act • contraceptive mandate • Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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Ginsburg, Kagan
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| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's order granting an injunction.
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