2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. | 555 U.S. 7 (2008) |
National Environmental Policy Act • impact of naval sonar testing on marine mammals • environmental impact statements | Souter |
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Herring v. United States | 555 U.S. 135 (2009) |
Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule • effect of police negligence on search | Stevens, Souter, Breyer |
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Oregon v. Ice | 555 U.S. 160 (2009) |
Sixth Amendment • right to jury trial • imposition of consecutive sentences for multiple offenses | Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito |
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Arizona v. Johnson | 555 U.S. 323 (2009) |
Fourth Amendment • investigatory stop • search of passenger during traffic stop | Unanimous | |||||||||||||||||
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Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. | 555 U.S. 353 (2009) |
First Amendment • public employee unions • state ban on payroll deductions for political activities |
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United States v. Hayes | 555 U.S. 415 (2009) |
Gun Control Act of 1968 • domestic violence predicate offense | Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (in part) |
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Bartlett v. Strickland | 556 U.S. 1 (2009) |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 • legislative redistricting • vote dilution |
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Vaden v. Discover Bank | 556 U.S. 49 (2009) |
Federal Arbitration Act • petition in federal court to compel arbitration • federal question jurisdiction | Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas |
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Vermont v. Brillon | 556 U.S. 81 (2009) |
Sixth Amendment • Speedy Trial Clause • delay attributable to court-appointed defense counsel | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Alito |
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Rivera v. Illinois | 556 U.S. 148 (2009) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • right to fair trial before impartial jury • good-faith error in denying peremptory challenge | Unanimous | |||||||||||||||||
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FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. | 556 U.S. 502 (2009) |
Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 • indecency ban on broadcast television • fleeting expletives |
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Burlington N. & S. F. R. Co. v. United States | 556 U.S. 599 (2009) |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act • cleanup cost liability for arranger of hazardous waste disposal |
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AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen | 556 U.S. 701 (2009) |
Pregnancy Discrimination Act • calculating pregnancy leave for pension plan accrual | Breyer |
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Bobby v. Bies | 556 U.S. 825 (2009) |
Double Jeopardy Clause • issue preclusion • relitigation of defendant's mental retardation | Unanimous | |||||||||||||||||
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CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley | 556 U.S. 838 (2009) |
Federal Employers' Liability Act • asbestos litigation • jury instruction on fear-of-cancer damages |
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Conkright v. Frommert | 556 U.S. 1401 (2009) |
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Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council | 557 U.S. 261 (2009) |
Clean Water Act • Army Corps of Engineers authority to issue slurry discharge permit | Stevens, Souter |
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Safford Unified School Dist. #1 v. Redding | 557 U.S. 364 (2009) |
Fourth Amendment • strip search of public school student for contraband |
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Ricci v. DeStefano | 557 U.S. 557 (2009) |
Title VII • disparate impact • exams used for employee promotions | Stevens, Souter, Breyer |
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References
- 2008 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
- 2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
- 2008 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
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