{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=02
, case=Herring v. United States
, type=dissent
, volume=555
, page=135
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Fourth Amendment {{*
exclusionary rule {{* effect of police negligence on search
, joined=Stevens, Souter, Breyer
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, otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2author=Breyer , , otheropinion2link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Herring v. United States
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=03
, case=Oregon v. Ice
, type=majority
, volume=555
, page=160
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Sixth Amendment {{*
right to jury trial {{* imposition of
consecutive sentences for multiple offenses
, joined=Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito
, otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Oregon v. Ice
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=04
, case=Arizona v. Johnson
, type=majority
, volume=555
, page=323
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Fourth Amendment {{*
investigatory stop {{* search of passenger during
traffic stop
A traffic stop, commonly referred to as being pulled over, is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of law.
United States
A traffic stop is usually considered to be a T ...
, joined=Unanimous
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=05
, case=Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn.
, type=concurrence
, volume=555
, page=353
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
First Amendment {{*
public employee unions {{*
state ban on payroll deductions for political activities
, joined=
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, otheropinion2type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion2author=Breyer , , otheropinion2link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn.
, otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3author=Stevens , , otheropinion3link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn.
, otheropinion4type=dissent , , otheropinion4author=Souter , , otheropinion4link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn.
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=06
, case=United States v. Hayes
, type=majority
, volume=555
, page=415
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Gun Control Act of 1968
The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA or GCA68) is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms ownership. Due to constitutional limitations, the Act is primarily based on regulating interstate commerce in firearms by generally ...
{{*
domestic violence
Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. ''Domestic violence'' is often used as a synonym for ''intimate partner ...
predicate offense
Predicate or predication may refer to:
* Predicate (grammar), in linguistics
* Predication (philosophy)
* several closely related uses in mathematics and formal logic:
**Predicate (mathematical logic)
**Propositional function
**Finitary relation, o ...
, joined=Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (in part)
, otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#United States v. Hayes
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=07
, case=Bartlett v. Strickland
, type=dissent
, volume=556
, page=1
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement ...
{{*
legislative redistricting
Redistricting in the United States is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries. For the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures, redistricting occurs after each decennial census.
The U.S. Constitution in Ar ...
{{*
vote dilution
Vote splitting is an electoral effect in which the distribution of votes among multiple similar candidates reduces the chance of winning for any of the similar candidates, and increases the chance of winning for a dissimilar candidate.
Vote spl ...
, joined=
, otheropinion1type=plurality , , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Bartlett v. Strickland
, otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Bartlett v. Strickland
, otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3author=Souter , , otheropinion3link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Bartlett v. Strickland
, otheropinion4type=dissent , , otheropinion4author=Breyer , , otheropinion4link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Bartlett v. Strickland
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=08
, case=Vaden v. Discover Bank
, type=majority
, volume=556
, page=49
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Federal Arbitration Act
The United States Arbitration Act (, codified at ), more commonly referred to as the Federal Arbitration Act or FAA, is an act of Congress that provides for judicial facilitation of private dispute resolution through arbitration. It applies in bo ...
{{* petition in federal court to compel
arbitration
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that resolves disputes outside the judiciary courts. The dispute will be decided by one or more persons (the 'arbitrators', 'arbiters' or 'arbitral tribunal'), which renders the ' ...
{{*
federal question jurisdiction
, joined=Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
, otheropinion1type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Vaden v. Discover Bank
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=09
, case=Vermont v. Brillon
, type=majority
, volume=556
, page=81
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Sixth Amendment {{*
Speedy Trial Clause {{* delay attributable to court-appointed defense counsel
, joined=Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Alito
, otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1author=Breyer , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Vermont v. Brillon
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=10
, case=Rivera v. Illinois
, type=majority
, volume=556
, page=148
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Fourteenth Amendment {{*
Due Process Clause
In United States constitutional law, a Due Process Clause is found in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, which prohibits arbitrary deprivation of "life, liberty, or property" by the government except as ...
{{*
right to fair trial
A fair trial is a trial which is "conducted fairly, justly, and with procedural regularity by an impartial judge". Various rights associated with a fair trial are explicitly proclaimed in Article 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, th ...
before
impartial jury {{* good-faith error in denying
peremptory challenge
, joined=Unanimous
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=11
, case-article=Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations (2009)
, case-display=FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
, type=dissent
, volume=556
, page=502
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 {{* indecency ban on
broadcast television
Broadcast television systems (or terrestrial television systems outside the US and Canada) are the encoding or formatting systems for the transmission and reception of terrestrial television signals.
Analog television systems were standardized b ...
{{*
fleeting expletive
A fleeting expletive is a non-scripted verbal profanity or obscenity expressed and broadcast during a live television broadcast or radio broadcast. The term appears primarily in discussions of United States broadcasting law.
Notable examples
In ...
s
, joined=
, otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
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, otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
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, otheropinion5type=dissent , , otheropinion5author=Breyer , , otheropinion5link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=12
, case=Burlington N. & S. F. R. Co. v. United States
, type=dissent
, volume=556
, page=599
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act {{* cleanup cost liability for arranger of
hazardous waste
Hazardous waste is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment. Hazardous waste is a type of dangerous goods. They usually have one or more of the following hazardous traits: ignitability, reactivity, co ...
disposal
, joined=
, otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Stevens , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Burlington N. & S. F. R. Co. v. United States
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=13
, case=AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen
, type=dissent
, volume=556
, page=701
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978 () is a United States federal statute. It amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to "prohibit sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy."
The Act covers discrimination "on the basis of ...
{{* calculating
pregnancy leave for
pension plan accrual
, joined=Breyer
, otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Souter , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen
, otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Stevens , , otheropinion2link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=14
, case=Bobby v. Bies
, type=majority
, volume=556
, page=825
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Double Jeopardy Clause
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: ''" r shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb..."'' The four essential protections included a ...
{{*
issue preclusion
Collateral estoppel (CE), known in modern terminology as issue preclusion, is a common law estoppel doctrine that prevents a person from relitigating an issue. One summary is that, "once a court has decided an issue of fact or law necessary to it ...
{{* relitigation of defendant's mental retardation
, joined=Unanimous
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=15
, case=CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley
, type=dissent
, volume=556
, page=838
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Federal Employers' Liability Act {{*
asbestos litigation
The mineral asbestos is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations that relate to its production and use, including mining, manufacturing, use and disposal. Injuries attributed to asbestos have resulted in both workers' compensation claims a ...
{{*
jury instruction
Jury instructions, directions to the jury, or judge's charge are legal rules that jurors should follow when deciding a case. They are a type of jury control procedure to support a fair trial.
Description
Jury instructions are the set of legal ...
on fear-of-cancer damages
, joined=
, otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=''per curiam'' , , otheropinion1link=2008 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley
, otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2author=Stevens , , otheropinion2link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=16
, case=Conkright v. Frommert
, type=other
, volume=556
, page=1401
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=effect of request for view of
Solicitor General on likelihood of granting
certiorari
In law, ''certiorari'' is a court process to seek judicial review of a decision of a lower court or government agency. ''Certiorari'' comes from the name of an English prerogative writ, issued by a superior court to direct that the record of ...
, joined=
, summary=Ginsburg denied the request for a stay of the lower court's judgment.
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=17
, case=Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
, type=dissent
, volume=557
, page=261
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Its objective is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters; recognizing the responsibiliti ...
{{*
Army Corps of Engineers authority to issue
slurry
A slurry is a mixture of denser solids suspended in liquid, usually water. The most common use of slurry is as a means of transporting solids or separating minerals, the liquid being a carrier that is pumped on a device such as a centrifugal pu ...
discharge permit
, joined=Stevens, Souter
, otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
, otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
, otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3author=Breyer , , otheropinion3link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=18
, case=Safford Unified School District v. Redding
, type=concurrencedissent
, volume=557
, page=364
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Fourth Amendment {{*
strip search of public school student for
contraband
Contraband (from Medieval French ''contrebande'' "smuggling") refers to any item that, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. It is used for goods that by their nature are considered too dangerous or offensive in the eyes o ...
, joined=
, otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Souter , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Safford Unified School Dist.#1 v. Redding
, otheropinion2type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion2author=Stevens , , otheropinion2link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Safford Unified School Dist.#1 v. Redding
, otheropinion3type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Safford Unified School Dist.#1 v. Redding
, summary=
{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry
, #=19
, case=Ricci v. DeStefano
, type=dissent
, volume=557
, page=557
, year=2009
, wikisource=
, issues=
Title VII {{*
disparate impact {{* exams used for employee promotions
, joined=Stevens, Souter, Breyer
, otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Ricci v. DeStefano
, otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Ricci v. DeStefano
, otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3author=Alito , , otheropinion3link=2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Ricci v. DeStefano
, summary=