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{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=02 , case=Smith v. Spisak , type=majority , volume=558 , page=139 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Eighth Amendment {{*
death penalty Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
{{* jury instructions on mitigation {{* Sixth Amendment {{* ineffective assistance of counsel , joined=Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor; Stevens (in part) , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1author=Stevens , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Smith v. Spisak , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=03 , case-article=2009 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Hollingsworth v. Perry , case-display=Hollingsworth v. Perry , type=dissent , volume=558 , page=183 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Proposition 8 {{* broadcast of federal trial {{* district court local rule revision , joined=Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=''per curiam'' , , otheropinion1link=2009 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Hollingsworth v. Perry , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=04 , case=Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York , type=dissent , volume=559 , page=1 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act {{*
Jenkins Act Jenkins may refer to: People * Jenkins (name), history of the surname * List of people with surname Jenkins * The Jenkins, country music group Places United States *Jenkins, Illinois *Jenkins, Kentucky * Jenkins, Minnesota *Jenkins, Missouri * ...
{{* taxation of online cigarette sales {{* lost tax revenue as injury to municipality , joined=Stevens, Kennedy , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=05 , case=Hertz Corp. v. Friend , type=majority , volume=559 , page=77 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= removal jurisdiction {{* diversity jurisdiction {{* principal place of business test , joined=Unanimous , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=06 , case=Conkright v. Frommert , type=dissent , volume=559 , page=506 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues=
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (, codified in part at ) is a U.S. federal tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. It contains rules on the federal income tax eff ...
{{* standard of review of plan administrator interpretration , joined=Stevens, Ginsburg , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Conkright v. Frommert , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=07 , case=Perdue v. Kenny A. , type=concurrencedissent , volume=559 , page=542 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues=
Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 is a law of the United States codified in 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). It is often referred to as "Section 1988." It allows a Federal court to award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing party in ...
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attorney's fees Attorney's fee is a chiefly United States term for compensation for legal services performed by an attorney (lawyer or law firm) for a client, in or out of court. It may be an hourly, flat-rate or contingent fee. Recent studies suggest that when l ...
, joined=Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Perdue v. Kenny A. , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Kennedy , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Perdue v. Kenny A. , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Perdue v. Kenny A. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=08 , case=Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA , type=concurrence , volume=559 , page=573 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Fair Debt Collection Practices Act {{* exclusion of legal errors from bona fide error defense , joined= , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3author=Kennedy , , otheropinion3link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=09 , case=Merck & Co. v. Reynolds , type=majority , volume=559 , page=633 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues=
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (also called the Exchange Act, '34 Act, or 1934 Act) (, codified at et seq.) is a law governing the secondary trading of securities (stocks, bonds, and debentures) in the United States of America. A landma ...
{{* securities fraud {{* statute of limitations {{* discovery rule and scienter , joined=Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1author=Stevens , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Merck & Co. v. Reynolds , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Merck & Co. v. Reynolds , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=10 , case=Salazar v. Buono , type=dissent , volume=559 , page=700 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Article III {{* standing {{* First Amendment {{* Establishment Clause {{* display of religious symbol on government land {{* land transfer from government to private owner , joined= , otheropinion1type=plurality , , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Salazar v. Buono , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Roberts , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Salazar v. Buono , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3author=Scalia , , otheropinion3link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Salazar v. Buono , otheropinion4type=concurrence , , otheropinion4author=Alito , , otheropinion4link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Salazar v. Buono , otheropinion5type=dissent , , otheropinion5author=Stevens , , otheropinion5link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Salazar v. Buono , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=11 , case=United States v. Comstock , type=majority , volume=560 , page=126 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Necessary and Proper Clause {{* civil commitment of mentally ill, sexually dangerous prisoners , joined=Roberts, Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#United States v. Comstock , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Alito , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Comstock , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#United States v. Comstock , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=12 , case=United States v. Marcus , type=majority , volume=560 , page=258 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues=plain error standard of review {{*
Ex Post Facto Clause An ''ex post facto'' law (from ) is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law. In criminal law, it may criminalize actions t ...
{{* Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 , joined=Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1author=Stevens , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#United States v. Marcus , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=13 , case=Alabama v. North Carolina , type=concurrencedissent , volume=560 , page=330 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues=
Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...
, joined=Roberts , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Alabama v. North Carolina , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Kennedy , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Alabama v. North Carolina , otheropinion3type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion3author=Roberts , , otheropinion3link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Alabama v. North Carolina , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=14 , case=Barber v. Thomas , type=majority , volume=560 , page=474 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Federal Bureau of Prisons calculation of
good time credit Good conduct time, good time credit, good time, or time off for good behavior is a sentence reduction given to prisoners who maintain good behavior while imprisoned. Good time can be forfeited if a prisoner is determined to have committed disciplin ...
, joined=Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Barber v. Thomas , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=15 , case=Dolan v. United States , type=majority , volume=560 , page=605 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues=
Mandatory Victims Restitution Act Mandate most often refers to: * League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919 * Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate Mandate may also r ...
{{* deadline for restitution order , joined=Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Dolan v. United States , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=16 , case=Holland v. Florida , type=majority , volume=560 , page=631 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 {{* statute of limitations {{* equitable tolling , joined=Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Holland v. Florida , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Holland v. Florida , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=17 , case=Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection , type=concurrence , volume=560 , page=702 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Fifth Amendment {{* Takings Clause {{* littoral rights , joined=Ginsburg , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Kennedy , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=18 , case=Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project , type=dissent , volume=561 , page=1 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= USA Patriot Act {{* nonviolent training and expert advice as material support to terrorism {{* standing {{* Fifth 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 ...
{{* First Amendment {{* free speech {{* freedom of association , joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=19 , case=Doe v. Reed , type=concurrence , volume=561 , page=186 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues=public disclosure of referendum petitions {{* First Amendment {{* free speech , joined= , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Doe v. Reed , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Stevens , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Doe v. Reed , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3author=Scalia , , otheropinion3link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Doe v. Reed , otheropinion4type=concurrence , , otheropinion4author=Alito , , otheropinion4link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Doe v. Reed , otheropinion5type=concurrence , , otheropinion5author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion5link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Doe v. Reed , otheropinion6type=dissent , , otheropinion6author=Thomas , , otheropinion6link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Doe v. Reed , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=20 , case=Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. , type=concurrence , volume=561 , page=247 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues=
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (also called the Exchange Act, '34 Act, or 1934 Act) (, Codification (law), codified at et seq.) is a law governing the secondary market, secondary trading of securities (stocks, Bond (finance), bonds, and de ...
{{* SEC Rule 10b-5 {{* extraterritorial application , joined= , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Stevens , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=21 , case=Magwood v. Patterson , type=concurrence , volume=561 , page=320 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= habeas corpus {{* Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 {{* claims in second or successive applications , joined=Stevens , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Magwood v. Patterson , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2author=Kennedy , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Magwood v. Patterson , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=22 , case=Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Bd. , type=dissent , volume=561 , page=477 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 {{* Public Company Accounting Oversight Board {{* separation of powers {{* Appointments Clause , joined=Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Bd. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=23 , case=Bilski v. Kappos , type=concurrence , volume=561 , page=593 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= patent law {{* patentability of business method , joined=Scalia (in part) , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Bilski v. Kappos , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Stevens , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Bilski v. Kappos , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=24 , case-article=McDonald v. City of Chicago , case-display=McDonald v. Chicago , type=dissent , volume=561 , page=742 , year=2010 , wikisource= , issues= Second Amendment {{* Fourteenth Amendment {{* Incorporation Doctrine {{*
gun control Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. Most countries have a restrictive firearm guiding policy, with on ...
, joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#McDonald v. Chicago , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#McDonald v. Chicago , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#McDonald v. Chicago , otheropinion4type=dissent , , otheropinion4author=Stevens , , otheropinion4link=2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#McDonald v. Chicago , summary=