2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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mandatory sentencing Mandatory sentencing requires that offenders serve a predefined term for certain crimes, commonly serious and violent offenses. Judges are bound by law; these sentences are produced through the legislature, not the judicial system. They are inst ...

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statutory interpretation Statutory interpretation is the process by which courts interpret and apply legislation. Some amount of interpretation is often necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and a straightforward meani ...

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gun laws Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, and use of small arms by civilians. Laws of some countries may afford civilians a right to ...

, joined=Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor , summary=Ginsburg's opinion for the Court ruled that {{usc, 18, 924(c), which required a minimum five-year prison sentence for the involvement of a deadly weapon in federal drug trafficking or violent offenses, was to be imposed in addition to any other mandatory sentence given for another crime, including the underlying offense. The only exception to the five-year addition applied only when another provision required a longer mandatory term for conduct violating §924(c) specifically, rather than a mandatory sentence for another crime as the defendants had unsuccessfully argued. {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=02 , case=Harrington v. Richter , type=concurrence , volume=562 , page=86 , year=2010 , issues=

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), , was introduced to the United States Congress in April 1995 as a Senate Bill (). The bill was passed with broad bipartisan support by Congress in response to the bombings of th ...

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habeas corpus ''Habeas corpus'' (; from Medieval Latin, ) is a recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, usually a prison official, t ...

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ineffective assistance of counsel In United States law, ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC) is a claim raised by a convicted criminal defendant asserting that the defendant's legal counsel performed so ineffectively that it deprived the defendant of the constitutional right gua ...

, joined= , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Harrington v. Richter , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=03 , case=Premo v. Moore , type=concurrence , volume=562 , page=115 , year=2010 , issues= Sixth Amendment {{*

, joined= , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Premo v. Moore , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=04 , case=Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP , type=concurrence , volume=562 , page=170 , year=2011 , issues=

Title VII The Civil Rights Act of 1964 () is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requi ...

{{* employer retaliation against third-party , joined=Breyer , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=05 , case=Ortiz v. Jordan , type=majority , volume=562 , page=180 , year=2011 , issues= Federal Rules of Civil Procedure {{* appealability of denial of

summary judgment In law, a summary judgment (also judgment as a matter of law or summary disposition) is a judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party summarily, i.e., without a full trial. Summary judgments may be issued on the merits of ...

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qualified immunity In the United States, qualified immunity is a legal principle that grants government officials performing discretionary (optional) functions immunity from civil suits unless the plaintiff shows that the official violated "clearly established statu ...

{{* post-trial judicial review of sufficiency of the evidence , joined=Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Ortiz v. Jordan , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=06 , case=Swarthout v. Cooke , type=concurrence , volume=562 , page=216 , year=2011 , issues= Due Process Clause {{* denial of

parole Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by certain behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or ...

, joined= , otheropinion1author=''per curiam'' , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Swarthout v. Cooke , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=07 , case=Walker v. Martin , type=majority , volume=562 , page=307 , year=2011 , issues=

{{* independent and adequate state procedural ground as basis for state judgment , joined=Unanimous , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=08 , case=Michigan v. Bryant , type=dissent , volume=562 , page=344 , year=2011 , issues= Sixth Amendment {{*

Confrontation Clause The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that ''"in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right…to be confronted with the witnesses against him."'' The right only applies to cri ...

{{* hearsay exception for statements to help police address ongoing emergency , joined= , otheropinion1author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Michigan v. Bryant , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Michigan v. Bryant , otheropinion3author=Scalia , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Michigan v. Bryant , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=09 , case=Skinner v. Switzer , type=majority , volume=562 , page=521 , year=2011 , issues=postconviction access to

DNA testing Genetic testing, also known as DNA testing, is used to identify changes in DNA sequence or chromosome structure. Genetic testing can also include measuring the results of genetic changes, such as RNA analysis as an output of gene expression, o ...

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Section 1983 The Enforcement Act of 1871 (), also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, Third Enforcement Act, Third Ku Klux Klan Act, Civil Rights Act of 1871, or Force Act of 1871, is an Act of the United States Congress which empowered the President to suspend ...

{{* Rooker–Feldman doctrine , joined=Roberts, Scalia, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Skinner v. Switzer , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=10 , case1=Weise v. Casper , type=dissent , volume=562 , page=976 , year=2010 , wikisource=Weise v. Casper/Dissent Ginsburg , issues=First Amendment to the United States Constitution, First Amendment {{* Freedom of speech in the United States, free speech {{*

, joined=Sotomayor , summary=Ginsburg filed a dissent from the Court's denial of ''certiorari''. The plaintiffs had been ejected by volunteers, acting at the behest of the government, from a public speech by President George W. Bush because of an anti-war bumper sticker on the plaintiffs' car. The lower court ruled that the volunteers were entitled to qualified immunity because "no specific [judicial] authority" had given instructions on how to address the specific issue. Ginsburg wrote that the ejection was unreasonable and no "specific authority" should have been needed despite the novel facts of the case, because the Court's jurisprudence was quite clear that a benefit (access to the speech) could not be withheld on the basis of protected speech (the political bumper sticker). Ginsburg thought the volunteer status of the respondents in this appeal may have had some bearing on the Court's decision not to review the case, because the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 may have shielded them from suit (although that was not the basis of the lower court's ruling). The lawsuit remained pending below against the government officials responsible for the plaintiffs' removal. Further reading *{{citation , url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/us/13scotus.html , title=Justices Turn Down Appeal Over Speech Ejections , work=The New York Times , last=Liptak , first=Adam , authorlink=Adam Liptak , date=October 12, 2010 , accessdate=October 12, 2010. {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=11 , case=Connick v. Thompson , type=dissent , volume=563 , page=51 , year=2011 , issues=single violation as basis for

claim {{* failure to make Brady disclosure {{* failure to train prosecutors , joined=Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Connick v. Thompson , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Connick v. Thompson , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=12 , case=Astra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County , type=majority , volume=563 , page=110 , year=2011 , issues=Public Health Service Act {{* price ceilings on pharmaceuticals sold to certain health care providers {{* provider cause of action for violation , joined=Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=13 , case=United States v. Tohono O'odham Nation , type=dissent , volume=563 , page=307 , year=2011 , issues=Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction {{* separate suits based on same operative facts , joined= , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#United States v. Tohono O'odham Nation , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#United States v. Tohono O'odham Nation , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=14 , case=Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk , type=dissent , volume=563 , page=401 , year=2011 , issues=False Claims Act {{* bar on qui tam suits based on public disclosures {{* Freedom of Information Act (United States), Freedom of Information Act responses , joined=Breyer, Sotomayor , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=15 , case=Kentucky v. King , type=dissent , volume=563 , page=452 , year=2011 , issues=Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourth Amendment {{* exigent circumstances {{* police-created exigency , joined= , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Kentucky v. King , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=16 , case=Ashcroft v. al-Kidd , type=concurrence , volume=563 , page=731 , year=2011 , issues=material witness arrest of terrorism suspects {{* pretextual motivation {{* Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourth Amendment {{*

, joined=Breyer, Sotomayor , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Ashcroft v. al-Kidd , otheropinion2author=Kennedy , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Ashcroft v. al-Kidd , otheropinion3author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Ashcroft v. al-Kidd , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=17 , case=United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation , type=concurrence , volume=564 , page=162 , year=2011 , issues=fiduciary exception to attorney–client privilege {{* Tribal sovereignty in the United States#Nation to nation: tribes and the federal government, general trust relationship between the United States and Indian tribes , joined=Breyer , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=18 , case-article=Bond v. United States (2011) , case-display=Bond v. United States , type=concurrence , volume=564 , page=211 , year=2011 , issues=Article Three of the United States Constitution, Article III {{* standing (law)#United States, standing {{* Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 {{* Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Tenth Amendment , joined=Breyer , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Bond v. United States , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=19 , case=Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes , type=concurrencedissent , volume=564 , page=338 , year=2011 , issues=

{{* class action, class certification , joined=Breyer, Sotomayor Kagan , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=20 , case=American Elec. Power Co. v. Connecticut , type=majority , volume=564 , page=410 , year=2011 , issues=Clean Air Act (United States), Clean Air Act {{* power plant carbon dioxide emissions standards {{* federal common law nuisance claims , joined=Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#American Elec. Power Co. v. Connecticut , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=21 , case=Bullcoming v. New Mexico , type=majority , volume=564 , page=647 , year=2011 , issues= Sixth Amendment {{*

{{* forensic laboratory report as testimony , joined=Scalia; Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan (in part) , otheropinion1author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Bullcoming v. New Mexico , otheropinion2author=Kennedy , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Bullcoming v. New Mexico , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=22 , case=CSX Transp., Inc. v. McBride , type=majority , volume=564 , page=685 , year=2011 , issues=Federal Employers' Liability Act {{* railroad causation of employee injury , joined=Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan; Thomas (in part) , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#CSX Transp., Inc. v. McBride , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=23 , case=J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro , type=dissent , volume=564 , page=873 , year=2011 , issues=Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment {{* Due Process Clause {{* personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturer in state product liability suit {{* purposeful availment of the forum , joined=Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=plurality , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro , otheropinion2author=Breyer , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=24 , case=Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown , type=majority , volume=564 , page=915 , year=2011 , issues=Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment {{* Due Process Clause {{* personal jurisdiction {{* foreign corporation sued in domestic court , joined=Unanimous , summary=