2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan

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First Amendment First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and reco ...

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Establishment Clause In United States law, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, together with that Amendment's Free Exercise Clause, form the constitutional right of freedom of religion. The relevant constitutional text ...

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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) is a United States federal law signed by President Jimmy Carter on December 2, 1980. ANILCA provided varying degrees of special protection to over of land, including national parks, n ...

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National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propert ...

regulatory authority over running river , joined=Unanimous , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Sturgeon v. Frost , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=04 , case=Biestek v. Berryhill , type=majority , volume=587 , page= , year=2019 , wikisource= , issues=

Social Security Administration The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability and survivor benefits. To qualify ...

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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 ...

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class action A class action, also known as a class-action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member or members of that group. The class actio ...

arbitration , joined=Ginsburg, Breyer; Sotomayor (in part) , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela , otheropinion3author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela , otheropinion4author=Breyer , , otheropinion4type=dissent , , otheropinion4link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela , otheropinion5author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion5type=dissent , , otheropinion5link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=06 , case=Thacker v. TVA , type=majority , volume=587 , page= , year=2019 , wikisource= , issues=

Tennessee Valley Authority The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned electric utility corporation in the United States. TVA's service area covers all of Tennessee, portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and small areas of Georgia, North Carolin ...

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Federal Tort Claims Act The Federal Tort Claims Act (August 2, 1946, ch.646, Title IV, 28 U.S.C. Part VI, Chapter 171and ) ("FTCA") is a 1946 federal statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by perso ...

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sovereign immunity Sovereign immunity, or crown immunity, is a legal doctrine whereby a sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution, strictly speaking in modern texts in its own courts. A similar, stronger ...

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bankruptcy law Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

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Chapter 11 Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Such reorganization, known as Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is available to every business, wheth ...

{{* debtor rejection of executory contract , joined=Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC , otheropinion3author=Gorsuch , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Neil Gorsuch#Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=08 , case=American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. , type=concurrence , volume=588 , page= , year=2019 , wikisource= , issues=

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{{* cross as public war memorial , joined= , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. , otheropinion3author=Breyer , , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. , otheropinion5author=Gorsuch , , otheropinion5type=concurrence , , otheropinion5link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Neil Gorsuch#American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. , otheropinion6author=Kavanaugh , , otheropinion6type=concurrence , , otheropinion6link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Brett Kavanaugh#American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. , otheropinion7author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion7type=dissent , , otheropinion7link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=09 , case=Gundy v. United States , type=plurality , volume=588 , page= , year=2019 , wikisource= , issues= Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act {{* authority of Attorney General to determine pre-act offender registration requirements {{*

Article I Article One may refer to: Legal codes * Article One of the United States Constitution, pertaining to the powers of the United States Congress * Article One of the Constitution of India, pertaining to the federal nature of the republic Other us ...

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nondelegation doctrine The doctrine of nondelegation (or non-delegation principle) is the theory that one branch of government must not authorize another entity to exercise the power or function which it is constitutionally authorized to exercise itself. It is explicit ...

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Takings Clause The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States Constitution addresses criminal procedure and other aspects of the Constitution. It was ratified, along with nine other articles, in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights. The Fifth Amen ...

{{* state court exhaustion of remedies , joined=Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Knick v. Township of Scott , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Knick v. Township of Scott , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=11 , case=Iancu v. Brunetti , type=majority , volume=588 , page= , year=2019 , wikisource= , issues=

trademark law A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from othe ...

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Lanham Act The Lanham (Trademark) Act (, codified at et seq. () is the primary federal trademark statute of law in the United States. The Act prohibits a number of activities, including trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false advertising. ...

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{{* free spech , joined=Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh , otheropinion2author=Alito , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Iancu v. Brunetti , otheropinion3author=Roberts , , otheropinion3type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion3link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Iancu v. Brunetti , otheropinion4author=Breyer , , otheropinion4type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion4link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Iancu v. Brunetti , otheropinion5author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion5type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion5link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Iancu v. Brunetti , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=12 , case=Kisor v. Wilkie , type=majority , volume=588 , page= , year=2019 , wikisource= , issues=

administrative law Administrative law is the division of law that governs the activities of executive branch agencies of government. Administrative law concerns executive branch rule making (executive branch rules are generally referred to as "regulations"), ad ...

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separation of powers Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. The typic ...

{{* Administrative Procedures Act , joined=Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor; Roberts (in part) , otheropinion2author=Roberts , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Kisor v. Wilkie , otheropinion3author=Gorsuch , , otheropinion3type=concurrence , , otheropinion3link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Neil Gorsuch#Kisor v. Wilkie , otheropinion4author=Kavanaugh , , otheropinion4type=concurrence , , otheropinion4link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Brett Kavanaugh#Kisor v. Wilkie , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=13 , case=Rucho v. Common Cause , type=dissent , volume=588 , page= , year=2019 , wikisource= , issues= legislative redistricting {{* partisan gerrymandering {{*

political question doctrine In United States constitutional law, the political question doctrine holds that a constitutional dispute that requires knowledge of a non-legal character or the use of techniques not suitable for a court or explicitly assigned by the Constitution ...

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Elections Clause Article One of the United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, the United States Congress. Under Article One, Congress is a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the ...

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{{* Fourteenth Amendment {{* Equal Protection Clause , joined=Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Rucho v. Common Cause , summary=