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Case
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Citation
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Issues
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Joined by
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Other opinions
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101
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Los Angeles County v. Humphries • [full text]
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562 U.S. 29 (2010)
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42 U.S.C. § 1983 • "policy or custom" liability requirement • damages
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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor
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| Breyer's 8-0 opinion held that a municipality can only be liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an injury caused by that municipality's own "policy or custom", regardless of whether the plaintiff seeks prospective relief or monetary damages.
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202
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Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC
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562 U.S. 223 (2011)
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National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 • state law design defect claims • federal preemption
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103
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Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
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562 U.S. 323 (2011)
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National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 • Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards on seat belt design • state law torts against auto manufacturers • federal preemption
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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor
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204
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Snyder v. Phelps
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562 U.S. 443 (2011)
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First Amendment • free speech • intentional infliction of emotional distress
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205
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Pepper v. United States
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562 U.S. 476 (2011)
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines • consideration of postsentencing rehabilitation
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406
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Milner v. Department of Navy
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562 U.S. 562 (2011)
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Freedom of Information Act • exemption for internal personnel rules
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107
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Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.
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563 U.S. 1 (2011)
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 • antiretaliation provision • oral intracompany complaints
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Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor
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308
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Cullen v. Pinholster
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563 U.S. 170 (2011)
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Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • introduction of new evidence in habeas corpus proceedings • Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel
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409
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AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion
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563 U.S. 333 (2011)
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Federal Arbitration Act • federal preemption • class actions
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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110
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CIGNA Corp. v. Amara
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563 U.S. 421 (2011)
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ERISA • failure to provide proper notice of plan changes • court authority to reform plan as equitable relief
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Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan
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411
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Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting
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563 U.S. 582 (2011)
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Immigration Reform and Control Act • Legal Arizona Workers Act • state requirement that businesses use E-Verify • suspension or revocation of business licenses for hiring unauthorized aliens • federal preemption
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Ginsburg
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112
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United States v. Tinklenberg
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563 U.S. 647 (2011)
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Speedy Trial Act of 1974 • effect of pretrial motions on delay
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Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor; Roberts, Scalia, Thomas (in part)
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113
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Fowler v. United States
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563 U.S. 668 (2011)
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federal witness tampering crime • likelihood victim was intending to communicate with federal officer
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Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan
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414
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Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior Univ. v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
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563 U.S. 776 (2011)
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patent law • University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980 • vesting of federally funded patents in inventors or contractors
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Ginsburg
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515
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Kiyemba v. Obama
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563 U.S. 954 (2011)
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Guantanamo Bay detainees
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Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
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| Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
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216
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Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership
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564 U.S. 91 (2011)
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Patent Act of 1952 • presumption of patent validity • on-sale bar • clear and convincing evidence
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Scalia, Alito
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417
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Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders
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564 U.S. 135 (2011)
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SEC Rule 10b-5 • participation of corporate affiliate in making false statements
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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418
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Davis v. United States
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564 U.S. 229 (2011)
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Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule • good faith reliance on binding appellate precedent
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Ginsburg
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119
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Turner v. Rogers
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564 U.S. 431 (2011)
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Due Process Clause • right to counsel in civil contempt hearing for indigent defendant facing incarceration
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Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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420
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Stern v. Marshall
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564 U.S. 462 (2011)
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Article III • bankruptcy court authority to decide state law counterclaim
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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421
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Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc.
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564 U.S. 552 (2011)
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state law restrictions on sale or disclosure of drug prescriber information • First Amendment • free speech
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Ginsburg, Kagan
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422
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Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn.
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564 U.S. 786 (2011)
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First Amendment • freedom of speech • restriction on sale of violent video games to minors
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223
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J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro
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564 U.S. 873 (2011)
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Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturer in state product liability suit • purposeful availment of the forum
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Alito
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424
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Leal Garcia v. Texas
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564 U.S. 940 (2011)
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Vienna Convention on Consular Relations • domestication of international law • due process
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Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution
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425
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Valle v. Florida
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564 U.S. 1067 (2011)
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Eighth Amendment • death penalty
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| Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of stay, in a case arguing that executing the petitioner after he spent 33 years on death row constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
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