Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
401 | Frank v. Walker | 574 U.S. ___ (2014)
| state voter identification law | Scalia, Thomas | |
Alito dissented from the Court's vacatur of the lower court's stay. |
202 | Volkman v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2014)
| causation of death by unlawful distribution of controlled substance | Thomas | |
Alito concurred in the Court's vacatur and remand of the lower court's decision. |
403 | Kalamazoo County Road Comm'n v. Deleon | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| employment discrimination • granting of requested transfer as adverse employment action | | |
Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
204 | T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Telecommunications Act of 1996 • denial by local government of cell phone tower placement | | |
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105 | Holt v. Hobbs | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act • prison regulation of beard growth • Islamic beard customs | Unanimous | |
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406 | Christeson v. Roper | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • equitable tolling • substitution of counsel | Thomas | |
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407 | North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Sherman Antitrust Act • state-action antitrust immunity | Scalia, Thomas | |
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208 | Yates v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| catching of undersized fish • destruction of tangible object to impede federal investigation | | |
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209 | Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| status of Amtrak as governmental entity • Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 • separation of powers • nondelegation doctrine | | |
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210 | Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Administrative Procedure Act • exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirements • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulations | | |
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111 | B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| trademark law • issue preclusion • adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | |
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212 | Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Pregnancy Discrimination Act • disparate treatment claim | | |
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413 | Rodriguez v. United States | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Fourth Amendment • traffic stop • dog sniff of car for drugs • reasonable suspicion | | |
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414 | United States v. Kwai Fun Wong | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Federal Tort Claims Act • statute of limitations • equitable tolling | Roberts, Scalia, Thomas | |
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415 | Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| First Amendment • freedom of speech • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates | | |
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116 | Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| state credit for income tax paid to other states • Dormant Commerce Clause • internal consistency test | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor | |
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117 | City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 • obligation to provide accommodations to mentally ill arrestee • Fourth Amendment • improvidently granted certiorari | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor | |
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118 | Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| False Claims Act • qui tam • statute of limitations • Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act | Unanimous | |
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219 | Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| bankruptcy law • Article III • consent to adjudication by bankruptcy courts | | |
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320 | Elonis v. United States | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| federal crime against communicating threat • scienter | | |
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221 | EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Title VII • refusal to hire applicant because of religious practices • disparate treatment • failure to accommodate | | |
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222 | Reed v. Town of Gilbert | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| First Amendment • free speech • content-based restrictions • regulation of signs on private property | Sotomayor | |
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423 | Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| First Amendment • free speech • government speech • specialty license plates | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy | |
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124 | Ohio v. Clark | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • admissibility of statements by child abuse victim to teacher • mandatory reporting obligations | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | |
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125 | Davis v. Ayala | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Equal Protection Clause • race-based peremptory challenge in jury selection • ex parte hearing of prosecutor's justification of challenges • harmless error | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | |
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426 | Brumfield v. Cain | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Eighth Amendment • execution of the intellectually disabled • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 | Roberts | |
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427 | Kingsley v. Hendrickson | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • excessive force against pretrial detainee | | |
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428 | Los Angeles v. Patel | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Fourth Amendment • mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection • facial challenge | Thomas | |
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429 | Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| patent law • post-expiration royalty payments • stare decisis | Roberts, Thomas | |
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430 | Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Fair Housing Act • state allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits • disparate impact | Roberts, Scalia, Thomas | |
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431 | Johnson v. United States | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Armed Career Criminal Act • residual clause • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause • void for vagueness | | |
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432 | Obergefell v. Hodges | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| same-sex marriage • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • Equal Protection Clause | Scalia, Thomas | |
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133 | Glossip v. Gross | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • use of midazolam in lethal injection | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas | |
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