Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
401 | Jones v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2014)
| Sixth Amendment • right to jury trial • sentencing based on judicial fact-finding | Thomas, Ginsburg | |
Scalia dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
502 | Whitman v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2014)
| Securities Exchange Act of 1934 • deference to agency interpretation of statutes • rule of lenity | Thomas | |
Scalia filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. |
403 | Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens | 574 U.S. ___ (2014)
| jurisdiction over denial of appeal | Kennedy, Kagan; Thomas (in part) | |
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104 | Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Truth in Lending Act • rescission by borrower | Unanimous | |
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105 | Whitfield v. United States | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| federal criminal law • enhanced sentencing penalty for forced accompaniment during bank robbery | Unanimous | |
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106 | Jennings v. Stephens | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure • defense of judgment on alternative grounds | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | |
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307 | Kansas v. Nebraska | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Republican River Compact | | |
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108 | Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| discriminatory taxation of rail carrier | Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | |
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209 | 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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210 | Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund | 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Securities Act of 1933 • opinions in registration statement later proved incorrect | | |
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411 | Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Pregnancy Discrimination Act • disparate treatment claim | Kennedy, Thomas | |
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412 | Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • redistricting • racial gerrymandering • Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Roberts, Thomas, Alito | |
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113 | Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Medicaid • Supremacy Clause • implied right of action | Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Breyer (in part) | |
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414 | Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Natural Gas Act • federal preemption of state antitrust laws | Roberts | |
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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 | Thomas | |
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416 | 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 | Thomas (in part) | |
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317 | 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 • improvidently granted certiorari | Kagan | |
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418 | Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. | 575 U.S. ___ (2015)
| patent law • induced infringement • belief in patent invalidity as defense | Roberts | |
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119 | 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 | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | |
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420 | Zivotofsky v. Kerry | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| diplomatic recognition • separation of powers • Article Two • U.S. position on status of Jerusalem • Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 • passport designation of births in Jerusalem | Roberts, Alito | |
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121 | Kerry v. Din | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Immigration and Nationality Act • exclusion of alien for terrorist activities • denial of spouse's visa • Due Process Clause • substantive due process • liberty interest in marriage | Roberts, Thomas | |
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222 | Ohio v. Clark | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • admissibility of statements by child abuse victim to teacher • mandatory reporting obligations | Ginsburg | |
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423 | Kingsley v. Hendrickson | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • excessive force against pretrial detainee | Roberts, Thomas | |
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424 | Los Angeles v. Patel | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Fourth Amendment • mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection • facial challenge | Roberts, Thomas | |
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425 | King v. Burwell | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act • federally established health care exchanges • federal tax credit subsidies for individual purchase of health insurance | Thomas, Alito | |
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126 | Johnson v. United States | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Armed Career Criminal Act • residual clause • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause • void for vagueness | Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | |
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427 | Obergefell v. Hodges | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| same-sex marriage • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • Equal Protection Clause | Thomas | |
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128 | Michigan v. EPA | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Clean Air Act • regulation of power plant emissions • relevance of cost to decision to regulate | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito | |
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429 | Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Elections Clause • legislative redistricting • Arizona Proposition 106 (2000) • gerrymandering • Article III • standing of legislature to bring suit | Thomas | |
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230 | Glossip v. Gross | 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • use of midazolam in lethal injection | Thomas | |
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