The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008, and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the thirty-fourth term of Associate Justice John Paul Stevens's tenure on the Court. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hedgpeth v. Pulido | 557 U.S. 57 (2008) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • felony murder • erroneous jury instructions • harmless error | Souter, Ginsburg |
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Altria Group, Inc. v. Good | 555 U.S. 70 (2008) |
tobacco litigation • unfair trade practices • Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act • federal preemption | Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. | 555 U.S. 353 (2009) |
First Amendment • public employee unions • state ban on payroll deductions for political activities |
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Carcieri v. Salazar | 555 U.S. 379 (2009) |
Indian Reorganization Act • legal status of Narragansett Tribe • authority of Secretary of the Interior to take land in trust |
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Pleasant Grove City v. Summum | 555 U.S. 460 (2009) |
First Amendment • free speech • government speech • public forums | Ginsburg |
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Negusie v. Holder | 555 U.S. 511 (2009) |
immigration law • Refugee Act of 1980 • persecutor bar for refugee applicants | Breyer |
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Wyeth v. Levine | 555 U.S. 555 (2009) |
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act • FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling • federal preemption • failure-to-warn of risks | Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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Walker v. Georgia | 555 U.S. 979 (2008) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • proportionality review |
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Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kelly v. California | 555 U.S. 1020 (2008) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • victim impact evidence |
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Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari, in a case that involved the admissibility of "victim impact evidence" during the sentencing phase of a capital trial. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vail v. Stenson | 555 U.S. 1065 (2008) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • stay of execution pending constitutional litigation | Ginsburg | ||||||||||||||||||
Stevens concurred in the Court's stay of execution of a sentence of death. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Harbison v. Bell | 556 U.S. 180 (2009) |
federally appointed counsel in state clemency proceedings • certificate of appealability | Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. | 556 U.S. 208 (2009) |
Clean Water Act • environmental impact of power plant cooling water intake • national performance standards based on cost-benefit analysis | Souter, Ginsburg |
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14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett | 556 U.S. 247 (2009) |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement |
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Arizona v. Gant | 556 U.S. 332 (2009) |
Fourth Amendment • search incident to arrest • vehicle search | Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg |
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Cone v. Bell | 556 U.S. 449 (2009) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • state suppression of mitigating evidence • adequate and independent state ground | Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. | 556 U.S. 502 (2009) |
Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 • indecency ban on broadcast television • fleeting expletives |
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Dean v. United States | 556 U.S. 568 (2009) |
federal criminal law • mandatory additional sentence discharge of firearm during crime • proof of intent • rule of lenity |
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Kansas v. Ventris | 556 U.S. 586 (2009) |
Sixth Amendment • admissibility of unconstitutionally elicited statement as impeachment evidence | Ginsburg |
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Burlington N. & S. F. R. Co. v. United States | 556 U.S. 599 (2009) |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act • cleanup cost liability for arranger of hazardous waste disposal | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer, Alito |
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Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. | 556 U.S. 635 (2009) |
appeal after removal to state court • supplemental jurisdiction |
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AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen | 556 U.S. 701 (2009) |
Pregnancy Discrimination Act • calculating pregnancy leave for pension plan accrual |
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Haywood v. Drown | 556 U.S. 729 (2009) |
Section 1983 • state limitation of liability against corrections officers • Supremacy Clause | Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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Montejo v. Louisiana | 556 U.S. 778 (2009) |
Fifth Amendment • right against self-incrimination • police interrogation after invocation of right to counsel | Souter, Ginsburg; Breyer (in part) |
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CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley | 556 U.S. 838 (2009) |
Federal Employers' Liability Act • asbestos litigation • jury instruction on fear-of-cancer damages |
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Boyle v. United States | 556 U.S. 938 (2009) |
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act • association-in-fact enterprise | Breyer |
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Thompson v. McNeil | 556 U.S. 1114 (2009) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • substantial delay |
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Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez | 557 U.S. 1 (2009) |
Tonnage Clause • local property tax on vessels | Souter |
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District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne | 557 U.S. 52 (2009) |
Due Process Clause • postconviction access to state evidence for DNA testing • substantive due process | Ginsburg, Breyer; Souter (in part) |
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Yeager v. United States | 557 U.S. 110 (2009) |
Double Jeopardy Clause • issue preclusion • inconsistency between acquittal and hung jury | Roberts, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer; Kennedy (in part) |
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Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey | 557 U.S. 137 (2009) |
bankruptcy law • enjoined claims | Ginsburg |
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Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. | 557 U.S. 167 (2009) |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • disparate treatment claim • but-for causation • burden of persuasion | Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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Forest Grove School Dist. v. T. A. | 557 U.S. 230 (2009) |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act • reimbursement for private special education services | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito |
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Safford Unified School District v. Redding | 557 U.S. 364 (2009) |
Fourth Amendment • strip search of public school student for contraband | Ginsburg |
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In re Davis | 557 U.S. 952 (2009) |
habeas corpus | Ginsburg, Breyer |
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Stevens concurred in the Court's order that a district court hear and determine a habeas corpus petition, writing to critique Scalia's dissent. |
References
- "2008 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- "2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- "2008 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
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