Type |
Case |
Citation |
Issues |
Joined by |
Other opinions |
401
|
Hurst v. Florida |
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
death penalty • Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation |
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402
|
Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez |
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Article III • Case or Controversy Clause • effect of unaccepted settlement offer or offer of judgment on mootness • Telephone Consumer Protection Act • liability of federal contractor |
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103
|
Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. United States |
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act • Contract Disputes Act of 1978 • equitable tolling of statute of limitations |
Unanimous |
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204
|
Taylor v. Yee |
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
notification and length of state law escheat periods • Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause |
Thomas |
|
Alito concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. |
405
|
Ben-Levi v. Brown |
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 • First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • prison denial of inmate request for group prayer |
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Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
406
|
Wearry v. Cain |
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Due Process Clause • obligation of prosecution to turn over exculpatory evidence |
Thomas |
|
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207
|
Caetano v. Massachusetts |
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Second Amendment • prohibition on stun gun ownership |
Thomas |
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208
|
Evenwel v. Abbott |
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
legislative redistricting based on total state population • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • one person, one vote doctrine |
Thomas (in part) |
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109
|
Nichols v. United States |
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act • change of residence registration requirements |
Unanimous[2] |
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210
|
Molina-Martinez v. United States |
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Federal Sentencing Guidelines • sentencing based on incorrect range |
Thomas |
|
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111
|
Ocasio v. United States |
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Hobbs Act • conspiracy |
Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan |
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112
|
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins |
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 • Article III • injury-in-fact |
Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Kagan |
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213
|
Foster v. Chatman |
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial discrimination in juror peremptory challenges • adequate and independent state ground |
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214
|
Green v. Brennan |
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Title VII • constructive discharge • statute of limitations |
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215
|
Adams v. Alabama |
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Eighth Amendment • mandatory life imprisonment of minors • retroactivity of new constitutional rules |
Thomas |
|
Alito concurred in the Court's decision to grant certiorari, vacate the lower court's opinion, and remand. |
316
|
Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act • appealability of decision to conduct inter partes review |
Sotomayor |
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117
|
Taylor v. United States |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Hobbs Act • robbery of drug dealers as satisfaction of commerce requirement |
Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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118
|
RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act • extraterritorial application |
Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas; Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan (in part) |
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419
|
Williams v. Louisiana |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial discrimination in juror peremptory challenges • judge-supplied race-neutral reason for challenge |
Thomas |
|
Alito dissented from the Court's order to grant, vacate, and remand. |
420
|
Flowers v. Mississippi |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial discrimination in juror peremptory challenges • GVR orders |
Thomas |
|
Alito dissented from the Court's order to grant, vacate, and remand. |
421
|
Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • affirmative action • race-conscious college admissions program |
Roberts, Thomas |
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122
|
Birchfield v. North Dakota |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourth Amendment • search incident to arrest • drunk driving • implied consent to breathalyzer or blood alcohol content tests |
Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Kagan |
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423
|
Mathis v. United States |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Armed Career Criminal Act • sentence enhancement for prior convictions |
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424
|
Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • abortion • regulation of abortion providers • Texas Senate Bill 5 • res judicata |
Roberts, Thomas |
|
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425
|
Stormans, Inc. v. Wiesman |
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • religious objection by pharmacist to dispensing emergency contraceptives |
Roberts, Thomas |
|
Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |