| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
|---|
401
| Altria Group, Inc. v. Good | 555 U.S. 70 (2008)
| tobacco litigation • unfair trade practices • Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act • federal preemption | Roberts, Scalia, Alito | |
|
102
| Jimenez v. Quarterman | 555 U.S. 113 (2009)
| habeas corpus • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • finality of conviction pending out-of-time appeal | Unanimous | |
|
103
| Waddington v. Sarausad | 555 U.S. 179 (2009)
| habeas corpus • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • accomplice liability | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito | |
|
104
| 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 | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito | |
|
405
| Negusie v. Holder | 555 U.S. 511 (2009)
| immigration law • Refugee Act of 1980 • persecutor bar for refugee applicants | | |
|
206
| Wyeth v. Levine | 555 U.S. 555 (2009)
| Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act • FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling • federal preemption • failure-to-warn of risks | | |
|
207
| Walker v. Georgia | 555 U.S. 979 (2008)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • proportionality review | | |
| Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. |
208
| Bartlett v. Strickland | 556 U.S. 1 (2009)
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 • legislative redistricting • vote dilution | Scalia | |
|
109
| Knowles v. Mirzayance | 556 U.S. 111 (2009)
| Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • withdrawal of not guilty by reason of insanity plea | Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg (in part) | |
|
210
| Harbison v. Bell | 556 U.S. 180 (2009)
| federally appointed counsel in state clemency proceedings • certificate of appealability | | |
|
111
| 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett | 556 U.S. 247 (2009)
| Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito | |
|
412
| Cone v. Bell | 556 U.S. 449 (2009)
| Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • state suppression of mitigating evidence • adequate and independent state ground | Scalia | |
|
213
| FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. | 556 U.S. 502 (2009)
| Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 • indecency ban on broadcast television • fleeting expletives | | |
|
114
| Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. | 556 U.S. 635 (2009)
| appeal after removal to state court • supplemental jurisdiction | Unanimous | |
|
415
| Haywood v. Drown | 556 U.S. 729 (2009)
| Section 1983 • state limitation of liability against corrections officers • Supremacy Clause | Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part) | |
|
116
| United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York | 556 U.S. 928 (2009)
| False Claims Act • qui tam • Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure • status of United States when not intervening • timeliness of appeal | Unanimous | |
|
217
| Thompson v. McNeil | 556 U.S. 1114 (2009)
| Eighth Amendment • death penalty • substantial delay | | |
| Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. |
118
| 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 | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito | |
|
319
| Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder | 557 U.S. 193 (2009)
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 • preclearance • eligibility of utility district for bailout provision | | |
|
220
| Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts | 557 U.S. 305 (2009)
| Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • forensic analyst affidavits | | |
|
321
| Safford Unified School District v. Redding | 557 U.S. 364 (2009)
| Fourth Amendment • strip search of public school student for contraband | | |
|
122
| Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend | 557 U.S. 404 (2009)
| maritime law • Jones Act • punitive damages | Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer | |
|
323
| Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C. | 557 U.S. 519 (2009)
| National Banking Act • fair-lending laws • federal preemption | Roberts, Kennedy, Alito | |
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