The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015, and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the thirtieth and final term of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Court; Scalia died on February 13, 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mullenix v. Luna | 577 U.S. ___ (2015) | Fourth Amendment • use of deadly force in effecting arrest • qualified immunity |
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Rapelje v. Blackston | 577 U.S. ___ (2015) | Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 | Thomas, Alito | |||||||||
Scalia dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||
Shapiro v. McManus | 577 U.S. ___ (2015) | congressional apportionment • three-judge panel review of constitutional challenges | Unanimous | |||||||||
Kansas v. Carr | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • death penalty • jury instructions on standard of proof for mitigating factors | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan |
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Montgomery v. Louisiana | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | Eighth Amendment • mandatory life imprisonment of minors • retroactivity of new constitutional rules | Thomas, Alito |
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FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn. | 577 U.S. ___ (2016) | Federal Power Act • regulation of electricity market • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 745 | Thomas |
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