This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 562 of the United States Reports :
| Case name | Citation | Date decided |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson v. Corcoran | 562 U.S. 1 | November 8,2010 |
| Federal courts may only grant a writ of habeas corpus if a violation of federal law is found. Federal courts may not grant habeas relief if, instead, the only issue raised is a potential violation of state law. | ||
| Abbott v. United States | 562 U.S. 8 | November 15,2010 |
| 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), which required a minimum five-year prison sentence, was to be imposed in addition to any other mandatory sentence given for another crime, including the underlying drug-related or violent offense. | ||
| Los Angeles County v. Humphries | 562 U.S. 29 | November 30,2010 |
| Where a city is being sued under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, if it violates someone's rights because of "policy or custom," it is liable regardless of whether the "policy or custom" was established by city ordinance or state law. | ||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega S.A. | 562 U.S. 40 | December 13,2010 |
| Madison Cnty. v. Oneida Indian Nation | 562 U.S. 42 | January 13,2011 |
| Mayo Foundation v. United States | 562 U.S. 44 | January 11,2011 |
| Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A. | 562 U.S. 61 | January 11,2011 |
| A debtor in bankruptcy is only allowed to shield from creditors an amount for a car payment if they are actually purchasing or leasing the vehicle, and not if they already own it. | ||
| Harrington v. Richter | 562 U.S. 86 | January 19,2011 |
| AEDPA's standard for federal habeas relief applies even when a state court does not issue an opinion explaining the basis of its decision. | ||
| Premo v. Moore | 562 U.S. 115 | January 19,2011 |
| NASA v. Nelson | 562 U.S. 134 | January 19,2011 |
| NASA's background checks of contract employees do not violate any constitutional privacy right. | ||
| Thompson v. N. Am. Stainless | 562 U.S. 170 | January 24,2011 |
| Title VII protects a worker from retaliation if that worker's fiancé files a workplace grievance. | ||
| Ortiz v. Jordan | 562 U.S. 180 | January 24,2011 |
| A party may not appeal a denial of summary judgment after a district court has conducted a full trial on the merits. | ||
| Chase Bank USA, N.A. v. McCoy | 562 U.S. 195 | January 24,2011 |
| Before August 2009, Regulation Z did not require banks to provide credit-card holders with a change-in-terms notice before raising their interest rate after a delinquency or default. | ||
| Swarthout v. Cooke | 562 U.S. 216 | January 24,2011 |
| Jackson v. Hobbs | 562 U.S. 1 | February 9,2011 |
| Bruesewitz v. Wyeth | 562 U.S. 223 | February 22,2011 |
| The 1986 Vaccine Act preempts all vaccine design defect claims against vaccine manufacturers. | ||
| CSX Transp., Inc. v. Ala. Dept. of Revenue | 562 U.S. 277 | February 22,2011 |
| The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 permits a railroad to challenge a state's sales and use taxes as discriminatory when the tax exempts the railroad's competitors, such as water and motor carriers. | ||
| Walker v. Martin | 562 U.S. 307 | February 23,2011 |
| A state's rule requiring state habeas petitions to be filed "as promptly as the circumstances allow" constitutes an independent state ground that is adequate to bar habeas relief in federal court. | ||
| Williamson v. Mazda Motor of Am., Inc. | 562 U.S. 323 | February 23,2011 |
| FMVSS 208 does not preempt state tort suits claiming that manufacturers should have installed lap-and-shoulder belts, instead of lap belts, on rear inner seats. | ||
| Michigan v. Bryant | 562 U.S. 344 | February 28,2011 |
| Dying murder victim identification and description of the shooter and of the location of the shooting were not testimonial statements, because they had a "primary purpose... to enable police assistance to meet an ongoing emergency". Their admission at trial did not violate the defendant rights under the Confrontation Clause. | ||
| FCC v. AT&T | 562 U.S. 397 | March 1,2011 |
| Corporations do not have "personal privacy" for the purposes of Freedom of Information Act Exemption 7(C). | ||
| Staub v. Proctor Hosp. | 562 U.S. 411 | March 1,2011 |
| An employer may be held liable for employment discrimination based on the discriminatory animus of an employee who influenced, but did not make the ultimate employment decision. | ||
| Henderson v. Shinseki | 562 U.S. 428 | March 13,2011 |
| The deadline for filing a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims does not have jurisdictional consequences. | ||
| Snyder v. Phelps | 562 U.S. 443 | March 2,2011 |
| Speech on a matter of public concern, in a public place, cannot be the basis of liability for a tort of emotional distress. | ||
| Pepper v. United States | 562 U.S. 476 | March 2,2011 |
| Original District Court decisions relating to sentencing the defendant were compatible with federal sentencing guidelines, as judges may consider a defendant's rehabilitation during the resentencing process. | ||
| Skinner v. Switzer | 562 U.S. 521 | March 7,2011 |
| Because federal-court subject-matter jurisdiction existed over Skinner’s complaint, his claim was cognizable under §1983. | ||
| Wall v. Kholi | 562 U.S. 545 | March 7,2011 |
| It is proper to toll the time available for a habeas petition upon a properly filed application for state post-conviction or other collateral review with respect to the pertinent judgment or claim. | ||
| Milner v. Dept. of Navy | 562 U.S. 562 | March 7,2011 |
| FOIA's Exemption 2 only allows the government to withhold records relating to employee relations and human resources issues. | ||
| Felkner v. Jackson | 562 U.S. 594 | March 21,2011 |