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COLUMN HEADER DEFINITIONS

The headers on the columns in the opinions chart have the following meanings.

Date: Date the case was decided (cases are posted latest to earliest).

Docket: Docket number of the case.

Name: Parties to the case.

J: The Justice who wrote the opinion:

A: Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
AS: Associate Justice Antonin Scalia
B: Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer
DS: Associate Justice David H. Souter
G: Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
JS: Associate Justice John Paul Stevens
K: Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
O: Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
R: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
T: Associate Justice Clarence Thomas

Pt.: The United States Reports volume and preliminary print part number in which the case will appear.

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Last Updated: August 16, 2007
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