2009 Term Opinions of the Court
Slip Opinions, Per Curiams (PC), and Original Case Decrees
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R- |
Date |
Docket |
Name |
J. |
Pt. |
92 |
6/29/10 |
09-8854 |
Sears v. Upton |
PC |
561/2 |
91 |
6/28/10 |
08-1521 |
McDonald v. Chicago |
A |
561/2 |
90 |
6/28/10 |
08-1371 |
Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez |
G |
561/2 |
89 |
6/28/10 |
08-964 |
Bilski v. Kappos |
K |
561/2 |
88 |
6/28/10 |
08-861 |
Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Bd. |
R |
561/2 |
87 |
6/24/10 |
08-1196 |
Weyhrauch v. United States |
PC |
561/1 |
86 |
6/24/10 |
08-876 |
Black v. United States |
G |
561/1 |
85 |
6/24/10 |
08-1394 |
Skilling v. United States |
G |
561/1 |
84 |
6/24/10 |
09-158 |
Magwood v. Patterson |
T |
561/1 |
83 |
6/24/10 |
08-1214 |
Granite Rock Co. v. Teamsters |
T |
561/1 |
82 |
6/24/10 |
08-1191 |
Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. |
AS |
561/1 |
81 |
6/24/10 |
09-559 |
Doe v. Reed |
R |
561/1 |
80 |
6/21/10 |
09-475 |
Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms |
A |
561/1 |
79 |
6/21/10 |
08-1553 |
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. |
K |
561/1 |
78 |
6/21/10 |
09-497 |
Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson |
AS |
561/1 |
77 |
6/21/10 |
08-1498 |
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project |
R |
561/1 |
76 |
6/17/10 |
09-6338 |
Dillon v. United States |
SS |
560/2 |
75 |
6/17/10 |
08-538 |
Schwab v. Reilly |
T |
560/2 |
74 |
6/17/10 |
08-1332 |
Ontario v. Quon |
K |
560/2 |
73 |
6/17/10 |
08-1151 |
Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection |
AS |
560/2 |
72 |
6/17/10 |
08-1457 |
New Process Steel, L. P. v. NLRB |
JS |
560/2 |
71 |
6/14/10 |
09-5327 |
Holland v. Florida |
B |
560/2 |
70 |
6/14/10 |
09-367 |
Dolan v. United States |
B |
560/2 |
69 |
6/14/10 |
08-1322 |
Astrue v. Ratliff |
T |
560/2 |
68 |
6/14/10 |
09-60 |
Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder |
JS |
560/2 |
67 |
6/07/10 |
09-940 |
United States v. Juvenile Male |
PC |
560/2 |
66 |
6/07/10 |
09-337 |
Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. p. A. |
SS |
560/2 |
65 |
6/07/10 |
08-998 |
Hamilton v. Lanning |
A |
560/2 |
64 |
6/07/10 |
09-5201 |
Barber v. Thomas |
B |
560/2 |
63 |
6/01/10 |
08-1301 |
Carr v. United States |
SS |
560/1 |
62 |
6/01/10 |
09-223 |
Levin v. Commerce Energy, Inc. |
G |
560/1 |
61 |
6/01/10 |
08-1470 |
Berghuis v. Thompkins |
K |
560/1 |
60 |
6/01/10 |
132, Orig. |
Alabama v. North Carolina |
AS |
560/1 |
59 |
6/01/10 |
08-1555 |
Samantar v. Yousuf |
JS |
560/1 |
58 |
5/24/10 |
09-8852 |
Jefferson v. Upton |
PC |
560/1 |
57 |
5/24/10 |
08-6261 |
Robertson v. United States ex rel. Watson |
PC |
560/1 |
56 |
5/24/10 |
08-1341 |
United States v. Marcus |
B |
560/1 |
55 |
5/24/10 |
09-448 |
Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co. |
T |
560/1 |
54 |
5/24/10 |
08-1569 |
United States v. O’Brien |
K |
560/1 |
53 |
5/24/10 |
08-974 |
Lewis v. Chicago |
AS |
560/1 |
52 |
5/24/10 |
08-661 |
American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League |
JS |
560/1 |
51 |
5/17/10 |
08-7621 |
Sullivan v. Florida |
PC |
560/1 |
50 |
5/17/10 |
08-1224 |
United States v. Comstock |
B |
560/1 |
49 |
7/06/10 5/17/10 |
08-7412 |
Graham v. Florida |
K |
560/1 |
48 |
5/17/10 |
08-645 |
Abbott v. Abbott |
K |
560/1 |
47 |
5/03/10 |
08-1529 |
Hui v. Castaneda |
SS |
559/2 |
46 |
5/03/10 |
09-338 |
Renico v. Lett |
R |
559/2 |
45 |
4/28/10 |
08-472 |
Salazar v. Buono |
K |
559/2 |
44 |
4/27/10 |
08-1198 |
Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp. |
A |
559/2 |
43 |
4/27/10 |
08-905 |
Merck & Co. v. Reynolds |
B |
559/2 |
42 |
4/21/10 |
08-1200 |
Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA |
SS |
559/2 |
41 |
4/21/10 |
08-970 |
Perdue v. Kenny A. |
A |
559/2 |
40 |
4/21/10 |
08-810 |
Conkright v. Frommert |
R |
559/2 |
39 |
4/20/10 |
08-769 |
United States v. Stevens |
R |
559/2 |
38 |
3/31/10 |
08-1008 |
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P. A. v. Allstate Ins. Co. |
AS |
559/2 |
37 |
3/31/10 |
08-651 |
Padilla v. Kentucky |
JS |
559/2 |
36 |
3/30/10 |
08-586 |
Jones v. Harris Associates L. P. |
A |
559/1 |
35 |
3/30/10 |
08-1402 |
Berghuis v. Smith |
G |
559/1 |
34 |
3/30/10 |
08-304 |
Graham County Soil and Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson |
JS |
559/1 |
33 |
3/23/10 |
08-1134 |
United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa |
T |
559/1 |
32 |
3/8/10 |
08-1119 |
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States |
SS |
559/1 |
31 |
3/8/10 |
08-728 |
Bloate v. United States |
T |
559/1 |
30 |
3/2/10 |
08-240 |
Mac's Shell Service, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products Co. |
A |
559/1 |
29 |
3/2/10 |
08-103 |
Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick |
T |
559/1 |
28 |
3/2/10 |
08-6925 |
Johnson v. United States |
AS |
559/1 |
27 |
3/1/10 |
08-1234 |
Kiyemba v. Obama |
PC |
559/1 |
26 |
2/24/10 |
08-680 |
Maryland v. Shatzer |
AS |
559/1 |
25 |
2/23/10 |
08-1107 |
Hertz Corp. v. Friend |
B |
559/1 |
24 |
2/23/10 |
08-1175 |
Florida v. Powell |
G |
559/1 |
23 |
2/22/10 |
09-273 |
Thaler v. Haynes |
PC |
559/1 |
22 |
2/22/10 |
08-10914 |
Wilkins v. Gaddy |
PC |
559/1 |
21 |
1/25/10 |
07-11191 |
Briscoe v. Virginia |
PC |
559/1 |
20 |
1/25/10 |
08-969 |
Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York |
R |
559/1 |
19 |
1/21/10 |
08-205 |
Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n |
K |
558/2 |
18 |
1/20/10 |
08-9156 |
Wood v. Allen |
SS |
558/2 |
17 |
1/20/10 |
138, Orig. |
South Carolina v. North Carolina |
A |
558/2 |
16 |
1/20/10 |
08-911 |
Kucana v. Holder |
G |
558/2 |
15 |
1/19/10 |
09-5731 |
Wellons v. Hall |
PC |
558/1 |
14 |
1/19/10 |
09-5270 |
Presley v. Georgia |
PC |
558/1 |
13 |
1/13/10 |
09A648 |
Hollingsworth v. Perry |
PC |
558/1 |
12 |
1/13/10 |
08-674 |
NRG Power Marketing, LLC v. Maine Pub. Util. Comm'n |
G |
558/1 |
11 |
1/12/10 |
08-724 |
Smith v. Spisak |
B |
558/1 |
10 |
1/11/10 |
08-559 |
McDaniel v. Brown |
PC |
558/1 |
9 |
12/8/09 |
08-678 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter |
SS |
558/1 |
8 |
12/8/09 |
08-351 |
Alvarez v. Smith |
B |
558/1 |
7 |
12/8/09 |
08-604 |
Union Pacific R. Co. v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Gen. Comm. of Adjustment, Central Region |
G |
558/1 |
6 |
12/8/09 |
08-992 |
Beard v. Kindler |
R |
558/1 |
5 |
12/7/09 |
09-91 |
Michigan v. Fisher |
PC |
558/1 |
4 |
11/30/09 |
08-10537 |
Porter v. McCollum |
PC |
558/1 |
3 |
11/16/09 |
08-1263 |
Wong v. Belmontes |
PC |
558/1 |
2 |
11/9/09 |
09-144 |
Bobby v. Van Hook |
PC |
558/1 |
1 |
10/20/09 |
08-10495 |
Corcoran v. Levenhagen |
PC |
558/1 |