| Type
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Case
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Citation
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Issues
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Joined by
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Other opinions
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401
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North Carolina v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
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574 U.S. 927 (2014)
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Sotomayor
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| Ginsburg dissented from the Court's granting of a stay pending the filing of a petition for certiorari.
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402
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Veasey v. Perry
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574 U.S. 951 (2014)
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state voter identification law
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Sotomayor, Kagan
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| Ginsburg dissented from the Court's denial of an application to vacate a stay.
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103
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Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens
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574 U.S. 81 (2014)
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removal jurisdiction • sufficiency of allegations • jurisdiction over denial of appeal
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Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
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204
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Holt v. Hobbs
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574 U.S. 370 (2015)
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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act • prison regulation of beard growth • Islamic beard customs
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Sotomayor
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105
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Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp.
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574 U.S. 405 (2015)
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appellate jurisdiction over final decisions • finality of dismissal of case from pending multidistrict litigation
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Unanimous
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206
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M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett
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574 U.S. 443 (2015)
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act • Labor Management Relations Act • interpretation of collective bargaining agreements
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Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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107
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Yates v. United States
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574 U.S. 528 (2015)
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catching of undersized fish • destruction of tangible object to impede federal investigation
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Roberts, Breyer, Sotomayor
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208
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Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl
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575 U.S. 19 (2015)
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Tax Injunction Act • state collection of online sales tax • online retailer reporting requirements
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Breyer; Sotomayor (in part)
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209
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B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc.
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575 U.S. 160 (2015)
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trademark law • issue preclusion • adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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110
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Rodriguez v. United States
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575 U.S. 348 (2015)
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Fourth Amendment • traffic stop • dog sniff of car for drugs • reasonable suspicion
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Roberts, Scalia, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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211
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Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar
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575 U.S. 457 (2015)
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First Amendment • freedom of speech • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates
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Breyer (in part)
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112
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Harris v. Viegelahn
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575 U.S. 510 (2015)
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conversion of Chapter 13 bankruptcy case to Chapter 7 • return of post-petition wages not distributed by Chapter 13 trustee
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Unanimous
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413
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Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne
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575 U.S. 581 (2015)
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state credit for income tax paid to other states • Dormant Commerce Clause • internal consistency test
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Scalia, Kagan
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114
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Mellouli v. Lynch
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575 U.S. 798 (2015)
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removal of alien for state law drug paraphernalia conviction
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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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215
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Hittson v. Chatman
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576 U.S. 1028 (2015)
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Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • review where last decision was unexplained order
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Kagan
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| Ginsburg concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
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116
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Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n
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576 U.S. 787 (2015)
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Elections Clause • legislative redistricting • Arizona Proposition 106 (2000) • gerrymandering • Article III • standing of legislature to bring suit
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Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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