| 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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Correll v. Florida
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577 U.S. 948 (2015)
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Eighth Amendment • death penalty
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| Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari and application for stay of execution.
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402
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Mullenix v. Luna
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577 U.S. 20 (2015)
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Fourth Amendment • use of deadly force in effecting arrest • qualified immunity
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503
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Holiday v. Stephens
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577 U.S. 999 (2015)
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death penalty • appointment of counsel in clemency proceedings
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| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
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104
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Hurst v. Florida
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577 U.S. 92 (2016)
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death penalty • Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation
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Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Kagan
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405
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Kansas v. Carr
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577 U.S. 127 (2016)
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Eighth Amendment • death penalty • jury instructions on standard of proof for mitigating factors
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206
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Brooks v. Alabama
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577 U.S. 1115 (2016)
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death penalty
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Ginsburg
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| Sotomayor concurred in the Court's denial of a stay of execution and a petition for certiorari.
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107
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Lockhart v. United States
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577 U.S. 347 (2016)
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federal child pornography laws • scope of sentence enhancement for prior convictions
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Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito
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108
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Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.
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577 U.S. 378 (2016)
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diversity jurisdiction • citizenship of investment trust
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Unanimous[2]
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209
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Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing, LLC
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578 U.S. 167 (2016)
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Federal Power Act • interstate wholesale electricity rates • federal preemption
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410
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Ocasio v. United States
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578 U.S. 306 (2016)
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Hobbs Act • conspiracy
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Roberts
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111
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Husky Int'l Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz
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578 U.S. 355 (2016)
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bankruptcy law • Chapter 7 • discharge exception for actual fraud
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Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
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212
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Zubik v. Burwell
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578 U.S. 410 (2016)
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Affordable Care Act • contraceptive mandate • Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
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Ginsburg
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413
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Kernan v. Hinojosa
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578 U.S. 416 (2016)
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habeas corpus • state court unexplained denial of petition
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Ginsburg
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214
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Betterman v. Montana
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578 U.S. 450 (2016)
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Sixth Amendment • Speedy Trial Clause • postconviction delay in sentencing
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415
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Luna Torres v. Lynch
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578 U.S. 473 (2016)
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immigration law • removal for conviction of aggravated felony
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Thomas, Breyer
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116
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Green v. Brennan
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578 U.S. 547 (2016)
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Title VII • constructive discharge • statute of limitations
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Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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217
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Adams v. Alabama
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578 U.S. 998 (2016)
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Eighth Amendment • mandatory life imprisonment of minors • retroactivity of new constitutional rules
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Ginsburg
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| Sotomayor concurred in the Court's decision to grant certiorari, vacate the lower court's opinion, and remand.
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118
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Simmons v. Himmelreich
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578 U.S. 621 (2016)
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Federal Tort Claims Act • exceptions for discretionary functions • judgment bar against subsequent suit against employees
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Unanimous[2]
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119
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Dietz v. Bouldin
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579 U.S. 40 (2016)
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district court recall of jury in civil case after discharge
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Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
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420
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Puerto Rico v. Franklin Cal. Tax-Free Trust
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579 U.S. 131 (2016)
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bankruptcy law • preemption of municipal bankruptcy laws • Puerto Rican government-debt crisis
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Ginsburg
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421
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Utah v. Strieff
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579 U.S. 243 (2016)
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Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule • attenuation doctrine
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Ginsburg (in part)
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322
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Birchfield v. North Dakota
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579 U.S. 479 (2016)
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Fourth Amendment • search incident to arrest • drunk driving • implied consent to breathalyzer or blood alcohol content tests
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Ginsburg
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