2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan
| The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015, and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the sixth term of Associate Justice Elena Kagan's tenure on the Court. | 
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FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn. | 577 U.S. 260 (2016) |
Federal Power Act • regulation of electricity market • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 745 | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor |
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Lockhart v. United States | 577 U.S. 362 (2016) |
federal child pornography laws • scope of sentence enhancement for prior convictions | Breyer |
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Luis v. United States | 578 U.S. 51 (2016) |
pretrial asset freezing • Sixth Amendment • right to counsel of one's choice |
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning | 578 U.S. 374 (2016) |
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 • removal jurisdiction • federal question jurisdiction | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito |
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Luna Torres v. Lynch | 578 U.S. 452 (2016) |
immigration law • removal for state conviction of aggravated felony | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito |
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Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. | 578 U.S. 603 (2016) |
Clean Water Act • United States Army Corps of Engineers jurisdictional determination • Administrative Procedure Act reviewability |
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Ross v. Blake | 578 U.S. 632 (2016) |
Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 • exhaustion of remedies | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor |
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Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle | 579 U.S. 59 (2016) |
Double Jeopardy Clause • sovereignty of Puerto Rico | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito |
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Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 579 U.S. 197 (2016) |
copyright law • award of attorney's fees | Unanimous[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Utah v. Strieff | 579 U.S. 255 (2016) |
Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule • attenuation doctrine | Ginsburg |
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Mathis v. United States | 579 U.S. 500 (2016) |
Armed Career Criminal Act • sentence enhancement for prior convictions | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor |
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Voisine v. United States | 579 U.S. 686 (2016) |
federal criminal law • prohibition on firearm ownership for misdemeanor domestic violence conviction | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito |
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Notes
- ^ All but one of Kagan's opinions were issued after Justice Scalia's death. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Thomas joined the fewest of Kagan's opinions, with two.
- ^ This opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court.
References
- "2015 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- "2015 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- "2015 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved June 27, 2016.