2008 Term Opinions of the Court
Slip Opinions, Per Curiams (PC), and Original Case Decrees
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R- |
Date |
Docket |
Name |
J. |
Pt. |
83 |
6/29/09 |
07-1428 |
Ricci v. DeStefano |
K |
557/2 |
82 |
6/29/09 |
08-453 |
Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C. |
AS |
557/2 |
81 |
6/25/09 |
08-289 |
Horne v. Flores |
A |
557/2 |
80 |
6/25/09 |
08-214 |
Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend |
T |
557/2 |
79 |
6/25/09 |
08-479 |
Safford Unified School Dist. #1 v. Redding |
DS |
557/2 |
78 |
6/25/09 |
07-591 |
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts |
AS |
557/2 |
77 |
6/22/09 |
07-984 |
Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council |
K |
557/1 |
76 |
6/22/09 |
08-305 |
Forest Grove School Dist. v. T. A. |
JS |
557/1 |
75 |
6/22/09 |
08-322 |
Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder |
R |
557/1 |
74 |
6/18/09 |
08-441 |
Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. |
T |
557/1 |
73 |
6/18/09 |
08-295 |
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey |
DS |
557/1 |
72 |
6/18/09 |
08-67 |
Yeager v. United States |
JS |
557/1 |
71 |
6/18/09 |
08-6 |
District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne |
R |
557/1 |
70 |
6/15/09 |
08-495 |
Nijhawan v. Holder |
B |
557/1 |
69 |
6/15/09 |
08-310 |
Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez |
B |
557/1 |
68 |
6/9/09 |
08A1096 |
Indiana State Police Pension Trust v. Chrysler LLC |
PC |
556/2 |
67 |
6/8/09 |
07-1309 |
Boyle v. United States |
A |
556/2 |
66 |
6/8/09 |
08-660 |
United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York |
T |
556/2 |
65 |
6/8/09 |
08-267 |
United States v. Denedo |
K |
556/2 |
64 |
6/8/09 |
08-22 |
Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. |
K |
556/2 |
63 |
6/8/09 |
07-1090 |
Republic of Iraq v. Beaty |
AS |
556/2 |
62 |
6/1/09 |
08-1034 |
CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley |
PC |
556/2 |
61 |
6/1/09 |
08-598 |
Bobby v. Bies |
G |
556/2 |
60 |
5/26/09 |
08-192 |
Abuelhawa v. United States |
DS |
556/2 |
59 |
5/26/09 |
07-10374 |
Haywood v. Drown |
JS |
556/2 |
58 |
5/26/09 |
07-1529 |
Montejo v. Louisiana |
AS |
556/2 |
57 |
5/18/09 |
07-543 |
AT&T; Corp. v. Hulteen |
DS |
556/2 |
56 |
5/18/09 |
07-1015 |
Ashcroft v. Iqbal |
K |
556/2 |
55 |
5/4/09 |
08-108 |
Flores-Figueroa v. United States |
B |
556/2 |
54 |
5/4/09 |
07-1437 |
Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. |
T |
556/2 |
53 |
5/4/09 |
08-146 |
Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle |
AS |
556/2 |
52 |
5/4/09 |
07-1601 |
Burlington N. & S. F. R. Co. v. United States |
JS |
556/2 |
51 |
4/29/09 |
07-1356 |
Kansas v. Ventris |
AS |
556/2 |
50 |
4/29/09 |
08-5274 |
Dean v. United States |
R |
556/2 |
49 |
4/28/09 |
07-582 |
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. |
AS |
556/2 |
48 |
4/28/09 |
07-1114 |
Cone v. Bell |
JS |
556/2 |
47 |
4/22/09 |
08-681 |
Nken v. Holder |
R |
556/2 |
46 |
4/21/09 |
07-1209 |
Shinseki v. Sanders |
B |
556/1 |
45 |
4/21/09 |
07-615 |
Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi |
B |
556/1 |
44 |
4/21/09 |
07-542 |
Arizona v. Gant |
JS |
556/1 |
43 |
4/6/09 |
07-10441 |
Corley v. United States |
DS |
556/1 |
42 |
4/6/09 |
07-1410 |
United States v. Navajo Nation |
AS |
556/1 |
41 |
4/1/09 |
07-581 |
14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett |
T |
556/1 |
40 |
4/1/09 |
07-588 |
Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. |
AS |
556/1 |
39 |
4/1/09 |
07-8521 |
Harbison v. Bell |
JS |
556/1 |
38 |
3/31/09 |
07-1216 |
Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams |
PC |
556/1 |
37 |
3/31/09 |
07-1372 |
Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs |
A |
556/1 |
36 |
3/31/09 |
07-9995 |
Rivera v. Illinois |
G |
556/1 |
35 |
3/25/09 |
07-9712 |
Puckett v. United States |
AS |
556/1 |
34 |
3/24/09 |
07-1315 |
Knowles v. Mirzayance |
T |
556/1 |
33 |
3/9/09 |
105, Orig. |
Kansas v. Colorado |
A |
556/1 |
32 |
3/9/09 |
08-88 |
Vermont v. Brillon |
G |
556/1 |
31 |
3/9/09 |
07-773 |
Vaden v. Discover Bank |
G |
556/1 |
30 |
3/9/09 |
07-689 |
Bartlett v. Strickland |
K |
556/1 |
29 |
3/4/09 |
06-1249 |
Wyeth v. Levine |
JS |
555/2 |
28 |
3/3/09 |
07-499 |
Negusie v. Holder |
K |
555/2 |
27 |
3/3/09 |
07-463 |
Summers v. Earth Island Institute |
AS |
555/2 |
26 |
2/25/09 |
07-665 |
Pleasant Grove City v. Summum |
A |
555/2 |
25 |
2/25/09 |
07-512 |
Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications, Inc. |
R |
555/2 |
24 |
2/24/09 |
07-608 |
United States v. Hayes |
G |
555/2 |
23 |
2/24/09 |
07-526 |
Carcieri v. Salazar |
T |
555/2 |
22 |
2/24/09 |
07-869 |
Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. |
R |
555/2 |
21 |
1/26/09 |
08-5657 |
Nelson v. United States |
PC |
555/2 |
20 |
1/26/09 |
07-854 |
Van de Kamp v. Goldstein |
B |
555/2 |
19 |
1/26/09 |
07-1122 |
Arizona v. Johnson |
G |
555/2 |
18 |
1/26/09 |
07-1059 |
United States v. Eurodif S. A. |
DS |
555/2 |
17 |
1/26/09 |
07-636 |
Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Sav. and Investment Plan |
DS |
555/2 |
16 |
1/26/09 |
06-1595 |
Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson Cty. |
DS |
555/2 |
15 |
1/21/09 |
08-5721 |
Spears v. United States |
PC |
555/1 |
14 |
1/21/09 |
07-1125 |
Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Comm. |
A |
555/1 |
13 |
1/21/09 |
07-751 |
Pearson v. Callahan |
A |
555/1 |
12 |
1/21/09 |
07-610 |
Locke v. Karass |
B |
555/1 |
11 |
1/21/09 |
07-772 |
Waddington v. Sarausad |
T |
555/1 |
10 |
1/14/09 |
07-901 |
Oregon v. Ice |
G |
555/1 |
9 |
1/14/09 |
07-513 |
Herring v. United States |
R |
555/1 |
8 |
1/13/09 |
06-11206 |
Chambers v. United States |
B |
555/1 |
7 |
1/13/09 |
07-6984 |
Jimenez v. Quarterman |
T |
555/1 |
6 |
12/15/08 |
07-562 |
Altria Group, Inc. v. Good |
JS |
555/1 |
5 |
12/02/08 |
07-544 |
Hedgpeth v. Pulido |
PC |
555/1 |
4 |
11/17/08 |
07-1223 |
Bell v. Kelly |
PC |
555/1 |
3 |
11/12/08 |
07-1239 |
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. |
R |
555/1 |
2 |
10/17/08 |
08A332 |
Brunner v. Ohio Republican Party |
PC |
555/1 |
1 |
10/14/08 |
07-10689 |
Moore v. United States |
PC |
555/1 |