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Justice Roberts | majority | false | McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'n | 2014-04-02 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2659301/mccutcheon-v-federal-election-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2659301/ | 2,014 | 2013-033 | 1 | 5 | 4 | There is no right more basic in our democracy than the
right to participate in electing our political leaders. Citi-
zens can exercise that right in a variety of ways: They can
run for office themselves, vote, urge others to vote for a
particular candidate, volunteer to work on a campaign,
and contribute to a candidate... | There is no right more basic in our democracy than the right to participate in electing our political leaders. Citi- zens can exercise that right in a variety of ways: They can run for office themselves, vote, urge others to vote for a particular candi, volunteer to work on a campaign, and contribute to a candi’s campa... | 0 |
Justice Thomas | concurring | false | McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'n | 2014-04-02 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2659301/mccutcheon-v-federal-election-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2659301/ | 2,014 | 2013-033 | 1 | 5 | 4 | I adhere to the view that this Court’s decision in Buckley
v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976) (per curiam), denigrates core
First Amendment speech and should be overruled. See
Randall v. Sorrell, 548 U.S. 230, 265–267 (2006)
(THOMAS, J., concurring in judgment); Federal Election
Comm’n v. Beaumont, 539 U.S. 146, 164–165 (200... | adhere to the view that this Court’s decision in v. Valeo, denigrates core First Amendment speech and should be overruled. See (THOMAS, J., concurring in judgment); Federal Election ; Federal Election Comm’n v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Comm., 533 U.S. 431, 5–6 (2001) (Colorado ) (THOMAS, J., dissent- ing);... | 1 |
Justice Breyer | dissenting | false | McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'n | 2014-04-02 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2659301/mccutcheon-v-federal-election-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2659301/ | 2,014 | 2013-033 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Nearly 40 years ago in Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1
(1976) (per curiam), this Court considered the constitu
tionality of laws that imposed limits upon the overall
amount a single person can contribute to all federal candi
dates, political parties, and committees taken together.
The Court held that those limits did no... | Nearly 40 years ago in (1976) this Court considered the constitu tionality of laws that imposed limits upon the overall amount a single person can contribute to all federal candi dates, political parties, and committees taken together. The Court held that those limits did not violate the Con stitution. ; accord, (ci... | 2 |
Justice Kagan | majority | false | Kaley v. United States | 2014-02-25 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2654533/kaley-v-united-states/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2654533/ | 2,014 | null | null | null | null | A federal statute, 21 U.S. C. §853(e), authorizes a court
to freeze an indicted defendant’s assets prior to trial if
they would be subject to forfeiture upon conviction. In
United States v. Monsanto, 491 U.S. 600, 615 (1989), we
approved the constitutionality of such an order so long as
it is “based on a finding of pro... | A federal statute, 21 U.S. C. authorizes a court to freeze an indicted defendant’s assets prior to trial if they would be subject to forfeiture upon conviction. In United we approved the constitutionality of such an order so long as it is “based on a finding of probable cause to that the property will ultimately be pro... | 3 |
Justice Roberts | dissenting | false | Kaley v. United States | 2014-02-25 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2654533/kaley-v-united-states/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2654533/ | 2,014 | null | null | null | null | An individual facing serious criminal charges brought
by the United States has little but the Constitution and
his attorney standing between him and prison. He might
readily give all he owns to defend himself.
We have held, however, that the Government may
effectively remove a defendant’s primary weapon of
defense—th... | An individual facing serious criminal charges brought by the United States has little but the Constitution and his attorney standing between him and prison. He might readily give all he owns to defend himself. We have held, however, that the Government may effectively remove a defendant’s primary weapon of defense—the ... | 4 |
Justice Kennedy | majority | false | Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n | 2018-06-13 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4507882/masterpiece-cakeshop-ltd-v-colorado-civil-rights-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4507882/ | 2,018 | null | null | null | null | In 2012 a same-sex couple visited Masterpiece
Cakeshop, a bakery in Colorado, to make inquiries about
ordering a cake for their wedding reception. The shop’s
owner told the couple that he would not create a cake for
their wedding because of his religious opposition to same-
sex marriages—marriages the State of Colorado... | In 2012 a same-sex couple visited Masterpiece Cakeshop, a bakery in Colorado, to make inquiries about ordering a cake for their wedding reception. The shop’s owner told the couple that he would not create a cake for their wedding because of his religious opposition to same- sex marriages—marriages the State of Colorado... | 5 |
Justice Kagan | concurring | false | Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n | 2018-06-13 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4507882/masterpiece-cakeshop-ltd-v-colorado-civil-rights-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4507882/ | 2,018 | null | null | null | null | “[I]t is a general rule that [religious and philosophical]
objections do not allow business owners and other actors
in the economy and in society to deny protected persons
equal access to goods and services under a neutral and
generally applicable public accommodations law.” Ante, at
9. But in upholding that principle,... | “[I]t is a general rule that [religious and philosophical] objections do not allow business owners and other actors in the economy and in society to deny protected persons equal access to goods and services under a neutral and generally applicable public accommodations law.” Ante, at 9. But in upholding that principle,... | 6 |
Justice Ginsburg | dissenting | false | Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n | 2018-06-13 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4507882/masterpiece-cakeshop-ltd-v-colorado-civil-rights-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4507882/ | 2,018 | null | null | null | null | There is much in the Court’s opinion with which I agree.
“[I]t is a general rule that [religious and philosophical]
objections do not allow business owners and other actors
in the economy and in society to deny protected persons
equal access to goods and services under a neutral and
generally applicable public accommod... | There is much in the Court’s opinion with which I agree. “[I]t is a general rule that [religious and philosophical] objections do not allow business owners and other actors in the economy and in society to deny protected persons equal access to goods and services under a neutral and generally applicable public accommod... | 7 |
Justice Alito | concurring | false | Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc. | 2020-04-23 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4747779/romag-fasteners-inc-v-fossil-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4747779/ | 2,020 | null | null | null | null | We took this case to decide whether willful infringement
is a prerequisite to an award of profits under 15 U.S. C.
§1117(a). The decision below held that willfulness is such
a prerequisite. App. to Pet. for Cert. 32a. That is incorrect.
The relevant authorities, particularly pre-Lanham Act case
law, show that willfulne... | We took this case to decide whether willful infringement is a prerequisite to an award of profits under 15 U.S. C. The decision below held that willfulness is such a prerequisite. App. to Pet. for Cert. 32a. That is incorrect. The relevant authorities, particularly pre-Lanham Act case law, show that willfulness is a hi... | 11 |
Justice Scalia | majority | false | Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. | 1998-03-04 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118181/oncale-v-sundowner-offshore-services-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118181/ | 1,998 | 1997-037 | 2 | 9 | 0 | This case presents the question whether workplace harassment can violate Title VII's prohibition against "discriminat[ion] . . . because of . . . sex," 42 U.S. C. § 2000e2(a)(1), when the harasser and the harassed employee are of the same sex.
I
The District Court having granted summary judgment for respondents, we m... | This case presents the question whether workplace harassment can violate Title VII's prohibition against "discriminat[ion] because of sex," 42 U.S. C. 2000e2(a)(1), when the harasser and the harassed employee are of the same sex. I The District Court having granted summary judgment for respondents, we must assume the ... | 12 |
Justice Thomas | concurring | false | Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. | 1998-03-04 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118181/oncale-v-sundowner-offshore-services-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118181/ | 1,998 | 1997-037 | 2 | 9 | 0 | I concur because the Court stresses that in every sexual harassment case, the plaintiff must plead and ultimately prove Title VII's statutory requirement that there be discrimination "because of . . . sex."
| I concur because the Court stresses that in every sexual harassment case, the plaintiff must plead and ultimately prove Title VII's statutory requirement that there be discrimination "because of sex." | 13 |
Justice Scalia | majority | false | Summers v. Earth Island Institute | 2009-03-03 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145904/summers-v-earth-island-institute/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145904/ | 2,009 | 2008-027 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Respondents are a group of organizations dedicated to protecting the environment. (We will refer to them collectively as "Earth Island.") They seek to prevent the United States Forest Service from enforcing regulations that exempt small fire-rehabilitation and timber-salvage projects from the notice, comment, and appea... | Respondents are a group of organizations dedicated to protecting the environment. (We will refer to them collectively as "Earth Island.") They seek to prevent the United States Forest Service from enforcing regulations that exempt small fire-rehabilitation and timber-salvage projects from the notice, comment, and appea... | 14 |
Justice Kennedy | concurring | false | Summers v. Earth Island Institute | 2009-03-03 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145904/summers-v-earth-island-institute/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145904/ | 2,009 | 2008-027 | 1 | 5 | 4 | I join in full the opinion of the Court. As the opinion explains, "deprivation of a procedural right without some concrete interest that is affected by the deprivationa procedural right in vacuois insufficient to create Article III standing." Ante, at 1151. The procedural injury must "impair a separate concrete inter... | I join in full the opinion of the Court. As the opinion explains, "deprivation of a procedural right without some concrete interest that is affected by the deprivationa procedural right in vacuois insufficient to create Article III standing." Ante, at 1151. The procedural injury must "impair a separate concrete inter... | 15 |
Justice Breyer | dissenting | false | Summers v. Earth Island Institute | 2009-03-03 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145904/summers-v-earth-island-institute/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145904/ | 2,009 | 2008-027 | 1 | 5 | 4 | The Court holds that the Sierra Club and its members (along with other environmental organizations) do not suffer any "`concrete injury'" when the Forest Service sells timber for logging on "many thousands" of small (250-acre or less) woodland parcels without following legally required proceduresprocedures which, if f... | The Court holds that the Sierra Club and its members (along with other environmental organizations) do not suffer any "`concrete injury'" when the Forest Service sells timber for logging on "many thousands" of small (250-acre or less) woodland parcels without following legally required proceduresprocedures which, if f... | 16 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Microsoft Corp. v. Baker | 2017-06-12 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4403813/microsoft-corp-v-baker/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4403813/ | 2,017 | 2016-053 | 1 | 8 | 0 | This case concerns options open to plaintiffs, when
denied class-action certification by a district court, to gain
appellate review of the district court’s order. Orders
granting or denying class certification, this Court has
held, are “inherently interlocutory,” Coopers & Lybrand v.
Livesay, 437 U.S. 463, 470 (1978), ... | This case concerns options open to plaintiffs, when denied class-action certification by a district court, to gain appellate review of the district court’s order. Orders granting or denying class certification, this Court has held, are “inherently interlocutory,” Coopers & v. Livesay, hence not immediately reviewable u... | 21 |
Justice Thomas | concurring | false | Microsoft Corp. v. Baker | 2017-06-12 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4403813/microsoft-corp-v-baker/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4403813/ | 2,017 | 2016-053 | 1 | 8 | 0 | I agree with the Court that the Court of Appeals lacked
jurisdiction over respondents’ appeal, but I would ground
that conclusion in Article III of the Constitution instead of
28 U.S. C. §1291. I therefore concur only in the judgment.
The plaintiffs in this case, respondents here, sued Mi-
crosoft, petitioner here, ... | I agree with the Court that the Court of Appeals lacked jurisdiction over respondents’ appeal, but I would ground that conclusion in Article III of the Constitution instead of 28 U.S. C. I therefore concur only in the judgment. The plaintiffs in this case, respondents here, sued Mi- crosoft, petitioner here, to recover... | 22 |
per_curiam | per_curiam | true | Adams v. Florida Power Corp. | 2002-04-01 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118494/adams-v-florida-power-corp/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118494/ | 2,002 | 2001-036 | 1 | 9 | 0 | The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.
It is so ordered.
| The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted. It is so ordered. | 28 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Kimbrough v. United States | 2007-12-10 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145841/kimbrough-v-united-states/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145841/ | 2,007 | 2007-007 | 2 | 7 | 2 | This Court's remedial opinion in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 244, 125 S. Ct. 738, 160 L. Ed. 2d 621 (2005), instructed district courts to read the United States Sentencing Guidelines as "effectively advisory," id., at 245, 125 S. Ct. 738. In accord with 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), the Guidelines, formerly mandatory... | This Court's remedial opinion in United instructed district courts to read the United States Sentencing Guidelines as "effectively advisory," In accord with (a), the Guidelines, formerly mandatory, now serve as one factor among several courts must consider in determining an appropriate sentence. Booker further instruct... | 29 |
Justice Scalia | concurring | false | Kimbrough v. United States | 2007-12-10 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145841/kimbrough-v-united-states/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145841/ | 2,007 | 2007-007 | 2 | 7 | 2 | The Court says that "closer review may be in order when the sentencing judge varies from the Guidelines based solely on the judge's view that the Guidelines range 'fails properly to reflect § 3553(a) considerations' even in a mine-run case," but that this case "present[s] no occasion for elaborative discussion of this ... | The Court says that "closer review may be in order when the sentencing judge varies from the Guidelines based solely on the judge's view that the Guidelines range 'fails properly to reflect 3553(a) considerations' even in a mine-run case," but that this case "present[s] no occasion for elaborative discussion of this ma... | 30 |
Justice Thomas | dissenting | false | Kimbrough v. United States | 2007-12-10 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145841/kimbrough-v-united-states/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145841/ | 2,007 | 2007-007 | 2 | 7 | 2 | I continue to disagree with the remedy fashioned in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 258-265, 125 S. Ct. 738, 160 L. Ed. 2d 621 (2005). The Court's post-Booker sentencing cases illustrate why the remedial majority in Booker was mistaken to craft a remedy far broader than necessary to correct constitutional error.... | I continue to disagree with the remedy fashioned in United The Court's post- sentencing cases illustrate why the remedial majority in was mistaken to craft a remedy far broader than necessary to correct constitutional error. The Court is now confronted with a host of questions about how to administer a sentencing schem... | 31 |
Justice Alito | second_dissenting | false | Kimbrough v. United States | 2007-12-10 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145841/kimbrough-v-united-states/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145841/ | 2,007 | 2007-007 | 2 | 7 | 2 | For the reasons explained in my dissent in Gall v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 128 S. Ct. 586, 169 L. Ed. 2d 445, 2007 WL 4292116, I would hold that, under the remedial decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 258-265, 125 S. Ct. 738, 160 L. Ed. 2d 621 (2005), a district judge is still *579 required to give ... | For the reasons explained in my dissent in a district judge is still *579 required to give significant weight to the policy decisions embodied in the Guidelines. The Booker remedial decision, however, does not permit a court of appeals to treat the Guidelines' policy decisions as binding. I would not draw a distinction... | 32 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | Florida Dept. of Rev. v. PICCADILLY | 2008-06-16 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145791/florida-dept-of-rev-v-piccadilly/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145791/ | 2,008 | 2007-057 | 1 | 7 | 2 | The Bankruptcy Code provides a stamp-tax exemption for any asset transfer "under a plan confirmed under [Chapter 11]" of the Code. 11 U.S.C. § 1146(a) (2000 ed., Supp. V). Respondent Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc., was granted an exemption for assets transferred after it had filed for bankruptcy but before its Chapter 11 ... | The Bankruptcy Code provides a stamp-tax exemption for any asset transfer "under a plan confirmed under [Chapter 11]" of the Code (a) (2000 ed, Supp V) Respondent Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc, was granted an exemption for assets transferred after it had filed for bankruptcy but before its Chapter 11 plan *30 was submitte... | 39 |
Justice Breyer | dissenting | false | Florida Dept. of Rev. v. PICCADILLY | 2008-06-16 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145791/florida-dept-of-rev-v-piccadilly/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145791/ | 2,008 | 2007-057 | 1 | 7 | 2 | The Bankruptcy Code provides that the "transfer" of an asset "under a plan confirmed under section 1129 of this title, may not be taxed under any law imposing a stamp tax or similar tax." 11 U.S.C. § 1146(a) (2000 ed., Supp V) (previously § 1146(c)) (emphasis added). In this case, the debtor's reorganization "plan" pro... | The Bankruptcy Code provides that the "transfer" of an asset "under a plan confirmed under section 1129 of this title, may not be taxed under any law imposing a stamp tax or similar tax." (a) (2000 ed., Supp V) (previously 1146(c)) (emphasis added). In this case, the debtor's reorganization "plan" provides for the "tra... | 40 |
Justice Kagan | majority | false | Kahler v. Kansas | 2020-03-23 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4738309/kahler-v-kansas/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4738309/ | 2,020 | null | null | null | null | This case is about Kansas’s treatment of a criminal de-
fendant’s insanity claim. In Kansas, a defendant can in-
voke mental illness to show that he lacked the requisite
mens rea (intent) for a crime. He can also raise mental ill-
ness after conviction to justify either a reduced term of im-
prisonment or commitment to... | This case is about Kansas’s treatment of a criminal de- fendant’s insanity claim. In Kansas, a defendant can in- voke mental illness to show that he lacked the requisite mens rea (intent) for a crime. He can also raise mental ill- ness after conviction to justify either a reduced term of im- prisonment or commitment to... | 45 |
Justice Breyer | dissenting | false | Kahler v. Kansas | 2020-03-23 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4738309/kahler-v-kansas/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4738309/ | 2,020 | null | null | null | null | Like the Court, I believe that the Constitution gives the
States broad leeway to define state crimes and criminal pro-
cedures, including leeway to provide different definitions
and standards related to the defense of insanity. But here,
Kansas has not simply redefined the insanity defense.
Rather, it has eliminated th... | Like the Court, I believe that the Constitution gives the States broad leeway to define state crimes and criminal pro- cedures, including leeway to provide different definitions and standards related to the defense of insanity. But here, Kansas has not simply redefined the insanity defense. Rather, it has eliminated th... | 46 |
Justice Stevens | majority | false | Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc. | 1998-12-14 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118247/pfaff-v-wells-electronics-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118247/ | 1,998 | 1998-002 | 2 | 9 | 0 | Section 102(b) of the Patent Act of 1952 provides that no person is entitled to patent an "invention" that has been "on sale" more than one year before filing a patent application.[1] We granted certiorari to determine whether the commercial marketing of a newly invented product may mark the beginning of the 1-year per... | Section 102(b) of the Patent Act of 1952 provides that no person is entitled to patent an "invention" that has been "on sale" more than one year before filing a patent application.[1] We granted certiorari to determine whether the commercial marketing of a newly invented product may mark the beginning of the 1-year per... | 49 |
Justice Breyer | majority | false | Dickinson v. Zurko | 1999-06-10 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118302/dickinson-v-zurko/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118302/ | 1,999 | 1998-071 | 1 | 6 | 3 | The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) sets forth standards governing judicial review of findings of fact made by federal administrative agencies. 5 U.S. C. § 706. We must decide whether § 706 applies when the Federal Circuit reviews findings of fact made by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). We conclude that it do... | The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) sets forth standards governing judicial of findings of fact made by federal administrative agencies. 5 U.S. C. We must decide whether applies when the Federal Circuit s findings of fact made by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). We conclude that it does apply, and the Federal ... | 58 |
Justice Rehnquist | dissenting | false | Dickinson v. Zurko | 1999-06-10 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118302/dickinson-v-zurko/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118302/ | 1,999 | 1998-071 | 1 | 6 | 3 | The issue in this case is whether, at the time of the enactment of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA or Act) over 50 years ago, judicial review of factfinding by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) under the "clearly erroneous" standard was an "additional requiremen[t] . . . recognized by law." 5 U.S. C. § 559. I... | The issue in this case is whether, at the time of the enactment of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA or Act) over 50 years ago, judicial review of factfinding by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) under the "clearly erroneous" standard was an "additional requiremen[t] recognized by law." 5 U.S. C. 559. It is und... | 59 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | District of Columbia v. Wesby | 2018-01-22 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4460811/district-of-columbia-v-wesby/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4460811/ | 2,018 | null | null | null | null | This case involves a civil suit against the District of
Columbia and five of its police officers, brought by 16
individuals who were arrested for holding a raucous, late-
night party in a house they did not have permission to
enter. The United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit held that there... | This case involves a civil suit against the District of Columbia and five of its police officers, brought by 16 individuals who were arrested for holding a raucous, late- night party in a house they did not have permission to enter. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that there... | 61 |
Justice Scalia | majority | false | Jinks v. Richland County | 2003-04-22 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/127912/jinks-v-richland-county/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/127912/ | 2,003 | 2002-043 | 2 | 9 | 0 | The Supreme Court of South Carolina dismissed petitioner's lawsuit against Richland County (hereinafter respondent) as time barred. In doing so it held that 28 U.S. C. § 1367(d), which required the state statute of limitations to be tolled for the period during which petitioner's cause of action had previously been pen... | The Supreme Court of South Carolina dismissed petitioner's lawsuit against Richland County (hereinafter respondent) as time barred. In doing so it held that 28 U.S. C. 1367(d), which required the state statute of limitations to be tolled for the period during which petitioner's cause of action had previously been pendi... | 62 |
Justice Souter | concurring | false | Jinks v. Richland County | 2003-04-22 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/127912/jinks-v-richland-county/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/127912/ | 2,003 | 2002-043 | 2 | 9 | 0 | In joining the Court today, I do not signal any change of opinion from my dissent in Alden v. Maine, 527 U.S. 706, 760 (1999).
| In joining the Court today, I do not signal any change of opinion from my dissent in | 63 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Los Angeles County Flood Control Dist. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. | 2013-01-08 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/814955/los-angeles-county-flood-control-dist-v-natural-resources-defense/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/814955/ | 2,013 | 2012-008 | 1 | 9 | 0 | The Court granted review in this case limited to a single
question: Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), 86 Stat.
816, as amended, 33 U.S. C. §1251 et seq., does the flow of
water out of a concrete channel within a river rank as a
“discharge of a pollutant”? In this Court, the parties and
the United States as amicus curiae... | The Court granted review in this case limited to a single question: Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), 86 Stat. 816, as amended, 33 U.S. C. et seq., does the flow of water out of a concrete channel within a river rank as a “discharge of a pollutant”? In this Court, the parties and the United States as amicus curiae agree... | 64 |
per_curiam | per_curiam | true | Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Mineta | 2001-11-27 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1087984/adarand-constructors-inc-v-mineta/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/1087984/ | 2,001 | 2001-006 | 1 | 9 | 0 | We granted certiorari to review for a second time whether the Court of Appeals was correct when it concluded that the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is consistent with the constitutional guaranty of equal protection. But upon full briefing and oral argument we fin... | We granted certiorari review for a second time whether the Court of Appeals was correct when it concluded that the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is consistent with the constitutional guaranty of equal protection. But upon full briefing and oral argument we find t... | 70 |
Justice Kennedy | majority | false | Overton v. Bazzetta | 2003-06-16 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/130150/overton-v-bazzetta/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/130150/ | 2,003 | 2002-073 | 1 | 9 | 0 | The State of Michigan, by regulation, places certain restrictions on visits with prison inmates. The question before the Court is whether the regulations violate the substantive due process mandate of the Fourteenth Amendment, or the First or Eighth Amendments as applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendmen... | The State of Michigan, by regulation, places certain restrictions on visits with prison inmates. The question before the Court is whether the regulations violate the substantive due process mandate of the Fourteenth Amendment, or the First or Eighth Amendments as applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendmen... | 71 |
Justice Stevens | concurring | false | Overton v. Bazzetta | 2003-06-16 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/130150/overton-v-bazzetta/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/130150/ | 2,003 | 2002-073 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Our decision today is faithful to the principle that "federal courts must take cognizance of the valid constitutional claims of prison inmates." Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 84 (1987). As we explained in Turner:
"Prison walls do not form a barrier separating prison inmates from the protections of the Constitution. He... | Our decision today is faithful to the principle that "federal courts must take cognizance of the valid constitutional claims of prison inmates." As we explained in Turner: "Prison walls do not form a barrier separating prison inmates from the protections of the Constitution. Hence, for example, prisoners retain the con... | 72 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Hibbs v. Winn | 2004-06-14 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/136987/hibbs-v-winn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/136987/ | 2,004 | 2003-072 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Arizona law authorizes income-tax credits for payments to organizations that award educational scholarships and tuition grants to children attending private schools. See Ariz. *93 Rev. Stat. Ann. § 43-1089 (West Supp. 2003). Plaintiffs below, respondents here, brought an action in federal court challenging § 43-1089, a... | Arizona law authorizes income-tax credits for payments to organizations that award educational scholarships and tuition grants to children attending private schools. See Ariz. *93 Rev. Stat. Ann. 43-1089 Plaintiffs below, respondents here, brought an action in federal court challenging 43-1089, and seeking to enjoin it... | 73 |
Justice Stevens | concurring | false | Hibbs v. Winn | 2004-06-14 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/136987/hibbs-v-winn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/136987/ | 2,004 | 2003-072 | 2 | 5 | 4 | In Part IV of his dissent, JUSTICE KENNEDY observes that "years of unexamined habit by litigants and the courts" do not lessen this Court's obligation correctly to interpret a statute. Post, at 126. It merits emphasis, however, that prolonged congressional silence in response to a settled interpretation of a federal st... | In Part IV of his dissent, JUSTICE KENNEDY observes that "years of unexamined habit by litigants and the courts" do not lessen this Court's obligation correctly to interpret a statute. Post, at 126. It merits emphasis, however, that prolonged congressional silence in response to a settled interpretation of a federal st... | 74 |
Justice Kennedy | dissenting | false | Hibbs v. Winn | 2004-06-14 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/136987/hibbs-v-winn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/136987/ | 2,004 | 2003-072 | 2 | 5 | 4 | In this case, the Court shows great skepticism for the state courts' ability to vindicate constitutional wrongs. Two points make clear that the Court treats States as diminished and disfavored powers, rather than merely applies statutory text. First, the Court's analysis of the Tax Injunction Act (TIA or Act), 28 U.S.C... | In this case, the Court shows great skepticism for the state courts' ability to vindicate constitutional wrongs. Two points make clear that the Court treats States as diminished and disfavored powers, rather than merely applies statutory text. First, the Court's analysis of the Tax Injunction Act (TIA or Act), contrast... | 75 |
Justice Breyer | majority | false | Coleman v. Tollefson | 2015-05-18 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2801434/coleman-v-tollefson/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2801434/ | 2,015 | 2014-043 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Ordinarily, a federal litigant who is too poor to pay court
fees may proceed in forma pauperis. This means that the
litigant may commence a civil action without prepaying
fees or paying certain expenses. See 28 U.S. C. §1915.
But a special “three strikes” provision prevents a court
from affording in forma pauperis stat... | Ordinarily, a federal litigant who is too poor to pay court fees may proceed in forma pauperis. This means that the litigant may commence a civil action without prepaying fees or paying certain expenses. See 28 U.S. C. But a special “three strikes” provision prevents a court from affording in forma pauperis status wher... | 84 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona | 1997-03-03 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118093/arizonans-for-official-english-v-arizona/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118093/ | 1,997 | 1996-034 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Federal courts lack competence to rule definitively on the meaning of state legislation, see, e. g., Reetz v. Bozanich, 397 U.S. 82, 86-87 (1970), nor may they adjudicate challenges to state measures absent a showing of actual impact on the challenger, see, e. g., Golden v. Zwickler, 394 U.S. 103, 110 (1969). The Ninth... | Federal courts lack competence to rule definitively on the meaning of state legislation, see, e. g., nor may they adjudicate challenges to state measures absent a showing of actual impact on the challenger, see, e. g., The Ninth Circuit, in the case at hand, lost sight of these limitations. The initiating plaintiff, Ma... | 89 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Burgess v. United States | 2008-04-16 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145816/burgess-v-united-states/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145816/ | 2,008 | 2007-032 | 1 | 9 | 0 | For certain federal drug offenses, the Controlled Substances Act mandates a minimum sentence of imprisonment for 10 years. 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). That minimum doubles to 20 years for defendants previously convicted of a "felony drug offense." Ibid. The question in this case is whether a state drug offense classified... | For certain federal drug offenses, the Controlled Substances Act mandates a minimum sentence of imprisonment for 10 years. (b)(1)(A). That minimum doubles to 20 years for defendants previously convicted of a "felony drug offense." The question in this case is whether a state drug offense classified as a misdemeanor, bu... | 92 |
Justice Stevens | majority | false | Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. | 1997-06-25 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118139/glickman-v-wileman-brothers-elliott-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118139/ | 1,997 | 1996-086 | 1 | 5 | 4 | A number of growers, handlers, and processors of California tree fruits (respondents) brought this proceeding to challenge the validity of various regulations contained in marketing orders promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture. The orders impose assessments on respondents that cover the expenses of administering ... | A number of growers, handlers, and processors of California tree fruits (respondents) brought this proceeding to challenge the validity of various regulations contained in marketing orders promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture. The orders impose assessments on respondents that cover the expenses of administering ... | 100 |
Justice Souter | dissenting | false | Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. | 1997-06-25 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118139/glickman-v-wileman-brothers-elliott-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118139/ | 1,997 | 1996-086 | 1 | 5 | 4 | The Court today finds no First Amendment right to be free of coerced subsidization of commercial speech, for two principal reasons. First, the Court finds no discernible element of speech in the implementation of the Government's marketing orders, beyond what it sees as "germane" to the undoubtedly valid, non speech el... | The Court today finds no First Amendment right to be free of coerced subsidization of commercial speech, for two principal reasons. First, the Court finds no discernible element of speech in the implementation of the Government's marketing orders, beyond what it sees as "germane" to the undoubtedly valid, non speech el... | 101 |
Justice Thomas | second_dissenting | false | Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. | 1997-06-25 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118139/glickman-v-wileman-brothers-elliott-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118139/ | 1,997 | 1996-086 | 1 | 5 | 4 | I
I join Justice Souter's dissent, with the exception of Part II. My join is thus limited because I continue to disagree with the use of the Central Hudson balancing test and the discounted weight given to commercial speech generally. See 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island, 517 U.S. 484, 518 528 (1996) (Thomas, J., c... | I I join Justice Souter's dissent, with the exception of Part II. My join is thus limited because I continue to disagree with the use of the Central Hudson balancing test and the discounted weight given to commercial speech generally. See 44 Liquormart, ). Because the regulation at issue here fails even the more lenien... | 102 |
Justice Breyer | majority | false | Ohio Forestry Assn., Inc. v. Sierra Club | 1998-05-26 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118210/ohio-forestry-assn-inc-v-sierra-club/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118210/ | 1,998 | 1997-067 | 1 | 9 | 0 | The Sierra Club challenges the lawfulness of a federal land and resource management plan adopted by the United States Forest Service for Ohio's Wayne National Forest on the ground that the plan permits too much logging and too much clearcutting. We conclude that the controversy is not yet ripe for judicial review.
I
T... | The Sierra Club challenges the lawfulness of a federal land and resource management plan adopted by the United States Forest Service for Ohio's Wayne National Forest on the ground that the plan permits too much logging and too much clearcutting. We conclude that the controversy is not yet ripe for judicial review. I Th... | 126 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Cutter v. Wilkinson | 2005-05-31 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/142900/cutter-v-wilkinson/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/142900/ | 2,005 | 2004-052 | 2 | 9 | 0 | Section 3 of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA or Act), 114 Stat. 804, 42 U.S. C. § 2000cc-1(a)(1)-(2), provides in part: "No government shall impose a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person residing in or confined to an institution," unless the burden furthers "... | Section 3 of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA or Act), 42 U.S. C. 2000cc-1(a)(1)-(2), provides in part: "No government shall impose a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person residing in or confined to an institution," unless the burden furthers "a compelling gove... | 127 |
Justice Thomas | concurring | false | Cutter v. Wilkinson | 2005-05-31 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/142900/cutter-v-wilkinson/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/142900/ | 2,005 | 2004-052 | 2 | 9 | 0 | I join the opinion of the Court. I agree with the Court that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) is constitutional under our modern Establishment Clause case law.[1] I write to explain why a *727 proper historical understanding of the Clause as a federalism provision leads to the s... | I join the opinion of the Court. I agree with the Court that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 000 (RLUIPA) is constitutional under our modern Establishment Clause case law.[1] I write to explain why a *77 proper historical understanding of the Clause as a federalism provision leads to the sam... | 128 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt | 2019-05-13 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4618957/cochise-consultancy-inc-v-united-states-ex-rel-hunt/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4618957/ | 2,019 | 2018-058 | 2 | 9 | 0 | The False Claims Act contains two limitations periods
that apply to a “civil action under section 3730”—that is,
an action asserting that a person presented false claims to
the United States Government. 31 U.S. C. §3731(b). The
first period requires that the action be brought within 6
years after the statutory violatio... | The False Claims Act contains two limitations periods that apply to a “civil action under section 3730”—that is, an action asserting that a person presented false claims to the United States Government. 31 U.S. C. The first period requires that the action be brought within 6 years after the statutory violation occurred... | 129 |
Justice Scalia | majority | false | INS v. Yueh-Shaio Yang | 1996-11-13 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1087896/ins-v-yueh-shaio-yang/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/1087896/ | 1,996 | 1996-004 | 1 | 9 | 0 | This case presents the question whether the Attorney General, when deciding whether to grant a discretionary waiver of deportation under the applicable provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 95 Stat. 1616, as amended, 8 U.S. C. § 1251(a)(1)(H), may take into account acts of fraud committed by the alien... | This case presents the question whether the Attorney General, when deciding whether to grant a discretionary waiver of deportation under the applicable provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, 8 U.S. C. 1251(a)(1)(H), may take into account acts of fraud committed by the alien in connection wi... | 134 |
per_curiam | per_curiam | true | Roper v. Weaver | 2007-05-21 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145729/roper-v-weaver/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145729/ | 2,007 | 2006-046 | 2 | 6 | 3 | We granted certiorari in this case, 549 U.S. ___, 127 S. Ct. 763, 166 L. Ed. 2d 590 (2006), to decide whether the Court of Appeals had exceeded its authority under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) by setting aside a capital sentence on the ground that the prosecutor's closing statement was "unfairly inflammatory." Weaver v. Bowe... | We granted certiorari in this case, 549 U.S. to decide whether the Court of Appeals had exceeded its authority under (d)(1) by setting aside a capital sentence on the ground that the prosecutor's closing statement was "unfairly inflammatory." Our primary concern was whether the Court of Appeals' application of the more... | 141 |
Justice Scalia | dissenting | true | Roper v. Weaver | 2007-05-21 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145729/roper-v-weaver/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145729/ | 2,007 | 2006-046 | 2 | 6 | 3 | The Eighth Circuit held in this case that the Missouri Supreme Court had unreasonably applied clearly established precedent of this Court in concluding that certain statements made by the prosecutor during the penalty phase of respondent's capital trial did not rise to the level of a due process violation. Weaver v. Bo... | The Eighth Circuit held in this case that the Missouri Supreme Court had unreasonably applied clearly established precedent of this Court in concluding that certain statements made by the prosecutor during the penalty phase of respondent's capital trial did not rise to the level of a due process violation. As the Court... | 142 |
Justice Kennedy | majority | false | Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. | 2011-06-23 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/219511/sorrell-v-ims-health-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/219511/ | 2,011 | null | null | null | null | Vermont law restricts the sale, disclosure, and use of
pharmacy records that reveal the prescribing practices of
individual doctors. Vt. Stat. Ann., Tit. 18, §4631 (Supp.
2010). Subject to certain exceptions, the information may
not be sold, disclosed by pharmacies for marketing pur
poses, or used for marketing by phar... | Vermont law restricts the sale, disclosure, and use of pharmacy records that reveal the prescribing practices of individual doctors. Vt. Stat. Ann., Tit. 18, Subject to certain exceptions, the information may not be sold, disclosed by pharmacies for marketing pur poses, or used for marketing by pharmaceutical manufac t... | 143 |
Justice Breyer | dissenting | false | Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. | 2011-06-23 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/219511/sorrell-v-ims-health-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/219511/ | 2,011 | null | null | null | null | The Vermont statute before us adversely affects expres
sion in one, and only one, way. It deprives pharmaceutical
and data-mining companies of data, collected pursuant to
the government’s regulatory mandate, that could help
pharmaceutical companies create better sales messages.
In my view, this effect on expression is ... | The Vermont statute before us adversely affects expres sion in one, and only one, way. It deprives pharmaceutical and data-mining companies of data, collected pursuant to the government’s regulatory mandate, that could help pharmaceutical companies create better sales messages. In my view, this effect on expression is ... | 144 |
Justice Sotomayor | dissenting | false | Barton v. Barr | 2020-04-23 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4748672/barton-v-barr/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4748672/ | 2,020 | null | null | null | null | The stop-time rule ends a noncitizen’s period of continu-
ous residence, making him or her ineligible for certain relief
from removal. But to trigger the rule, it takes more than
commission of a specified criminal offense: The offense
must also render a noncitizen either “inadmissible” or “de-
portable.” In applying th... | The stop-time rule ends a noncitizen’s period of continu- ous residence, making him or her ineligible for certain relief from removal. But to trigger the rule, it takes more than commission of a specified criminal offense: The offense must also render a noncitizen either “inadmissible” or “de- portable.” In applying th... | 146 |
Justice O'Connor | majority | false | Norfolk Southern R. Co. v. Shanklin | 2000-04-17 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118355/norfolk-southern-r-co-v-shanklin/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118355/ | 2,000 | 1999-047 | 1 | 7 | 2 | This case involves an action for damages against a railroad due to its alleged failure to maintain adequate warning devices at a grade crossing in western Tennessee. After her husband was killed in a crossing accident, respondent brought suit against petitioner, the operator of the train involved in the collision. Resp... | This case involves an action for damages against a railroad due to its alleged failure to maintain adequate warning devices at a grade crossing in western Tennessee. After her husband was killed in a crossing accident, respondent brought suit against petitioner, the operator of the train involved in the collision. Resp... | 155 |
Justice Breyer | concurring | false | Norfolk Southern R. Co. v. Shanklin | 2000-04-17 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118355/norfolk-southern-r-co-v-shanklin/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118355/ | 2,000 | 1999-047 | 1 | 7 | 2 | I agree with Justice Ginsburg that "common sense and sound policy" suggest that federal minimum safety standards should not pre-empt a state tort action claiming that in the particular circumstance a railroad's warning device remains inadequate. Post, at 360 (dissenting opinion). But the Federal Government has the lega... | I agree with Justice Ginsburg that "common sense and sound policy" suggest that federal minimum safety standards should not pre-empt a state tort action claiming that in the particular circumstance a railroad's warning device remains inadequate. Post, at 360 (dissenting opinion). But the Federal Government has the lega... | 156 |
Justice Ginsburg | dissenting | false | Norfolk Southern R. Co. v. Shanklin | 2000-04-17 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118355/norfolk-southern-r-co-v-shanklin/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118355/ | 2,000 | 1999-047 | 1 | 7 | 2 | A fatal accident occurred on October 3, 1993, at a railroad crossing in Gibson County, Tennessee. The crossing was equipped not with automatic gates or flashing lights, but only with basic warning signs installed with federal funds provided under the Federal Railway-Highway Crossings Program. See 23 U.S. C. § 130. This... | A fatal accident occurred on October 3, 1993, at a railroad crossing in Gibson County, Tennessee. The crossing was equipped not with automatic gates or flashing lights, but only with basic warning signs installed with federal funds provided under the Federal Railway-Highway Crossings Program. See 23 U.S. C. 130. This f... | 157 |
Justice Rehnquist | majority | false | Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson | 2002-11-05 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/122244/syngenta-crop-protection-inc-v-henson/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/122244/ | 2,002 | 2002-005 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Respondent Hurley Henson filed suit in state court in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, against petitioner Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. (then known as Ciba-Geigy Corp.) asserting various tort claims related to petitioners' manufacture and sale of a chlordimeform-based insecticide. A similar action, Price v. Ciba-Geigy Cor... | Respondent Hurley Henson filed suit in state court in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, against petitioner Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. (then known as Ciba-Geigy Corp.) asserting various tort claims related to petitioners' manufacture and sale of a chlordimeform-based insecticide. A similar action, Price v. Ciba-Geigy Cor... | 162 |
Justice Stevens | concurring | false | Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson | 2002-11-05 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/122244/syngenta-crop-protection-inc-v-henson/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/122244/ | 2,002 | 2002-005 | 1 | 9 | 0 | As the Court acknowledges, ante, at 32, the decisions of the Courts of Appeals that we disapprove today have relied in large part on our decision in United States v. New York Telephone Co., 434 U.S. 159 (1977).[*] For the reasons stated in Part II of my dissenting opinion in that casereasons that are echoed in the Cou... | As the Court acknowledges, ante, at 32, the decisions of the Courts of Appeals that we disapprove today have relied in large part on our decision in United[*] For the reasons stated in Part II of my dissenting opinion in that casereasons that are echoed in the Court's opinion todayI believe that it clearly misconstru... | 163 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | BNSF R. Co. v. Loos | 2019-03-04 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4595943/bnsf-r-co-v-loos/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4595943/ | 2,019 | null | null | null | null | Respondent Michael Loos was injured while working at
petitioner BNSF Railway Company’s railyard. Loos sued
BNSF under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA),
35 Stat. 65, as amended, 45 U.S. C. §51 et seq., and gained
a $126,212.78 jury verdict. Of that amount the jury as-
cribed $30,000 to wages lost during the t... | Respondent Michael Loos was injured while working at petitioner BNSF Railway Company’s railyard. Loos sued BNSF under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), as amended, 45 U.S. C. et seq., and gained a $126,212.78 jury verdict. Of that amount the jury as- cribed $30,000 to wages lost during the time Loos was unab... | 166 |
per_curiam | per_curiam | true | San Diego v. Roe | 2004-12-06 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/137729/san-diego-v-roe/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/137729/ | 2,004 | 2004-005 | 1 | 9 | 0 | The city of San Diego (City), a petitioner here, terminated a police officer, respondent, for selling videotapes he made and for related activity. The tapes showed the respondent engaging in sexually explicit acts. Respondent brought suit alleging, among other things, that the termination violated his First and Fourtee... | The city of San Diego (City), a petitioner here, terminated a police officer, respondent, for selling videotapes he made and for related activity. The tapes showed the respondent engaging in sexually explicit acts. Respondent brought suit alleging, among other things, that the termination violated his First and Fourtee... | 174 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Bruce v. Samuels | 2016-01-12 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3168777/bruce-v-samuels/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/3168777/ | 2,016 | 2015-015 | 1 | 9 | 0 | This case concerns the payment of filing fees for civil
actions commenced by prisoners in federal courts. Until
1996, indigent prisoners, like other indigent persons, could
file a civil action without paying any filing fee. See 28
U.S. C. §1915(a)(1). In the Prison Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 (PLRA), 110 Stat. 1321–6... | This case concerns the payment of filing fees for civil actions commenced by prisoners in federal courts. Until 1996, indigent prisoners, like other indigent persons, could file a civil action without paying any filing fee. See 28 U.S. C. In the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA), –66, Congress placed sev- era... | 177 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila | 2004-06-21 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/136991/aetna-health-inc-v-davila/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/136991/ | 2,004 | 2003-076 | 2 | 9 | 0 | In these consolidated cases, two individuals sued their respective health maintenance organizations (HMOs) for alleged failures to exercise ordinary care in the handling of coverage decisions, in violation of a duty imposed by the Texas Health Care Liability Act (THCLA), Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 88.001-88.00... | In these consolidated cases, two individuals sued their respective health maintenance organizations (HMOs) for alleged failures to exercise ordinary care in the handling of coverage decisions, in violation of a duty imposed by the Texas Health Care Liability Act (THCLA), We granted certiorari to decide whether the indi... | 180 |
Justice Ginsburg | concurring | false | Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila | 2004-06-21 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/136991/aetna-health-inc-v-davila/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/136991/ | 2,004 | 2003-076 | 2 | 9 | 0 | The Court today holds that the claims respondents asserted under Texas law are totally preempted by § 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or Act), 29 U.S. C. § 1132(a). That decision is consistent with our governing case law on ERISA's preemptive scope. I therefore join the Court's opin... | The Court today holds that the claims respondents asserted under Texas law are totally preempted by 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or Act), 29 U.S. C. 1132(a). That decision is consistent with our governing case law on ERISA's preemptive scope. I therefore join the Court's opinion.... | 181 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa | 2003-06-09 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/130146/desert-palace-inc-v-costa/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/130146/ | 2,003 | 2002-068 | 2 | 9 | 0 | The question before us in this case is whether a plaintiff must present direct evidence of discrimination in order to obtain a mixed-motive instruction under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (1991 Act). We hold that direct evidence is not required.
I
A
Since 1964, ... | The question before us in this case is whether a plaintiff must present direct evidence of discrimination in order to obtain a mixed-motive instruction under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (1991 Act). We hold that direct evidence is not required. I A Since 1964, Ti... | 182 |
Justice O'Connor | concurring | false | Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa | 2003-06-09 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/130146/desert-palace-inc-v-costa/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/130146/ | 2,003 | 2002-068 | 2 | 9 | 0 | I join the Court's opinion. In my view, prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the evidentiary rule we developed to shift the burden of persuasion in mixed-motive cases was appropriately applied only where a disparate treatment plaintiff "demonstrated by direct evidence that an illegitimate factor played a substantial ... | I join the Court's opinion. In my view, prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the evidentiary rule we developed to shift the burden of persuasion in mixed-motive cases was appropriately applied only where a disparate treatment plaintiff "demonstrated by direct evidence that an illegitimate factor played a substantial ... | 183 |
Justice Breyer | majority | false | Class v. United States | 2018-02-21 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4469603/class-v-united-states/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4469603/ | 2,018 | 2017-005 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Does a guilty plea bar a criminal defendant from later
appealing his conviction on the ground that the statute of
conviction violates the Constitution? In our view, a guilty
plea by itself does not bar that appeal.
I
In September 2013, a federal grand jury indicted peti-
tioner, Rodney ... | Does a guilty plea bar a criminal defendant from later appealing his conviction on the ground that the statute of conviction violates the Constitution? In our view, a guilty plea by itself does not bar that appeal. I In September 2013, a federal grand jury indicted peti- tioner, Rodney Class, for possessing firearms in... | 184 |
Justice Alito | dissenting | false | Class v. United States | 2018-02-21 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4469603/class-v-united-states/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4469603/ | 2,018 | 2017-005 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Roughly 95% of felony cases in the federal and state
courts are resolved by guilty pleas.1 Therefore it is criti-
cally important that defendants, prosecutors, and judges
understand the consequences of these pleas. In this case,
the parties have asked us to identify the claims that a
defendant can raise on appeal after... | Roughly 95% of felony cases in the federal and state courts are resolved by guilty pleas.1 Therefore it is criti- cally important that defendants, prosecutors, and judges understand the consequences of these pleas. In this case, the parties have asked us to identify the claims that a defendant can raise on appeal after... | 185 |
Justice Kennedy | majority | false | Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n | 2018-06-04 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4503819/masterpiece-cakeshop-ltd-v-colorado-civil-rights-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4503819/ | 2,018 | 2017-020 | 1 | 7 | 2 | In 2012 a same-sex couple visited Masterpiece
Cakeshop, a bakery in Colorado, to make inquiries about
ordering a cake for their wedding reception. The shop’s
owner told the couple that he would not create a cake for
their wedding because of his religious opposition to same-
sex marriages—marriages the State of Colorado... | In 2012 a same-sex couple visited Masterpiece Cakeshop, a bakery in Colorado, to make inquiries about ordering a cake for their wedding reception. The shop’s owner told the couple that he would not create a cake for their wedding because of his religious opposition to same- sex marriages—marriages the State of Colorado... | 189 |
Justice Kagan | concurring | false | Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n | 2018-06-04 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4503819/masterpiece-cakeshop-ltd-v-colorado-civil-rights-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4503819/ | 2,018 | 2017-020 | 1 | 7 | 2 | “[I]t is a general rule that [religious and philosophical]
objections do not allow business owners and other actors
in the economy and in society to deny protected persons
equal access to goods and services under a neutral and
generally applicable public accommodations law.” Ante, at
9. But in upholding that principle,... | “[I]t is a general rule that [religious and philosophical] objections do not allow business owners and other actors in the economy and in society to deny protected persons equal access to goods and services under a neutral and generally applicable public accommodations law.” Ante, at 9. But in upholding that principle,... | 190 |
Justice Ginsburg | dissenting | false | Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n | 2018-06-04 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4503819/masterpiece-cakeshop-ltd-v-colorado-civil-rights-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4503819/ | 2,018 | 2017-020 | 1 | 7 | 2 | There is much in the Court’s opinion with which I agree.
“[I]t is a general rule that [religious and philosophical]
objections do not allow business owners and other actors
in the economy and in society to deny protected persons
equal access to goods and services under a neutral and
generally applicable public accommod... | There is much in the Court’s opinion with which I agree. “[I]t is a general rule that [religious and philosophical] objections do not allow business owners and other actors in the economy and in society to deny protected persons equal access to goods and services under a neutral and generally applicable public accommod... | 191 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez | 2016-02-09 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3177215/campbell-ewald-v-gomez/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/3177215/ | 2,016 | null | null | null | null | Is an unaccepted offer to satisfy the named plaintiff ’s
individual claim sufficient to render a case moot when the
complaint seeks relief on behalf of the plaintiff and a class
of persons similarly situated? This question, on which
Courts of Appeals have divided, was reserved in Genesis
HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk, 56... | Is an unaccepted offer to satisfy the named plaintiff ’s individual claim sufficient to render a case moot when the complaint seeks relief on behalf of the plaintiff and a class of persons similarly situated? This question, on which Courts of Appeals have divided, was reserved in Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk, 56... | 193 |
Justice Thomas | concurring | false | Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez | 2016-02-09 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3177215/campbell-ewald-v-gomez/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/3177215/ | 2,016 | null | null | null | null | The Court correctly concludes that an offer of complete
relief on a claim does not render that claim moot. But, in
my view, the Court does not advance a sound basis for this
conclusion. The Court rests its conclusion on modern
contract law principles and a recent dissent concerning
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68. S... | The Court correctly concludes that an offer of complete relief on a claim does not render that claim moot. But, in my view, the Court does not advance a sound basis for this conclusion. The Court rests its conclusion on modern contract law principles and a recent dissent concerning Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68. S... | 194 |
Justice Roberts | dissenting | false | Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez | 2016-02-09 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3177215/campbell-ewald-v-gomez/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/3177215/ | 2,016 | null | null | null | null | This case is straightforward. Jose Gomez alleges that
the marketing firm Campbell-Ewald (Campbell) sent him
text messages without his permission, and he requests
relief under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. That
Act permits consumers to recover statutory damages for
unauthorized text messages. Based on Gomez’s a... | This case is straightforward. Jose Gomez alleges that the marketing firm Campbell-Ewald (Campbell) sent him text messages without his permission, and he requests relief under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. That Act permits consumers to recover statutory damages for unauthorized text messages. Based on Gomez’s a... | 195 |
Justice Alito | second_dissenting | false | Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez | 2016-02-09 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3177215/campbell-ewald-v-gomez/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/3177215/ | 2,016 | null | null | null | null | I join THE CHIEF JUSTICE’s dissent. I agree that a de-
fendant may extinguish a plaintiff ’s personal stake in
pursuing a claim by offering complete relief on the claim,
even if the plaintiff spurns the offer. Our Article III prec-
edents make clear that, for mootness purposes, there is
nothing talismanic about the pla... | I join THE CHIEF JUSTICE’s dissent. I agree that a de- fendant may extinguish a plaintiff ’s personal stake in pursuing a claim by offering complete relief on the claim, even if the plaintiff spurns the offer. Our Article III prec- edents make clear that, for mootness purposes, there is nothing talismanic about the pla... | 196 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. | 2008-06-09 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145800/quanta-computer-inc-v-lg-electronics-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145800/ | 2,008 | 2007-048 | 2 | 9 | 0 | For over 150 years this Court has applied the doctrine of patent exhaustion to limit the patent rights that survive the initial authorized sale of a patented item. In this case, we decide whether patent exhaustion applies to the sale of components of a patented system that must be combined with additional components in... | For over 150 years this Court has applied the doctrine of patent exhaustion to limit the patent rights that survive the initial authorized sale of a patented item. In this case, we decide whether patent exhaustion applies to the sale of components of a patented system that must be combined with additional components in... | 202 |
Justice Rehnquist | majority | false | Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western NY | 1997-02-19 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118085/schenck-v-pro-choice-network-of-western-ny/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118085/ | 1,997 | 1996-024 | 2 | 6 | 3 | The question presented is whether an injunction that places restrictions on demonstrations outside abortion clinics violates the First Amendment. We uphold the provisions imposing "fixed bubble" or "fixed buffer zone" limitations, as hereinafter described, but hold that the provisions imposing "floating bubble" or "flo... | The question presented is whether an injunction that places restrictions on demonstrations outside abortion clinics violates the First Amendment. We uphold the provisions imposing "fixed bubble" or "fixed buffer zone" limitations, as hereinafter described, but hold that the provisions imposing "floating bubble" or "flo... | 203 |
Justice Rehnquist | majority | false | Stewart v. Martinez-Villareal | 1998-05-18 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118206/stewart-v-martinez-villareal/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118206/ | 1,998 | 1997-063 | 2 | 7 | 2 | In Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399, 410 (1986), we held that "the Eighth Amendment prohibits a State from inflicting the penalty of death upon a prisoner who is insane." In this case, we must decide whether respondent MartinezVillareal's Ford claim is subject to the restrictions on "second or successive" applications ... | In we held that "the Eighth Amendment prohibits a State from inflicting the penalty of death upon a prisoner who is insane." In this case, we must decide whether respondent MartinezVillareal's Ford claim is subject to the restrictions on "second or successive" applications for federal habeas relief found in the newly r... | 212 |
Justice Scalia | dissenting | false | Stewart v. Martinez-Villareal | 1998-05-18 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118206/stewart-v-martinez-villareal/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118206/ | 1,998 | 1997-063 | 2 | 7 | 2 | It is axiomatic that "the power to award the writ [of habeas corpus] by any of the courts of the United States, must be given by written law." Ex parte Bollman, 4 Cranch 75, 94 (1807) (opinion of Marshall, C. J.). And it is impossible to conceive of language that more clearly precludes respondent's renewed competency-t... | It is axiomatic that "the power to award the writ [of habeas corpus] by any of the courts of the United States, must be given by written law." Ex parte Bollman, And it is impossible to conceive of language that more clearly precludes respondent's renewed competency-to-be-executed claim than the written law before us he... | 213 |
Justice Thomas | second_dissenting | false | Stewart v. Martinez-Villareal | 1998-05-18 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118206/stewart-v-martinez-villareal/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118206/ | 1,998 | 1997-063 | 2 | 7 | 2 | From 1986 to 1991, respondent filed three petitions for federal habeas relief; each was dismissed on the ground that respondent had not yet exhausted his state remedies. In March 1993, respondent filed his fourth federal habeas petition presenting, inter alia, his claim under Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986), th... | From 1986 to 1991, respondent filed three petitions for federal habeas relief; each was dismissed on the ground that respondent had not yet exhausted his state remedies. In March 1993, respondent filed his fourth federal habeas petition presenting, inter alia, his claim under that he was not competent to be executed. F... | 214 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | Pierce County v. Guillen | 2003-01-14 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/122252/pierce-county-v-guillen/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/122252/ | 2,003 | 2002-013 | 1 | 9 | 0 | We address in this case whether 23 U.S. C. § 409, which protects information "compiled or collected" in connection *133 with certain federal highway safety programs from being discovered or admitted in certain federal or state trials, is a valid exercise of Congress' authority under the Constitution.
I
A
Beginning wi... | We address in this case whether 2 US C 409, which protects information "compiled or collected" in connection *1 with certain federal highway safety programs from being discovered or admitted in certain federal or state trials, is a valid exercise of Congress' authority under the Constitution I A Beginning with the High... | 222 |
Justice Kennedy | majority | false | United States v. Johnson | 2000-03-21 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118343/united-states-v-johnson/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118343/ | 2,000 | 1999-035 | 1 | 9 | 0 | An offender had been serving time in federal prison for multiple felonies when two of his convictions were declared invalid. As a result, he had served too much prison time and was at once set free, but a term of supervised release was yet to be served on the remaining convictions. The question becomes whether the exce... | An offender had been serving time in federal prison for multiple felonies when two of his convictions were declared invalid. As a result, he had served too much prison time and was at once set free, but a term of supervised release was yet to be served on the remaining convictions. The question becomes whether the exce... | 232 |
Justice Breyer | majority | false | Evans v. Chavis | 2006-01-10 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145695/evans-v-chavis/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145695/ | 2,006 | 2005-016 | 1 | 9 | 0 | The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA or Act) requires a state prisoner whose conviction has become final to seek federal habeas corpus relief within one year. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A). The Act tolls this 1-year limitations period for the "time during which a properly filed application for S... | The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA or Act) requires a state prisoner whose conviction has become final to seek federal habeas corpus relief within one year. (d)(1)(A). The Act tolls this 1-year limitations period for the "time during which a properly filed application for State post-convic... | 241 |
Justice Stevens | concurring | false | Evans v. Chavis | 2006-01-10 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145695/evans-v-chavis/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145695/ | 2,006 | 2005-016 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Today the Court holds that, in the absence of a clear statement by a California state court that a petition for habeas corpus was timely or untimely, a federal court "must itself examine the delay in each case" to determine whether the filing "was made within what California would consider a `reasonable time.'" Ante, a... | Today the Court holds that, in the absence a clear statement by a California state court that a petition for habeas corpus was timely or untimely, a federal court "must itself examine the delay in each case" to determine whether the filing "was made within what California would consider a `reasonable time.'" Ante, at 1... | 242 |
Justice Breyer | majority | false | Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n | 2016-04-20 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3195997/harris-v-arizona-independent-redistricting-commn/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/3195997/ | 2,016 | 2015-027 | 2 | 8 | 0 | Appellants, a group of Arizona voters, challenge a re-
districting plan for the State’s legislature on the ground
that the plan’s districts are insufficiently equal in popula-
tion. See Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 577 (1964).
Because the maximum population deviation between the
largest and the smallest district is ... | Appellants, a group of Arizona voters, challenge a re- districting plan for the State’s legislature on the ground that the plan’s districts are insufficiently equal in popula- tion. See Because the maximum population deviation between the largest and the smallest district is less than 10%, the appellants cannot simply ... | 247 |
Justice Stevens | majority | false | Cook v. Gralike | 2001-02-28 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2621075/cook-v-gralike/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2621075/ | 2,001 | 2000-027 | 2 | 9 | 0 | In U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), we reviewed a challenge to an Arkansas law that prohibited the name of an otherwise eligible candidate for the United States Congress from appearing on the general election ballot if he or she had already served three terms in the House of Representatives or ... | In U. S. Term Limits, we reviewed a challenge to an Arkansas law that prohibited the name of an otherwise eligible candidate for the United States Congress from appearing on the general election ballot if he or she had already served three terms in the House of Representatives or two terms in the Senate. We held that t... | 254 |
Justice Kennedy | concurring | false | Cook v. Gralike | 2001-02-28 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2621075/cook-v-gralike/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2621075/ | 2,001 | 2000-027 | 2 | 9 | 0 | I join the opinion of the Court, holding § 15 et seq. of Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution violative of the Constitution of the United States. It seems appropriate, however, to add these brief observations with respect to Part III of the opinion. The Court does not say the States are disabled from requesting sp... | I join the opinion of the Court, holding 15 et seq. of Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution violative of the Constitution of the United States. It seems appropriate, however, to add these brief observations with respect to Part III of the opinion. The Court does not say the States are disabled from requesting spec... | 255 |
Justice Ginsburg | majority | false | Arizona v. Johnson | 2009-01-26 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145912/arizona-v-johnson/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145912/ | 2,009 | 2008-019 | 1 | 9 | 0 | This case concerns the authority of police officers to
“stop and frisk” a passenger in a motor vehicle temporarily
seized upon police detection of a traffic infraction. In a
pathmarking decision, Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968),
the Court considered whether an investigatory stop (tem
porary detention) and frisk (patdo... | This case concerns the authority of police officers to “stop and frisk” a passenger in a motor vehicle temporarily seized upon police detection of a traffic infraction. In a pathmarking decision, the Court considered whether an investigatory stop (tem porary detention) and frisk (patdown for weapons) may be conducted w... | 256 |
Justice Souter | majority | false | Beach v. Ocwen Fed. Bank | 1998-04-22 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118197/beach-v-ocwen-fed-bank/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118197/ | 1,998 | 1997-054 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Under the Truth in Lending Act, 82 Stat. 146, 15 U.S. C. § 1601 et seq., when a loan made in a consumer credit transaction is secured by the borrower's principal dwelling, the borrower may rescind the loan agreement if the lender fails to deliver certain forms or to disclose important terms accurately. See 15 U.S. C. §... | Under the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S. C. 1601 et seq., when a loan made in a consumer credit transaction is secured by the borrower's principal dwelling, the borrower may rescind the loan agreement if the lender fails to deliver certain forms or to disclose important terms accurately. See 15 U.S. C. 1635. Under 1635(... | 257 |
Justice Sotomayor | majority | false | Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif | 2015-05-26 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2804677/wellness-intl-network-ltd-v-sharif/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2804677/ | 2,015 | 2014-038 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Article III, §1, of the Constitution provides that “[t]he
judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one
supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Con-
gress may from time to time ordain and establish.” Con-
gress has in turn established 94 District Courts and 13
Courts of Appeals, composed of judg... | Article III, of the Constitution provides that “[t]he judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Con- gress may from time to time ordain and establish.” Con- gress has in turn established 94 District Courts and 13 Courts of Appeals, composed of judges w... | 259 |
Justice Roberts | dissenting | false | Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif | 2015-05-26 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2804677/wellness-intl-network-ltd-v-sharif/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2804677/ | 2,015 | 2014-038 | 2 | 6 | 3 | The Bankruptcy Court in this case granted judgment
to Wellness on its claim that Sharif ’s bankruptcy estate
contained assets he purportedly held in a trust. Provided
that no third party asserted a substantial adverse claim to
those assets, the Bankruptcy Court’s adjudication “stems
from the bankruptcy itself ” rather ... | The Bankruptcy Court in this case granted judgment to Wellness on its claim that Sharif ’s bankruptcy estate contained assets he purportedly held in a trust. Provided that no third party asserted a substantial adverse claim to those assets, the Bankruptcy Court’s adjudication “stems from the bankruptcy itself ” rather ... | 260 |
Justice Thomas | second_dissenting | false | Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif | 2015-05-26 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2804677/wellness-intl-network-ltd-v-sharif/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/2804677/ | 2,015 | 2014-038 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Like THE CHIEF JUSTICE, I would have remanded this
case to the lower courts to determine, under the proper
standard, whether Wellness’ alter-ego claim is a Stern
claim. See Stern v. Marshall, 564 U. S. ___ (2011). I write
separately to highlight a few questions touching on the
consent issue that merit closer attention ... | Like THE CHIEF JUSTICE, I would have remanded this case to the lower courts to determine, under the proper standard, whether Wellness’ alter-ego claim is a Stern claim. See Stern v. Marshall, 564 U. S. (2011). I write separately to highlight a few questions touching on the consent issue that merit closer attention than... | 261 |
Justice Stevens | majority | false | IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez | 2005-11-08 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1991818/ibp-inc-v-alvarez/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/1991818/ | 2,005 | 2005-005 | 2 | 9 | 0 | These consolidated cases raise questions concerning the coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), as amended by the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, with respect to activities of employees who must don protective clothing on the employer's premises before they engage in the productive labor for which they a... | These consolidated cases raise questions concerning the coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), as amended by the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, with respect to activities of employees who must don protective clothing on the employer's premises before they engage in the productive labor for which they a... | 262 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. | 2009-06-18 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145857/gross-v-fbl-financial-services-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145857/ | 2,009 | 2008-074 | 1 | 5 | 4 | The question presented by the petitioner in this case is whether a plaintiff must present direct evidence of age discrimination in order to obtain a mixed-motives jury instruction in a suit brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 81 Stat. 602, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. Because w... | The question presented by the petitioner in this case is whether a plaintiff must present direct evidence of age discrimination in order to obtain a mixed-motives jury instruction in a suit brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), as amended, et seq. Because we hold that such a jury instru... | 270 |
Justice Stevens | dissenting | false | Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. | 2009-06-18 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145857/gross-v-fbl-financial-services-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145857/ | 2,009 | 2008-074 | 1 | 5 | 4 | The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et *2353 seq., makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against any employee "because of" that individual's age, § 623(a). The most natural reading of this statutory text prohibits adverse employment actions motivated in whole or in part ... | The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), et *2353 seq., makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against any employee "because of" that individual's age, 623(a). The most natural reading of this statutory text prohibits adverse employment actions motivated in whole or in part by the age of the ... | 271 |
Justice Breyer | second_dissenting | false | Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. | 2009-06-18 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/145857/gross-v-fbl-financial-services-inc/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/145857/ | 2,009 | 2008-074 | 1 | 5 | 4 | I agree with Justice STEVENS that mixed-motive instructions are appropriate in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act context. And I join his opinion. The Court rejects this conclusion on the ground that the words "because of" require a plaintiff to prove that age was the "but-for" cause of his employer's adverse emp... | I agree with Justice STEVENS that mixed-motive instructions are appropriate in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act context. And I join his opinion. The Court rejects this conclusion on the ground that the words "because of" require a plaintiff to prove that age was the "but-for" cause of his employer's adverse emp... | 272 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | Swierkiewicz v. Sorema NA | 2002-02-26 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118482/swierkiewicz-v-sorema-na/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118482/ | 2,002 | 2001-024 | 2 | 9 | 0 | This case presents the question whether a complaint in an employment discrimination lawsuit must contain specific facts establishing a prima facie case of discrimination under the framework set forth by this Court in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973). We hold that an employment discrimination compla... | This case presents the question whether a complaint in an employment discrimination lawsuit must contain specific facts establishing a prima facie case of discrimination under the framework set forth by this Court in McDonnell We hold that an employment discrimination complaint need not include such facts and instead m... | 273 |
Justice Thomas | majority | false | Bogan v. Scott-Harris | 1998-03-03 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118178/bogan-v-scott-harris/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/118178/ | 1,998 | 1997-034 | 2 | 9 | 0 | It is well established that federal, state, and regional legislators are entitled to absolute immunity from civil liability for their legislative activities. In this case, petitioners argue that they, as local officials performing legislative functions, are entitled to the same protection. They further argue that their... | It is well established that federal, state, and regional legislators are entitled to absolute immunity from civil liability for their legislative activities. In this case, petitioners argue that they, as local officials performing legislative functions, are entitled to the same protection. They further argue that their... | 281 |
Justice Alito | majority | false | Nielsen v. Preap | 2019-03-19 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4601079/nielsen-v-preap/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4601079/ | 2,019 | 2018-010 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Aliens who are arrested because they are believed to be
deportable may generally apply for release on bond or
parole while the question of their removal is being de-
cided. These aliens may secure their release by proving to
the satisfaction of a Department of Homeland Security
officer or an immigration judge that they... | Aliens who are arrested because they are believed to be deportable may generally apply for release on bond or parole while the question of their removal is being de- cided. These aliens may secure their release by proving to the satisfaction of a Department of Homeland Security officer or an immigration judge that they... | 282 |
Justice Breyer | dissenting | false | Nielsen v. Preap | 2019-03-19 | null | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4601079/nielsen-v-preap/ | https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/clusters/4601079/ | 2,019 | 2018-010 | 1 | 5 | 4 | A provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8
U.S. C. §1226(c), focuses upon potentially deportable
noncitizens who have committed certain offenses or have
ties to terrorism. It requires the Secretary of Homeland
Security to take those aliens into custody “when . . . re-
leased” from prison and to hold them wit... | A provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S. C. focuses upon potentially deportable noncitizens who have committed certain offenses or have ties to terrorism. It requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take those aliens into custody “when re- leased” from prison and to hold them without a bail hear... | 284 |
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