2007

Case	Docket Number(s)	Date Argued	Date Decided	Appealed From	Outcome	Vote	Author	Topics
Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons	06-9130	10/29/2007	01/22/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit		5-4	Clarence Thomas	sovereign immunity waiver Federal Tort Claims Act property search statutory interpretation
Allison Engine Co. v. Sanders	07-214	02/26/2008	06/09/2008	United States Court of Appealsf or the Sixth Circuit		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	qui tam false claims act
Baze v. Rees	07-5439	01/07/2008	04/16/2008	Supreme Court of Kentucky		7-2	John G. Roberts, Jr.	lethal injection Eighth Amendment death penalty cruel and unusual punishment
Begay v. U.S.	06-11543	01/15/2008	04/16/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit		6-3	Stephen G. Breyer	statutory interpretation Sentencing Guidelines legislative history felony driving while intoxicated crime of violence Booker Armed Career Criminal Act
Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York v. Tom F.	06-637	10/01/2007	10/10/2007	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit		4-4		special education Individuals with Disabilities Education Act administrative procedure
Boulware v. United States	06-1509	01/08/2008	03/03/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		9-0	David H. Souter	Tax evasion return of capital rule
Boumediene v. Bush/ Al Odah v. U.S.	06-1195,06-1196	12/05/2007	06/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (Feb. 20, 2007)		5-4	Anthony M. Kennedy	Suspension Clause statutory construction prisoners of war Habeas corpus executive power
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co.	07-210	04/14/2008	06/09/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit		9-0	Clarence Thomas	statutory interpretation RICO reliance causation
Burgess v. United States	06-11429	03/24/2008	04/16/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit		9-0	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	statutory interpretation Sentencing rule of lenity narcotics felony drug offense felony drugs controlled substances
CBOCS West v. Humphries	06-1431	02/20/2008	05/27/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit		7-2	Stephen G. Breyer	Title VII statutory interpretation section 1981 racial discrimination
Chamber of Commerce v. Brown	07-290	03/19/2008	06/19/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		7-2	John Paul Stevens	preemption National Labor Relations Act Labor unions free speech First Amendment Federalism
Crawford v. Marion Cty Elec. Bd & Indiana Democratic Pty v. Rokita	07-21,07-25	01/09/2008	04/28/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit		6-3	John Paul Stevens	Voting rights voter identification law political parties
CSX Transportation v. Georgia State Board of Equalization	06-1287	11/05/2007	12/04/2007	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Dec. 19, 2006)		9-0	John G. Roberts, Jr.	valuation methods state taxation Railroads
Cuellar v. United States	06-1456	02/25/2008	06/02/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		9-0	Clarence Thomas	statutory interpretation money laundering
D.C. v. Heller	07-290	03/18/2009	06/26/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia		5-4	Antonin Scalia	Second Amendment firearms Federalism
Dada v. Mukasey	06-1181	01/07/2008	06/16/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		5-4	Anthony M. Kennedy	voluntary departure statutory interpretation Immigration adjustment of status
Danforth v. Minnesota	06-8273	10/31/2007	02/20/2008	Minnesota Supreme Court		7-2	John Paul Stevens	retroactivity Federalism Confrontation clause evidence constitutional criminal procedure Teague v. Lane testimony Sixth Amendment videotaped testimony
Davis v. FEC	07-552	04/21/2008	06/26/2008	United States District Court for the District of Columbia		5-4	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	standing First Amendment Equal Protection Clause election law election financing
Engquist v. Oregon Dep't of Agriculture	07-474	04/21/2008	06/09/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		6-3	John G. Roberts, Jr.	rational basis review Equal Protection Clause employment discrimination class of one,
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker	07-219	02/27/2008	06/25/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		5-3	David H. Souter	Punitive damages maritime law exemplary damages due process
Federal Express v. Holowecki	06-1322	11/06/2007	02/27/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (March 8, 2006)		7-2	Anthony M. Kennedy	employment discrimination EEOC intake questionnaires
Florida Dep't of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias	07-312	03/26/2008	06/16/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit		7-2	Clarence Thomas	taxation statutory interpretation Federalism Chapter 11 bankruptcy code
Gall v. U.S.	06-7949	10/02/2007	12/10/2007	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		7-2	John Paul Stevens	Sentencing Guidelines mandatory minimum sentences drug trafficking downward departures
Giles v. California	07-6053	04/22/2008	06/25/2008	California Supreme Court		6-3	Antonin Scalia	witnesses Sixth Amendment forfeiture evidence Confrontation clause
Gomez-Perez v. Potter	06-1321	02/19/2008	05/27/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit		6-3	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	statutory interpretation sovereign immunity retaliation Age Discrimination in Employment Act Age discrimination
Gonzalez v. U.S.	06-11612	01/08/2008	05/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit		8-1	Anthony M. Kennedy	voir dire plain error Magistrate judges Jury selection
Greenlaw v. U.S.	07-330		06/23/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		6-3	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Sentencing plain error Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b) cross-appeal criminal procedure appellate jurisdiction
Hall Street Assoc. v. Mattel	06-989	11/07/2007	03/25/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Aug. 1, 2006)		6-3	David H. Souter	Arbitration statutory construction Federal arbitration act vacating awards
Indiana v. Edwards	07-208	03/26/2008	06/19/2008	Supreme Court of Indiana		7-2	Stephen G. Breyer	Sixth Amendment self-representation pro se representation competence
Irizarry v. U.S.	06-7517	04/15/2008	06/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit		5-4	John Paul Stevens	Sentencing Guidelines presentence report criminal procedure
John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. U.S.	06-1164	11/06/2007	01/08/2008	Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Aug. 9, 2006)		7-0	Stephen G. Breyer	timeliness takings Statute of limitations stare decisis just compensation hazardous waste Fifth Amendment Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)
Kennedy v. Louisiana	07-343	04/16/2008	06/25/2008	Louisiana Supreme Court		5-4	Anthony M. Kennedy	Sentencing Eighth Amendment death penalty child rape
Kentucky Dept. of Revenue, et al. v. Davis, George, et ux.	06-666	11/05/2007	05/19/2008	Kentucky Court of Appeals (Jan. 6, 2006)		7-2	David H. Souter	Taxes municipal bonds interstate commerce Dormant commerce clause
Kentucky Retirement Sys. v. EEOC	06-1037	01/09/2008	06/19/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit		5-4	Stephen G. Breyer	statutory interpretation Pensions legislative history Age discrimination
Kimbrough v. U.S.	06-6330	10/02/2007	12/10/2007	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit		7-2	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Sentencing Guidelines Sentencing drug trafficking downward departures crack cocaine cocaine powder cocaine
Knight v. Internal Revenue Commissioner	06-1286	11/27/2007	01/16/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Oct. 18, 2006)		9-0	John G. Roberts, Jr.	Trusts and estates taxation
LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Assoc.	06-856	11/26/2007	02/20/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (June 19, 2006)		9-0	John Paul Stevens	ERISA equitable relief pension plans fiduciary breach
Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory	06-1505	04/23/2008	06/19/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit		7-1	David H. Souter	evidence burden of proof Age Discrimination in Employment Act
MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Dep't of Revenue	06-1413	01/16/2008	04/15/2008	Appellate Court of Illinois		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	taxing out-of-state corporations taxation Allied-Signal
Metlife v. Glenn	06-923	04/23/2008	06/19/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit		6-3	Stephen G. Breyer	judicial review ERISA
Morgan Stanley Capital Group v. Public Utility 1	06-1457,06-1462	02/19/2008	06/26/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		5-2	Antonin Scalia	public utilities Mobile-Sierra Federal Power Act energy regulation deregulation
Munaf v. Geran/Geren v. Omar	06-1666,07-394	03/25/2008	06/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia		9-0	John G. Roberts, Jr.	Military tribunals Habeas corpus foreign relations comity
New Jersey v. Delaware	Original 134	11/27/2007	03/31/2008	Original Jurisdiction		6-2	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	State boundaries riparian rights environmental regulation
Philippines v. Pimental	06-1204	03/17/2008	06/12/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit		7-2	Anthony M. Kennedy	sovereign immunity necessary parties interpleader indispensable parties Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 civil procedure
Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle	07-411	04/14/2008	06/25/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		5-4	John G. Roberts, Jr.	Jurisdiction Indian courts
Preston v. Ferrer	06-1463	01/14/2008	02/20/2008	California Court of Appeals		8-1	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	statuory construction Federalism Federal arbitration act contract administrative agencies
Quanta Computer Inc. v. LG Electronics	06-937	01/16/2008	06/09/2008	Federal Circuit Court of Appeals		9-0	Clarence Thomas	royalties Patents licensing fees
Richlin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff	06-1717	03/19/2008	06/02/2008	Federal Circuit Court of Appeals		9-0	Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	statutory intepretation sovereign immunity paralegals Equal Access to Justice Act attorneys fees
Riegel v. Medtronic	06-179	12/04/2007	02/20/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (May 16, 2006)		8-1	Antonin Scalia	torts preemption Medtronic Medical Device Act Federalism
Riley v. Kennedy	07-77	03/24/2008	05/27/2008	Alabama Supreme Court		7-2	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	voting rights act

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