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2009 Term Opinions of the Court

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R- Date Docket Name J. Pt.
92 6/29/10 09-8854 Sears v. Upton PC 561/2
91 6/28/10 08-1521 McDonald v. Chicago A 561/2
90 6/28/10 08-1371 Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez G 561/2
89 6/28/10 08-964 Bilski v. Kappos K 561/2
88 6/28/10 08-861 Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Bd. R 561/2
87 6/24/10 08-1196 Weyhrauch v. United States PC 561/1
86 6/24/10 08-876 Black v. United States G 561/1
85 6/24/10 08-1394 Skilling v. United States G 561/1
84 6/24/10 09-158 Magwood v. Patterson T 561/1
83 6/24/10 08-1214 Granite Rock Co. v. Teamsters T 561/1
82 6/24/10 08-1191 Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. AS 561/1
81 6/24/10 09-559 Doe v. Reed R 561/1
80 6/21/10 09-475 Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms A 561/1
79 6/21/10 08-1553 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. K 561/1
78 6/21/10 09-497 Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson AS 561/1
77 6/21/10 08-1498 Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project R 561/1
76 6/17/10 09-6338 Dillon v. United States SS 560/2
75 6/17/10 08-538 Schwab v. Reilly T 560/2
74 6/17/10 08-1332 Ontario v. Quon K 560/2
73 6/17/10 08-1151 Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection AS 560/2
72 6/17/10 08-1457 New Process Steel, L. P. v. NLRB JS 560/2
71 6/14/10 09-5327 Holland v. Florida B 560/2
70 6/14/10 09-367 Dolan v. United States B 560/2
69 6/14/10 08-1322 Astrue v. Ratliff T 560/2
68 6/14/10 09-60 Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder JS 560/2
67 6/07/10 09-940 United States v. Juvenile Male PC 560/2
66 6/07/10 09-337 Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. p. A. SS 560/2
65 6/07/10 08-998 Hamilton v. Lanning A 560/2
64 6/07/10 09-5201 Barber v. Thomas B 560/2
63 6/01/10 08-1301 Carr v. United States SS 560/1
62 6/01/10 09-223 Levin v. Commerce Energy, Inc. G 560/1
61 6/01/10 08-1470 Berghuis v. Thompkins K 560/1
60 6/01/10 132, Orig. Alabama v. North Carolina AS 560/1
59 6/01/10 08-1555 Samantar v. Yousuf JS 560/1
58 5/24/10 09-8852 Jefferson v. Upton PC 560/1
57 5/24/10 08-6261 Robertson v. United States ex rel. Watson PC 560/1
56 5/24/10 08-1341 United States v. Marcus B 560/1
55 5/24/10 09-448 Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co. T 560/1
54 5/24/10 08-1569 United States v. O’Brien K 560/1
53 5/24/10 08-974 Lewis v. Chicago AS 560/1
52 5/24/10 08-661 American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League JS 560/1
51 5/17/10 08-7621 Sullivan v. Florida PC 560/1
50 5/17/10 08-1224 United States v. Comstock B 560/1
49 7/06/10 5/17/10 08-7412 Graham v. Florida K 560/1
48 5/17/10 08-645 Abbott v. Abbott K 560/1
47 5/03/10 08-1529 Hui v. Castaneda SS 559/2
46 5/03/10 09-338 Renico v. Lett R 559/2
45 4/28/10 08-472 Salazar v. Buono K 559/2
44 4/27/10 08-1198 Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp. A 559/2
43 4/27/10 08-905 Merck & Co. v. Reynolds B 559/2
42 4/21/10 08-1200 Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA SS 559/2
41 4/21/10 08-970 Perdue v. Kenny A. A 559/2
40 4/21/10 08-810 Conkright v. Frommert R 559/2
39 4/20/10 08-769 United States v. Stevens R 559/2
38 3/31/10 08-1008 Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P. A. v. Allstate Ins. Co. AS 559/2
37 3/31/10 08-651 Padilla v. Kentucky JS 559/2
36 3/30/10 08-586 Jones v. Harris Associates L. P. A 559/1
35 3/30/10 08-1402 Berghuis v. Smith G 559/1
34 3/30/10 08-304 Graham County Soil and Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson JS 559/1
33 3/23/10 08-1134 United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa T 559/1
32 3/8/10 08-1119 Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States SS 559/1
31 3/8/10 08-728 Bloate v. United States T 559/1
30 3/2/10 08-240 Mac's Shell Service, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products Co. A 559/1
29 3/2/10 08-103 Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick T 559/1
28 3/2/10 08-6925 Johnson v. United States AS 559/1
27 3/1/10 08-1234 Kiyemba v. Obama PC 559/1
26 2/24/10 08-680 Maryland v. Shatzer AS 559/1
25 2/23/10 08-1107 Hertz Corp. v. Friend B 559/1
24 2/23/10 08-1175 Florida v. Powell G 559/1
23 2/22/10 09-273 Thaler v. Haynes PC 559/1
22 2/22/10 08-10914 Wilkins v. Gaddy PC 559/1
21 1/25/10 07-11191 Briscoe v. Virginia PC 559/1
20 1/25/10 08-969 Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York R 559/1
19 1/21/10 08-205 Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n K 558/2
18 1/20/10 08-9156 Wood v. Allen SS 558/2
17 1/20/10 138, Orig. South Carolina v. North Carolina A 558/2
16 1/20/10 08-911 Kucana v. Holder G 558/2
15 1/19/10 09-5731 Wellons v. Hall PC 558/1
14 1/19/10 09-5270 Presley v. Georgia PC 558/1
13 1/13/10 09A648 Hollingsworth v. Perry PC 558/1
12 1/13/10 08-674 NRG Power Marketing, LLC v. Maine Pub. Util. Comm'n G 558/1
11 1/12/10 08-724 Smith v. Spisak B 558/1
10 1/11/10 08-559 McDaniel v. Brown PC 558/1
9 12/8/09 08-678 Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter SS 558/1
8 12/8/09 08-351 Alvarez v. Smith B 558/1
7 12/8/09 08-604 Union Pacific R. Co. v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Gen. Comm. of Adjustment, Central Region G 558/1
6 12/8/09 08-992 Beard v. Kindler R 558/1
5 12/7/09 09-91 Michigan v. Fisher PC 558/1
4 11/30/09 08-10537 Porter v. McCollum PC 558/1
3 11/16/09 08-1263 Wong v. Belmontes PC 558/1
2 11/9/09 09-144 Bobby v. Van Hook PC 558/1
1 10/20/09 08-10495 Corcoran v. Levenhagen PC 558/1