The 2016 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2016, and concluded October 1, 2017. This was the twenty-third term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shaw v. United States | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) |
federal criminal law • bank fraud | Unanimous[2] | |||||||||||||||
Sireci v. Florida | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty | ||||||||||||||||
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||
Reed v. Louisiana | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty | ||||||||||||||||
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||
Ruiz v. Texas | 580 U.S. ___ (2016) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • solitary confinement | ||||||||||||||||
Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution. | ||||||||||||||||||
SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) |
patent law • statute of limitations • laches |
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Star Athletica, L. L. C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) |
copyright law • features incorporated into design of useful articles | Kennedy |
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Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. | 580 U.S. ___ (2017) |
bankruptcy law • Chapter 11 • Article III standing • creditor priority in structured dismissal | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
First Amendment • commercial speech • regulation of communication of prices • price difference for credit card transactions |
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McGehee v. Hutchinson | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • lethal injection |
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Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution. | ||||||||||||||||||
Smith v. Ryan | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • solitary confinement | ||||||||||||||||
Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. | ||||||||||||||||||
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int'l Drilling Co. | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act • expropriation exception | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan | |||||||||||||||
Bank of America Corp. v. Miami | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fair Housing Act • municipality as aggrieved person to bring suit | Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Howell v. Howell | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act • indemnification for post-divorce waiver of military retirement pay • federal preemption | Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson | 581 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • bankruptcy law • filing of obviously time-barred proof of claim | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito |
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Sandoz Inc v. Amgen Inc. | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 • patent law • availability of injunction to enforce biosimilar drug application requirements |
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Ziglar v. Abbasi | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
detentions following the September 11 attacks • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause • equal protection • Fourth Amendment • implied cause of action | Ginsburg |
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McWilliams v. Dunn | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
indigent defendant access to independent mental health expert | Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Weaver v. Massachusetts | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Sixth Amendment • public trial violation • ineffective assistance of counsel • preservation of error | Kagan |
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Turner v. United States | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • failure to disclose exculpatory information | Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor |
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Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause • Establishment Clause • eligibility of religious organization for government grant |
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Davila v. Davis | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • procedural default • failure of habeas counsel to raise failure by appellate counsel | Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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Hernandez v. Mesa | 582 U.S. ___ (2017) |
Fourth Amendment • cross-border shooting of foreign national by federal law enforcement | Ginsburg |
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Notes
References
- "2016 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- "2016 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- "2016 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
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