MEMBERSHIP OF RECENT SUPREME COURT

 

 

Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1961

Warren

1

Clark

1

Frankfurter

Whittaker

Stewart

1

Brennan

1

Harlan

Douglas

1

Black

1

1962

Warren

2

Clark

2

Frankfurter

nv

White

nv

Stewart

Brennan

2

Harlan

2

Douglas

2

Black

2

1963

Warren

3

Clark

3

Goldberg

3

White

3

Stewart

3

Brennan

3

Harlan

3

Douglas

3

Black

3

1964

Warren

4/5

Clark

5

Goldberg

4/5

White

5

Stewart

5

Brennan

4/5

Harlan

Douglas

4/5

Black

4/5

1966

Warren

6

Clark

Fortas

6

White

Stewart

Brennan

6

Harlan

Douglas

6

Black

6

1968

Warren

7

Marshall

7

Fortas

7

White

Stewart

7

Brennan

7

Harlan

Douglas

7

Black

1972

Burger

Marshall

8

Rehnquist

White

8

Stewart

8

Brennan

8

Powell

Douglas

8

Blackmun

1973

Burger

9

Marshall

9

Rehnquist

White

Stewart

9

Brennan

9

Powell

9

Douglas

9

Blackmun

9

1976

Burger

10

Marshall

Rehnquist

10

White

10

Stewart

10

Brennan

Powell

10

Stevens

Blackmun

10

1977

Burger

Marshall

11

Rehnquist

 

White

11

Stewart

11

Brennan

11

Powell

11

Stevens

11

Blackmun

11

1978

Burger

39

Marshall

Rehnquist

39

White

Stewart

39

Brennan

Powell

39

Stevens

39

Blackmun

1986

Burger

Marshall

12/13

Rehnquist

White

13

O’Connor

13

Brennan

12/13

Powell

12/13

Stevens

12/13

Blackmun

12/13

1987

Rehnquist

15/16

Marshall

14

Scalia

15/16

White

15/16

O’Connor

15/16

Brennan

14

Powell

14/15/16

Stevens

14

Blackmun

14

1989

Rehnquist

17/18/19/20

Marshall

Scalia

17/18/19/20

White

17/18/19/20

O’Connor

17/18/19/20

Brennan

Kennedy

17/18/19/20

Stevens

19

Blackmun

1990

Rehnquist

21/28

Marshall

22/28

Scalia

21/28

White

21/22/28

O’Connor

21/28

Brennan

22/28

Kennedy

21/28

Stevens

21/22

Blackmun

22/28

1991

Rehnquist

23/24

Marshall

 

Scalia

23/24

White

23/24

O’Connor

24

Souter

23/24

Kennedy

23/24

Stevens

Blackmun

1992

Rehnquist

Thomas

Scalia

White

 

O’Connor

25/26

Souter

25/26

Kennedy

25/26

Stevens

25/26

Blackmun

25/26

1995

Rehnquist

27/29

Thomas

27/29

Scalia

27/29

Ginsberg

O’Connor

27/29

Souter

29

Kennedy

27/29

Stevens

Breyer

29

1997

Rehnquist

30

Thomas

30

Scalia

30

Ginsberg

30

O’Connor

30

Souter

30

Kennedy

30

Stevens

30

Breyer

30

2000

Rehnquist

31/33/35

Thomas

33/35

Scalia

33/35

Ginsberg

31/32/34

O’Connor

31/32/33/34/35

Souter

31/32/34

Kennedy

31/32/33/35

Stevens

31/32/34

Breyer

31/32/34

2002

Rehnquist

Thomas

Scalia

 

Ginsberg

36

O’Connor

36

Souter

36

Kennedy

36

Stevens

36

Breyer

36

2003

Rehnquist

41/42

Thomas

41

Scalia

41

Ginsberg

37/40/42

O’Connor

37/40/41/42

Souter

37/40/42

Kennedy

37/41

Stevens

37/40/42

Breyer

37/40/41/42

2004

Rehnquist

 

Thomas

 

Scalia

 

Ginsberg

43

O’Connor

43

Souter

43

Kennedy

43

Stevens

43

Breyer

43

2005

Rehnquist

45

Thomas

45

Scalia

44/45

 

Ginsberg

38/44/46/47

O’Connor

46

Souter

38/44/46/47

Kennedy

38/44/45/47

Stevens

38/44/46/47

Breyer

38/44/45/46/47

2006

Roberts

nv

Thomas

Scalia

Ginsberg

48

Alito

Souter

48

Kennedy

48

Stevens

48

Breyer

48

2007

Roberts

49/50/51

Thomas

49/50/51

Scalia

49/50/51

Ginsberg

 

Alito

49/50/51

Souter

 

Kennedy

49/50/51

Stevens

 

Breyer

 

2008

Roberts

52/55

Thomas

52/55

Scalia

52/55

Ginsberg

53/54

Alito

52/55

Souter

53/54

Kennedy

52/53/54/55

Stevens

52/53/54

Breyer

52/53/54

2009

Roberts

56

Thomas

56

Scalia

56

Ginsberg

 

Alito

56

Souter

 

Kennedy

56

Stevens

Breyer

2010

Roberts

58/59/60/61

Thomas

58/59/60/61

Scalia

58/59/60/61

Ginsberg

57

Alito

58/59/60/61

Sotomayor

57

Kennedy

57/58/59/60/61

Stevens

57/59

Breyer

57

2011

Roberts

63

Thomas

63

Scalia

63

Ginsberg

62

Alito

63

Sotomayor

62

Kennedy

62/63

Kagan

62

Breyer

62

2012

Roberts

65/66

Thomas

Scalia

Ginsberg

64/65/66

Alito

Sotomayor

64/65/66

Kennedy

64/65

Kagan

64/nv/66

Breyer

64/65/66

2013

Roberts

67

Thomas

67

Scalia

67

Ginsberg

68

Alito

67

Sotomayor

68

Kennedy

67/68

Kagan

68

Breyer

68

2014

Roberts

69/71/72

Thomas

69/71/72

Scalia

69/71/72

Ginsberg

70

Alito

69/71/72

Sotomayor

70

Kennedy

69/70/71/72

Kagan

70

Breyer

70

2015

Roberts

74/75

Thomas

75

Scalia

75

Ginsberg

73/74/76

Alito

75

Sotomayor

73/74/76

Kennedy

73/74/75/76

Kagan

73/74/76

Breyer

73/74/76

2016

Roberts

Thomas

VACANCY

Ginsberg

77/78

Alito

Sotomayor

77/78

Kennedy

77/78

Kagan

77/nv

Breyer

77/78

2017

Roberts

79/80/81

Thomas

79/80/81

Gorsuch

79/80/81/nv

Ginsberg

82

Alito

79/80/81

Sotomayor

82

Kennedy

79/80/81/82

Kagan

79/82

Breyer

79/82

2018

Roberts

83/84/85/86/87/88

Thomas

83/84/85/87/88

Gorsuch

83/84/85/87/88

Ginsberg

86

Alito

83/84/85/87/88

Sotomayor

86

Kennedy

83/84/85/87/88

Kagan

85/86

Breyer

85/86

2019

Roberts

89/90/91/92/

Thomas

90/92

Gorsuch

90/92

Ginsberg

89/91/93

Alito

90/91/92

Sotomayor

89/91/93

Kavanaugh

90/91/92/93

Kagan

89/91/92/93

Breyer

89/91/92/93

2020

Roberts

94,95,96,97,98,99

Thomas

96,97

Gorsuch

95,96,97,98

Ginsberg

94,95,98,99

Alito

96,97

Sotomayor

94,95,98,99

Kavanaugh

96,97,98

Kagan

94,95,97,98,99

Breyer

94,95,97,98,99

2021

Roberts

100,101,102,103,

104,105

Thomas

100,101,102,

103,104

Gorsuch

100,101,103,

104,105

Barrett

100,101,102,

103,104,105

Alito

100,101,103,

104,105

Sotomayor

101,102,105

Kavanaugh

100,101,102,

103,104,105

Kagan

101,102,

105

Breyer

101,102,105

2022

Roberts

106, 107, 109,

110,111

Thomas

106,107,108,

109,110

Gorsuch

106,107,108,

109,110

Barrett

106,107,108,

109,110

Alito

106,107,108,

109,110

Sotomayor

111

Kavanaugh

106,107,108,

109,110,111

Kagan

111

Breyer

111

2023

Roberts

112,113,114,

115,116

Thomas

114,115,116

Gorsuch

114,115,116

Barrett

113,114,115,

116

Alito

114,115,116

Sotomayor

112,113

Kavanaugh

112,113,114,

115,116

Kagan

112,113

Jackson

112,113

 

Note: Italics indicates appointment by Republican President; bold indicates Chief Justice.

 

1 Mapp v. Ohio- search and seizure right protected by exclusionary rule.

2 Engel v. Vitale- state school board prescribed, non-denomination prayer outlawed.

3 Gideon v. Wainwright- counsel right for serious criminal cases.

4 Escobedo v. Illinois- counsel right goes back to stationhouse interrogation.

5 Reynolds v. Sims- reapportionment case, both state legislative chambers must be based on population.

6 Miranda v. Arizona- police required to read suspects their rights.

7 Witherspoon v. Illinois- state law can’t exclude jurors with general anti-death penalty views.

8 Furman v. Georgia- death penalty struck down, due to its arbitrary application.

9 Roe v. Wade- state laws outlawing abortion rejected, violates 14th amendment due process liberty/privacy right.

10 Gregg v. Georgia- death penalty permitted, 2-stage, guilt v. sentence process, defendant character and crime circumstances.

11 Coker v. Georgia- death penalty excessive for crime of rape.

12 Thornburgh v. American Col.- extensive abortion information, reporting, post-viable requirements violated privacy rights.

13 Batson v. Kentucky- exclusion of blacks from criminal juries violates 6th and 14th amendment fair trial, equal protection.

14 Booth v. Maryland- victim impact statement can’t be used at death penalty sentencing stage, focus on defendant.

15 McCleskey v. Kemp- general statistical disparities in death penalty impositions do not bar death sentence.

16 Tison v. Arizona- major participants in murder, not just actual killer, can get death sentence.

17 Stanford v. Kentucky- minor execution for murder doesn’t violate 8th amendment, as no national consensus.

18 Penry v. Lynaugh- constitutional to execute mentally retarded, but condition must be considered at sentencing stage.

19 Richmond v. Croson- 14th amendment equal protection violated by local gov’t racial setasides quotas with no specific past discrimination.

20 Webster v. Reproductive- states could prohibit public facilities and state employees from conducting abortions and counseling them.

21 Ohio v. Akron Center- requirement of one parent notification of minor abortion constitutional, if judicial bypass included.

22 Metro Broadcasting v. FCC- limited minority broadcast licensing preferences doesn’t violate 5th amendment equal protection, diversity programming desirable.

23 Rust v. Sullivan- federal agency gag order prohibiting abortion counseling in family planning using federal funds okay, as Congress can choose policies to fund.

24 Payne v. Tennessee- victim impact statements can be used in death penalty sentencing stage, shows specific harm done.

25 Planned Parenthood v. Casey- undue burden standard for abortions, permits informed consent, 24 hour waiting period, but not husband notification.

26 Lee v. Weisman- school-invited clergy praying at junior high school graduation violates 1st amendment establishment clause.

27 U.S v. Lopez- federal anti-gun possession in school zone law is unconstitutional, as no interstate commerce justification.

28 Westside Board v. Mergens- federal equal access law constitutional, school must let religious group also use after school facilities.

29 Capitol Square v. Pinette- Klax can put cross on public square devoted to public forum issues, as 1st amendment free speech.

30 Clinton v. Jones- no constitutional grant of immunity from civil lawsuits for a sitting President.

31 Dickerson v. U.S.- precedent, Miranda upheld, Congress can’t say Miranda warnings not needed for voluntary confessions.

32 Santa Fe v. Doe- school district student-led prayer before football game violated establishment clause, as school policy, event, and property.

33 U.S. v. Morrison- federal Violence against Women Act providing civil remedy unconstitutional (woman college student raped, sued), as not interstate commerce.

34 Stenberg v. Carhart- state partial birth abortion law unconstitutional, as undue burden to women and provided no health of mother exception.

35 Bush v. Gore- state court violated equal protection clause by ordering standardless vote recount that would vary across counties and precincts.

36 Atkins v. Virginia- execution of mentally retarded violates 8th amendment, as evolving national standards of decency.

37 Lawrence v. Texas- state law criminalizing private homosexual sexual relations violates 15th amendment, liberty due process clause.

38 Roper v. Simmons- execution of minors violates 8th amendment, as evolving national standards of decency.

39 California Regents v. Bakke- med school strict racial quota violated equal protection clause, but race can be “a” criterion.

40 Grutter v. Bollinger- med school use of race as one factor in admissions permissible as it promotes diversity in student body.

41 Gratz v. Bollinger- undergraduate admissions of automatic points to minorities for admissions does violate equal protection clause.

42 Nevada v. Hibbs- Family Medical Leave act upheld, person can sue for money damages in federal court under 14th amendment Congressional action permitted.

43 Rasul v. Bush- Guantanamo detainees, though non-citizens, have right to have habeas corpus petition heard in federal court.

44 Gonzalez v. Raich- Congress under interstate commerce clause can ban private marijuana growing, despite state law permitting medical use of marijuana.

45 Van Orden v. Perry- a 10 Commandments display existing for 40 years by a secular group on state public land was constitutional.

46 McCreary v. ACLU of Kentucky- a 10 Commandments display citing the King James Version on courthouse walls by local officials and a Christian minister was unconstitutional.

47 Kelo v. New London city- city taking private property for economic development purpose (shopping center) didn’t violate 5th amendment “taking” clause.

48 Ramdan v. Rumsfeld- Presidential-established military commission procedures to try terrorist detainees must be approved by Congress.

49 Gonzalez v. Carhart- Congressional ban on partial birth abortion was constitutional, as intact D&E procedure never medically necessary.

50 Ledbetter v. Goodyear- limited women’s damage recovery to only 6 months under federal equal pay law.

51 Parents v. Seattle school district- race cannot be sole reason for student school assignment, as lacks narrowly tailored remedy and compelling government purpose.

52 Baze v. Rees- lethal injection execution does not violate 8th amendment cruel and unusual prohibition.

53 Kennedy v. Louisiana- states may not impose death penalty for rape of a minor, as execution for crimes against individuals is limited to where victim’s death occurs.

54 Boumediene v. Bush- Guantanamo detainees entitled to a prompt habeas corpus hearing.

55 D.C. v. Heller- D.C. gun ban is unconstitutional under 2nd amendment right to bear arms.

56 Ricci v. DeStefano- New Haven city throwing out test results that benefited only white/Hispanic firefighters violated federal law prohibiting race discrimination.

57 Graham v. Florida- Life without parole for juveniles convicted in a crime not involving death violates 8th amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment (Roberts agreed only with the specific case’s outcome, not the broad constitutional ruling).

58 Berghuis v. Thompkins- A suspect who has received the Miranda warnings, and who remains silent but does not invoke his Miranda rights, can have a later uncoerced statement of guilt used to convict him.

59 Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project- court upheld constitutionality of a federal law banning "material support" to foreign terrorist organizations, with material support including humanitarian aid but not free speech about such organizations (unless the speech is coordinated with the group).

60 McDonald v. Chicago- court held that the 2nd amendment prohibition on Congress infringing on the right to keep and bear arms extends to state and local governments, though governments can pass regulations limiting that right (thereby prohibiting felons and mentally ill from owning guns, and prohibiting the carrying of guns in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings).

61 Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission- under the 1st amendment free speech guarantees the federal government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.

62 Brown v. Plata- under the 8th amendment prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, inmates' basic health needs had been violated by severe and long-term prison overcrowding, necessitating immediate action that could include freeing thousands of California prisoners.

63 Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes et al.- a narrow definition of a federal rule of civil procedure did not permit 1.5 million women employees of Wal-Mart to file a class action lawsuit against the company.

64 Miller v. Alabama- mandatory life without parole for minors violates the 8th amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment; courts must take into account the nature of the crime and the youth of the defendant.

65 Arizona v. United States- states cannot undermine federal law by criminalizing immigrants not carrying registration documents, criminalizing illegals seeking employment, or authorizing state officials to arrest anyone believed to have committed a deportable offense; states can require police to check immigration status of detainees suspected to be in the country illegally.

66 National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services- Obama's health care law is constitutional, due to the Congress' taxing power.

67 Shelby County Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General- Section 4 coverage formula for Section 5 of Voting Rights Act requiring southern states get federal preclearance of voting practices changes is unconstitutional, as it violates the 10th amendment right of states and fundamental principle of equal state sovereignty, since it is based on a 49-year-old outdated formula of past state racial discrimination.

68 U.S. v. Windsor, executor of estate of Spyer- the federal Defense of Marriage Act, barring federal benefits to same sex marriages is unconstitutional, violating the 5th amendment due process and equal protection clauses, as the states have the sovereign power to define marriage and the federal government cannot treat some marriages within the same state as unequal or second class compared to other marriages.

69 Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, court ruled that corporations controlled by religious families cannot be required by Obamacare federal law to pay for contraception coverage for their female workers, under the federal 1st amendment religious freedom clause.

70 Hall v. Florida, court strikes down Florida's IQ cutoff as too rigid in deciding when mentally disabled must be spared death penalty; based on 8th amendment cruel and unusual publishment clause.

71 Town of Greece v. Galloway, court upholds town boards starting meetings with sectarian prayers, rejects a 1st amendment challenge by offended residents.

72 McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, as a violation of 1st amendment freedom of expression rights, court strikes down aggregate federal election contribution limits by individuals (so individuals can give maximum contributions to as many federal candidates as they wish).

73. Obergefell et al v. Hodges, Director, Ohio Dept. of Health. Marriage is a fundamental right of individual dignity and autonomy, therefore the 14th amendment due process and equal protection clauses guarantee the rights of same sex couples to marry.

74. King et al. v. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services. Federal law Affordable Care Act was ambiguous regarding whether federal subsidies for low income applied only to health exchanges set up by state governments, so court upheld the federal law by considering it as a whole and considering Congress' intent to improve the individual health insurance marketplace.

75. Glossip v. Gross. Death row inmates failed to prove that a particular drug used in lethal injection created a demonstrated risk of severe pain compared to available substitutes, so state execution method did not violate 8th amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

76. Texas Dept of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project. Court held that the language of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 provides for disparate impact liability of developers and governments, not just intent to racially discriminate, but plaintiffs must prove that defendant's policies caused the racial disparity.

77. Whole Woman's Health v. Texas Health Department. States cannot place restrictions on abortion clinics and doctors that unduly burden a woman's access to abortion, such as requiring clinics to meet the same building codes as hospitals and requiring doctors to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital.

78. Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. State university use of race as one of many factors in their admissions process does not violate the 14th amendment equal protection clause, as state used a holistic review of applicants that considered many factors, and its use of diversity served a clear educational purpose.

79. Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer. Missouri state constitution violated federal 1st amendment free exercise clause by denying a church an otherwise available public benefit (playground funds) because of it being a religion.

80. Davila v. Davis. Defendants can't raise an ineffective assistance of counsel claim in federal habeas proceedings if claim was not first raised in state habeas proceedings.

81. California Public Employees' Retirement System vs. ANZ Securities. Pension fund lawsuit under Section 11 of 1933 Securities Act dismissed, because of Section 13's requirement that it be filed within three years.

82. Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado. 6th amendment right to trial limits jury deliberation privacy if there is evidence that a juror made statements exhibiting overt racial bias that casts serious doubt on the fairness and impartiality of the jury's deliberations and resulting verdict.

83. Janus v. AFSCME- state law cannot require state public employees to pay a fee to cover the cost of collective bargaining, as requiring some employees to support a group whose views they may oppose violates the 1st Amendment.

84. Trump v. Hawaii- Trump's travel ban on aliens from nations most at-risk for terrorist infiltration was upheld, as under federal law President has broad authority to bar entry of aliens, and his order was legitimate and religiously neutral on its face.

85. Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission- Colorado Commission, which expressed hostility towards religion in this case, violated 1st amendment free exercise clause rights of Christian baker, who refused to bake a specialized artistic cake for a gay couple.

86. Carpenter v. United States- 4th amendment search and seizure clause protects the expectation of privacy, so police must obtain a search warrant based on probable cause to obtain cellphone company records permitting the tracking of a suspect's movements.

87. National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra- State law mandating private crisis pregnancy centers to notify patients that the state provides abortion services violates 1st amendment free speech clause, as it compelled speech on subject that centers opposed.

88. Husted Ohio Secretary of State v. A. Philip Randolph Institute- Ohio law removing registered voters from rolls after they failed to respond to notices asking about residency movement and failed to vote after four more years did not violate National Voter Registration Act specific prohibitions.

89. Department of Commerce v. New York. Federal agency action of including a citizenship question in the planned census did not provide a reasonable explanation, as required by administrative procedures act, as agency's voting rights enforcement argument was contrived.

90. Rucho v. Common Cause. Partisan gerrymandering cases are not justiciable, as they are political questions beyond the federal courts and best left to legislatures.

91. Flowers v. Mississippi. State court violated the 6th and 14th amendments (fair trial, equal protection) by showing discriminatory intent to strike all African American jurors in a death penalty case.

92. American Legion v. American Humanist Association. A 40 foot cross on public land honoring World War 1 soldiers does not violate the 1st amendment's religious establishment clause, as it has a secular meaning and is of historic importance.

93. Apple v. Pepper. While the federal antitrust Clayton Act applies only to immediate buyers being permitted to sue antitrust violators, plaintiff apple i-phone owners are not so distantly removed from apple's app stores (which have an app monopoly), so plaintiffs can sue.

94. June Medical Services v. Russo. The state government cannot require that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles, as it places an undue burden on the woman patient violating her constitutional right to choose to have an abortion. It provides a substantial obstacle to the woman with no significant health-related benefits.

95. Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. Title 7 of the federal 1964 Civil Rights Act bars discrimination based on sex, and the term sex includes gays and transexuals. Therefore, private employers and state and local governments cannot fire an employee because they are gay or transexual.

96. Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. The state department's prohibition of parents using scholarships (provided by a tax credit) at religious schools, even though the state constitution barred government aid to any church schools, was a violation of the free exercise of religion clause of the 1st amendment of the federal constitution.

97. Our Lady of Guadalupe School vs. Morrissey-Berru. Two teachers of religious schools in Los Angeles fired because of alleged age discrimination and breast cancer complications cannot sue their school, because those teachers performed vital religious duties, so the First Amendment's religion clauses protect the school.

98. Trump v. Vance. Regarding New York state's subpoena of President Trump's accounting firm's financial records, Article 2 of the federal constitution and the Supremacy Clause do not require a heightened standard for the issuance of state criminal subpoena to a sitting President. The President can only raise the same objections to a subpoena as any other citizen.

99. Department of Homeland Security vs. Regents of University of California. President Trump violated the federal Administrative Procedures Act by revoking DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), as his executive order was arbitrary and capricious, the government's defense of the order were post hoc rationalizations.

100. Jones v. Mississippi- sentencing body does not need to make a separate factual finding of permanent incorrigibility to sentence a juvenile to life without parole; Miller decisions merely banned mandatory life without parole for juveniles.

101. Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, PA- Philadelphia’s refusal to contract with Catholic Social Services for the provision of foster care services unless CSS agrees to certify same-sex couples as foster parents violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment; based on specifics of state and city laws.

102. California et al v. Texas et al.- states lack the standing to attack the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (after Congress removed the individual tax mandate), as they have shown no injury.

103. Johnson v. Guzman Chavez- held that aliens ordered removed from the country who re-entered without authorization were not entitled to a bond hearing, under a federal law; Johnson was ICE Acting Director.

104. Brnovich v. Democratic Nat’l Comm- held that Arizona’s in-person voting in precinct one lives in, and Arizona’s limit on ballot harvesting of mail votes did not violate Voting Rights Act, Section 2, discriminatory intent.

105. Mahanoy School Dist. V. B.L. a Minor- upheld 1st amendment free speech claim of minor, who was suspended from a JV Cheerleading squad for using profanity on social media protesting her not making varsity squad, as no evidence that her action was disruptive of the school and the school had not generally policed vulgar activity of students outside of school premises.


106. New York Rifle Association v. Bruen, N.Y. State Police Superintendent. Consistent with 2nd amendment right to bear arms, a state cannot require that a person show a special need (proper cause) in order to publicly carry a firearm for self-defense.
107. Carson v. Makin. Maine's prohibition of tuition assistance payments to otherwise qualified religious-affiliated schools violates the free exercise clause of the 1st amendment.
108. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The federal constitution does not confer a right to abortion, so abortion regulation is returned to the states or the people's elected representatives. Reverses Roe and Casey, even though the Mississippi law only outlawed abortions after 15 weeks.
109. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. The 1st amendment free exercise of religion clause protects the brief, quiet, personal religious observance of a coach on the football field after an athletic event.
110. West Virginia v. EPA. Congress did not grant the EPA authority in the Clean Air Act to require existing power plants such stringent emission caps that they would result in a nationwide transition away from coal.
111. Biden v. Texas. Federal immigration law gives the Biden administration the authority to reverse the Trump-era policy requiring that asylum seekers remain in Mexico during their court cases, since the law uses the word "may" which provides administration discretion.
112. Allen v. Caster. Alabama’s new U.S. House redistricting plan likely violates Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, which bars election practices that abridge or deny the right to vote based on race, and requires that states consider the entirety of the circumstances in their plans.
113. Moore v. Harper. The federal constitution’s stipulation that state legislatures prescribe the manner of holding federal congressional elections did not prohibit the North Carolina state Supreme Court from striking down a state redistricting plan due to partisan gerrymandering.
114. Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College. Harvard and UNC’s admissions processes which extensively consider an applicant’s race violate the 14th amendment equal protection clause and its requirement of strict scrutiny for whenever race is used as a factor.
115. Creative LLC v. Elenis. A private company designing websites can refuse to create websites celebrating same sex marriages or other beliefs that the owner disagrees with, despite a Colorado state anti-discrimination law, because of the federal constitution’s 1st amendment protection of free speech.
116. Biden v. Nebraska. The Biden administration’s Education Secretary cannot use the federal Heroes Act that provides specific student loan waives for war and national emergency purposes to enact a dramatic and new $430 billion loan repudiation program that Congress never clearly authorized.

 

nv indicates not voting.