Recent Supreme Court Activity

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Case Name Issue Docket Number NCLC Involvement SG Involvement Oral Argument Date Vote Majority Opinion
14 Penn Plaza, LLC, et al. v. Pyett, et al. Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor Relations 07-581 Petitioner Respondent Dec 1, 2008 5-4 Thomas
Allison Engine Company, Inc., et al. v. U.S. Government Contracts 07-214 Petitioner Respondent Feb 26, 2008 9-0 Alito
Altria Group, Inc., et al. v. Good, et al. Federal Preemption, Products Liability 07-562 Petitioner Respondent Oct 6, 2008 5-4 Stevens
American Electric Power Company Inc., et al. v. Connecticut, et al. Energy & Environment, Jurisdiction & Procedure 10-174 Petitioner Petitioner Apr 19, 2011 8-0 Ginsburg
American Isuzu Motors, Inc., et al. v. Ntsebeza, et al. Foreign Affairs & International Commerce 07-919 Petitioner Petitioner
American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League Antitrust & Competition Law 08-661 None Petitioner Jan 13, 2010 9-0 Stevens
American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock Free Speech 11-1179 Petitioner
American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. Federal Preemption 11-798
Anza, et al. v. Ideal Steal Corporation 11-659 Petitioner
Anza, et al. v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. Punitive, Exemplary, & 04-433 Respondent None Mar 27, 2006 9-0 Kennedy
Applebees Inc. v. Fast Wage & Hour, Benefits & Compensation 11-425 Petitioner Awaiting Decision
Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp Employment 04-944 Respondent Petitioner Jan 11, 2006 8-0 Ginsburg
Arctic Slope Native Association, LTD v. Sebelius Government Contracts 11-83 Petitioner Respondent
Arthur Andersen LLP, et al. v. Carlisle, et al. Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution 08-146 Petitioner None Mar 3, 2009 6-3 Scalia
Ash. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. 05-379 None None 9-0 Per Curiam
Ashcroft v. Iqbal Jurisdiction & Procedure 07-1015 None Petitioner 5-4 Kennedy
Astra USA, Inc., et al. v. County of Santa Clara Government Contracts 09-1273 Petitioner Petitioner Jan 19, 2011 8-0 Ginsburg
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Federal Preemption 09-893 Petitioner None Nov 9, 2010 5-4 Scalia
AT&T Mobility LLC, et al. v. Shorts, et al. Class Actions 08-1156 Petitioner None
AT&T v. Hulteen Employment 07-543 None Petitioner 7-2 Souter
Atlantic Richfield Company, et al. v. County of Santa Clara, California, et al. Attorney Fees, Products Liability 10-546 Petitioner None
Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend 08-214 None None 5-4 Thomas
Bank of China, New York Branch v. NBM, L.L.C., et al. Punitive, Exemplary, & 03-1559 Respondent Respondent N/A Per Curiam
BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company v. EEOC Employment 06-341 Petitioner --
Bd. of Trustees of Stanford University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Intellectual Property 09-1159 None Petitioner Feb 28, 2011 7-2 Roberts
Beck v. PACE International Union, et al. Benefits & Compensation 05-1448 Petitioner Petitioner Apr 24, 2007 9-0 Scalia
Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al. v. Twombly, et al. Antitrust & Competition Law 05-1126 Petitioner Petitioner Nov 27, 2006 7-2 Souter
Bilski v. Kappos Intellectual Property 08-964 None Respondent Nov 9, 2009 9-0 Kennedy
Biomedical Patent Management Corporation v. California Department of Health Services Intellectual Property 07-956 Petitioner Respondent
Black, et al. v. U.S. Overcriminalization 08-876 Petitioner Respondent Dec 8, 2009 9-0 Ginsburg
Blackstone Group LP, et al. v. Litwin, et al. Securities Law, Capital Markets, & Corporate Governance 11-15 Petitioner
Blackstone Medical, Inc., v. United States of America Ex Rel. Susan Hutcheson Government Contracts 11-269 Petitioner
Boyle v. U.S. Punitive, Exemplary, & 07-1309 Neither Party Respondent Jan 14, 2009 7-2 Alito
BP America Production Co. v. Burton Jurisdiction & Procedure 05-669 None 7-0 Alito
Bridge, et al. v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co., et al. Punitive, Exemplary, & 07-210 Petitioner Respondent Apr 14, 2008 9-0 Thomas
Brown, et al. v. Entertainment Merchants Association, et al. Free Speech 08-1448 Respondent None Nov 2, 2010 7-2 Scalia
Bruesewitz, et al. v. Wyeth, Inc. Federal Preemption, Products Liability 09-152 Respondent Respondent Oct 12, 2010 6-2 Scalia
Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna, et al. Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution 04-1264 Petitioner None Nov 29, 2005 7-1 Scalia
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White Employment 05-259 Petitioner Respondent Apr 17, 2006 9-0 Breyer
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co., et al. v. U.S., et al. Energy & Environment 07-1601 Petitioner Respondent Feb 24, 2009 8-1 Stevens
Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co. General Business 08-22 None None 5-4 Kennedy
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S Intellectual Property 10-844 None Petitioner Dec 5, 2011 Awaiting Decision
Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. 07-1437 None None 9-0 Thomas
Cassens Transport Company, et al. v Brown, et al. Punitive, Exemplary, & 08-1375 Petitioner None
CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries Employment 06-1431 Petitioner Respondent Feb 20, 2008 7-2 Breyer
Centerior Energy Corporation, et al. v. Mikulski, et al. Taxation 07-961 Petitioner None
Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. Brown, Jr., et al. Federal Preemption, Labor Relations 06-939 Petitioner Petitioner Mar 19, 2008 7-2 Stevens
Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. Whiting, et al. Federal Preemption 09-115 Petitioner Petitioner Dec 8, 2010 5-3 Roberts
Chase Bank USA v. McCoy Bankruptcy & Consumer Finance, General Business 09-329 None Petitioner Dec 8, 2010 9-0 Sotomayor
Christopher, et al. v. Smithkline Beecham, Corp., d/b/a Glaxosmithkline Wage & Hour, Benefits & Compensation 11-204 Respondent None Apr 16, 2012 Awaiting Decision