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Case Name Issue Docket Number NCLC Involvement SG Involvement Oral Argument Date Vote Majority Opinion
Progress Energy, Inc. v. Taylor Benefits & Compensation, Employment 07-539 Petitioner Respondent
PSEG Fossil LLC, et al. v. Riverkeeper, Inc., et al. Energy & Environment 07-589 Petitioner Respondent Dec 2, 2008 6-3 Scalia
Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. Intellectual Property 06-937 None Petitioner 9-0 Thomas
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. v. Engle, et al. Class Actions 06-1545 Petitioner None
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Martin Class Actions, Jurisdiction & Procedure 11-754 Petitioner
Ralphs Grocery Co. v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 8 Free Speech, Labor Relations 12-1162 Petitioner Awaiting Decision
Ransom v. FIA Card Services Bankruptcy & Consumer Finance, General Business, Taxation 09-907 None Respondent Oct 4, 2010 8-1 Kagan
Rapanos v. U.S. Energy & Environment 04-1034 Petitioner Respondent Feb 21, 2006 5-4 Scalia
RBS Citizens et al. v. Ross et al. Benefits & Compensation, Class Actions 12-165 Petitioner None GVR
Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick Intellectual Property 08-103 None Petitioner 8-0 Thomas
Rent-a-Center West, Inc. v. Jackson Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor Relations 09-497 Petitioner None Apr 26, 2010 5-4 Scalia
Ricci v. DeStefano Employment 07-1428 None Petitioner 5-4 Kennedy
Richlin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff Government Contracts 06-1717 None Respondent 9-0 Alito
Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. Federal Preemption, Products Liability 06-179 Respondent Respondent Dec 4, 2007 8-1 Scalia
Rio Tinto v. Sarei, et al. Foreign Affairs & International Commerce 11-649 Petitioner None GVR
Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. Benefits & Compensation 10-1399 None None Jan 11, 2012 8-1 Sotomayor
Rockwell International Corp., et al. v. U.S., et al. Government Contracts 05-1272 Petitioner Respondent Dec 5, 2006 6-2 Scalia
Rohm and Haas Pension Plan v. Williams Benefits & Compensation 07-906 Petitioner None
Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Association, et al. Federal Preemption, General Business 06-457 Respondent Respondent Nov 28, 2007 9-0 Breyer
S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Bd. of Environmental Protection Energy & Environment 04-1527 None 9-0 Souter
S.D. Warren Co. v. Maine Bd. Of Env. Protection 04-1527 None Respondent Feb 21, 2006 9-0 Souter
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency Administrative Law & Regulatory Litigation, Energy & Environment 10-1062 Petitioner Respondent Jan 9, 2012 9-0 Scalia
Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al. v. Burr, et al. General Business 06-84 Petitioner Petitioner Jan 16, 2007 9-0 Souter
Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter Government Contracts 11-551 Respondent Petitioner Apr 18, 2012 5-4 Sotomayor
Schindler Elevator Corporation v. U.S. ex rel. Kirk Government Contracts 10-188 Petitioner Respondent Mar 1, 2011 5-3 Thomas
Schwab v. Reilly Bankruptcy & Consumer Finance 08-538 None Petitioner 6-3 Thomas
Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Butler Class Actions 12-1067 Petitioner None Awaiting Decision
Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center Jurisdiction & Procedure 11-1231 None Petitioner Dec 4, 2012 9-0 Ginsburg
Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. Benefits & Compensation 05-260 Respondent Respondent Mar 28, 2006 9-0 Roberts
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co. Class Actions, Jurisdiction & Procedure 08-1008 Respondent None Nov 2, 2009 5-4 Stevens
Shell Oil Company, et al. v. Hebble, et al. Punitive, Exemplary, & 10-349 Petitioner None
Sinochem Int'l Co. v. Malaysia Int'l Shipping Corp. Jurisdiction & Procedure 06-102 None 9-0 Ginsburg
Skechers USA, Inc. v. Tomlinson Class Actions 11-287 Petitioner
Skilling v. U.S. Overcriminalization 08-1394 Petitioner Respondent Mar 1, 2010 9-0 Ginsburg
Smith, et al. v. Bayer Corporation Class Actions 09-1205 Respondent None Jan 18, 2011 9-0 Kagan
Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc., et al. Free Speech, General Business, Technology, Cybersecurity, & 10-779 Respondent Petitioner Apr 26, 2011 6-3 Kennedy
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain Foreign Affairs & International Commerce 03-339 Petitioner Petitioner Mar 30, 2004 6-3 Souter
Southern Union Company v. United States Energy & Environment, Overcriminalization 11-94 Petitioner Respondent Mar 19, 2012 6-3 Sotomayor
Sprint Communications v. APCC Services, Inc. Jurisdiction & Procedure 07-552 None None 5-4 Breyer
Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn Employment 06-1221 Petitioner Respondent Dec 3, 2007 9-0 Thomas
SSC Odin Operating Company LLC v. Carter Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Federal Preemption 08-805 Petitioner None
Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles Class Actions 11-1450 Petitioner None Jan 7, 2013 9-0 Breyer
Staub v. Proctor Hospital Employment 09-400 Respondent Petitioner Nov 2, 2010 8-0 Scalia
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. v. Evans Benefits & Compensation 11-1001 Petitioner
Stolt-Nielsen S.A., et al. v AnimalFeeds International Corp. Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution 08-1198 Petitioner None Dec 9, 2009 5-3 Alito
Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., et al. Securities Law, Capital Markets, & Corporate Governance 06-43 Respondent Respondent Oct 9, 2007 5-3 Kennedy
Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep'€™t of Env. Prot. General Business 08-1151 None Respondent 8-0 Scalia
Summers v. Earth Island Institute Energy & Environment 07-463 None Petitioner 5-4 Scalia
Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.; Isiogu, et al. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Antitrust & Competition Law 10-313 None None Mar 29, 2011 8-0 Thomas
Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. General Business 10-1472 None Awaiting Decision