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| | ::Significant decisions include: | | ::Significant decisions include: |
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| − | :::''D.C. v. Heller'', establishing an individual right to bear arms under the Second Amendment | + | ::*''D.C. v. Heller'', establishing an individual right to bear arms under the Second Amendment |
| − | :::''United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez'', establishing a right to an automatic reversal of a conviction (even without a showing of prejudicial error) if there was any denial of right to counsel (Justice Thomas dissented) | + | ::*''United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez'', establishing a right to an automatic reversal of a conviction (even without a showing of prejudicial error) if there was any denial of right to counsel (Justice Thomas dissented) |
| − | :::''Rapanos v. United States'', limiting definition of "wetlands" to limit jurisdiction of federal govt over property | + | ::*''Rapanos v. United States'', limiting definition of "wetlands" to limit jurisdiction of federal govt over property |
| | + | ::*''Merck KGaA v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd.'', limiting patent rights by allowing the use of patented compounds in preclinical studies as long as there is a reasonable basis for believing that the experiments will produce "the types of information that are relevant to an IND or NDA" in drug applications to the FDA. |
| | + | ::*''Blakely v. Washington'', invalidating mandatory sentencing guidelines |
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| − | :opinions for the Court by Justice Thomas: 80 | + | :opinions for the Court (and key concurrences) by Justice Thomas: 80 |
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| | + | ::*wrote a concurrence to Justice Scalia's Court opinion in ''Johanns v. Livestock Mktg Ass'n'', emphasizing that "The government may not, consistent with the First Amendment, associate individuals or organizations involuntarily with speech by attributing an unwanted message to them, whether or not those individuals fund the speech, and whether or not the message is under the government's control." |
| | :opinions for the Court by Justice Alito: ?? (much less due to his shorter tenure) | | :opinions for the Court by Justice Alito: ?? (much less due to his shorter tenure) |
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| | (please add to analysis--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 09:45, 31 December 2009 (EST)) | | (please add to analysis--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 09:45, 31 December 2009 (EST)) |