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The '''Supreme Court 2011 Term''' began in October 2011 and is scheduled to complete in June 2012.  Only about 75 cases were heard by the Court this Term.
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The '''Supreme Court 2011 Term''' began in October 2011 and is scheduled to complete in June 2012.  Only about 75 cases were heard by the Court this Term, many of which related to criminal procedure or business disputes.
    
Key cases include:
 
Key cases include:
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*constitutionality of criminal fines despite a lack of a finding by a jury of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (Southern Union Company v. United States)
 
*constitutionality of criminal fines despite a lack of a finding by a jury of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (Southern Union Company v. United States)
 
*whether the Fair Sentencing Act applies to everyone sentenced after the passage of the federal statute (Dorsey v. United States)
 
*whether the Fair Sentencing Act applies to everyone sentenced after the passage of the federal statute (Dorsey v. United States)
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*by a 9-0 vote, the Court upheld the ministerial exception to employment law that enables a religious institution to fire employees in "minister"-like positions (including teachers) without being subjected to anti-discrimination and other labor laws
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*a patent case
    
[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
 
[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
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