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Court historians and other legal scholars consider each chief justice who presides over the Supreme Court of the United States to be the head of an era of the Court. [1] These lists are sorted chronologically by chief justice and include most major cases decided by the court.
Michigan Chamber of Commerce (1990) McConnell v. FEC (2003) (in part) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance laws and free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The court held 5–4 that the freedom of ...
Supreme Court Building Washington, D.C. No. of positions. 9. Roberts Court decisions. The Roberts Court is the time since 2005 during which the Supreme Court of the United States has been led by John Roberts as Chief Justice. Roberts succeeded William Rehnquist as Chief Justice after Rehnquist's death.
Hoke v. United States. 227 U.S. 308 (1913) upheld the Mann Act, but held that Congress could not regulate prostitution. Bauer & Cie. v. O'Donnell. 229 U.S. 1 (1913) extensions of patents by use of licenses, rights of copyright holder regarding “use” of copyrighted works. Charlton v. Kelly.
Associate Justice: Samuel Alito: George W. Bush: January 31, 2006 83.3% 55/66 6 5 1 4 16 Associate Justice: Sonia Sotomayor: Barack Obama: August 6, 2009 57.6% 38/66 7 4 3 11 25 Associate Justice: Elena Kagan: Barack Obama: August 7, 2010 66.7% 44/66 6 2 1 7 16 Associate Justice: Neil Gorsuch: Donald Trump: April 7, 2017 75.8% 50/66 7 6 0 8 21 ...
The justice most likely to vote with a given majority is Chief Justice John Roberts at 96%. Justice Brent Kavanaugh is second (95%) and Justice Amy Coney Barrett is third (92%). That’s not the ...
Hudson v. Michigan. 547 U.S. 586 (2006) evidence obtained with a search warrant is admissible even when police violate 'knock-and-announce' rule. Rapanos v. United States. 547 U.S. 715 (2006) whether wetlands are part of the "navigable waters of the United States" and thus regulated by the Clean Water Act. Davis v.
This was the sixteenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the first term for Justice Barrett. The Court began its term with a vacant seat following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020. The seat was filled by Amy Coney Barrett on October 26, 2020.