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| Case name | Citation | Summary |
| Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta | 2008 | third parties, such as investment banks, accounting firms and suppliers, can be shielded from liability if they engage in business with companies that are involved in securities fraud. |
| Gall v. United States | 2007 | "reasonableness" of a federal prison sentence under United States v. Booker; continuing application of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines |
| Kimbrough v. United States | 2007 | whether the 100:1 ratio between powder and crack cocaine imposed by the United States Sentencing Commission yields "reasonable" sentences |
| Watson v. United States | 2007 | whether trading drugs for a gun constitutes use of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 924 and Bailey v. United States |
| Panetti v. Quarterman | 2007 | executing the mentally ill |
| Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. | 2007 | applying rule of reason under Section 1 of the Sherman Act |
| Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 | 2007 | affirmative action; using race as a tie-breaker in assigning students to public schools |
| Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation | 2007 | taxpayer standing to pursue an Establishment Clause claim against President Bush's faith-based initiative |
| Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. | 2007 | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's restriction on issue ads in election campaigns |
| CBOCS West v. Humphries | 2008 | race retaliation claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 |
| Morse v. Frederick | 2007 | free speech rights of high school students ("Bong Hits 4 Jesus") |
| Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. | 2007 | Docket No: none The proper standard for determining whether a plaintiff has alleged a "strong inference" of scienter under the PSLRA |
| Rita v. United States | 2007 | "reasonableness" of a federal prison sentence under United States v. Booker; continuing application of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines |
| Credit Suisse v. Billing | 2007 | Whether Congress's creation of the SEC implicitly exempted regulated industries from antitrust lawsuits |
| Brendlin v. California | 2007 | whether a passenger in an automobile is "detained" so that he may assert a Fourth Amendment violation stemming from the traffic stop itself |
| Bowles v. Russell | 2007 | Federal Courts of Appeals lack jurisdiction to hear habeas appeals that are filed late, even if the district court said the petitioner had additional time to file |
| Permanent Mission of India v. City of New York | 2007 | whether a municipality can sue other countries to collect unpaid taxes |
| Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 2007 | statute of limitations on employment discrimination claims |
| Microsoft v. AT&T | 2007 | copying software in a foreign country cannot violate U.S. patent law |
| KSR v. Teleflex | 2007 | Patent law, nonobviousness |