History Quiz / HCHS 2015 - 2016 Supreme Court Cases

decided in June 2016, when the Court ruled 5-3 that Texas cannot place restrictions on the delivery of abortion services that create an undue burden for women seeking an abortion.

2016, Concerned the appeal of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell's conviction under the Hobbs act.
Issue whether the definition of official act within the federal bribery statutes encompassed McDonnell's actions. Court overturned his conviction.

Court held that reckless misdemeanor domestic violence convictions trigger gun control prohibitions on gun ownership.
Arose over the investigation of Voisine shooting a bald eagle.

case regarding the constitutionality of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program.

Whether Indian tribal courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate civil tort claims against nonmembers, including as a means of regulating the conduct of nonmembers who enter into
consensual relationships with a tribe or its members

held that the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit correctly applied strict scrutiny to the University of Texas at Austin's undergraduate admissions policy

case in which the Supreme Court held that a Clean Water Act jurisdictional determination issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers is reviewable under
the administrative procedures act.

case in which the Court held that section 1101(a)(43) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, which includes 'aggravated felony' as a possible reason for deporting
a non-citizen

case before the United States Supreme Court on whether religious institutions other than churches should be exempt from the contraceptive mandate

case in which the Court clarified whether the Hobbs Act's definition of conspiracy to commit extortion only includes attempts to acquire property from someone who is not a member
of the conspiracy

case concerning the First Amendment rights of public employees. By a 6–2 margin, the Court held that a public employee's constitutional rights might be violated when an employer,
believing that the employee was engaging in what would be protected speech, disciplines them because of that belief, even if the employee did not exercise such a constitutional right.

case in which the Court held that the one person, one vote principle under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment allows states to use total population, not just
total voting-eligible population, in drawing of legislative districts.

case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States concerning the adoption rights of same-sex couples.

defendant convicted of possessing child pornography is subject to a mandatory 10 year minimum prison sentence if they have 'a prior conviction...under the laws of any State
vondale Lockhart, convicted of possession of child pornography, had a prior convection for sexual abuse of his 53-year-old girlfriend under New York State law. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison

case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had the authority to regulate demand response transactions.
ustice Scalia's dissenting opinion in this case was the last opinion he wrote before his death in February 2016.

Court held that its previous ruling in Miller v. Alabama, that a mandatory life sentence without parole should not apply to juveniles convicted of murder, should be applied
retroactively

Sixth Amendment requires a jury to find the aggravating factors necessary for imposing the death penalty. In Florida, under a 2013 statute, the jury made recommendations but the
judge decided the facts

The Sixth Circuit overturned a death sentence in Kentucky, ruling that excusing 'Juror 638' during jury selection violated the Sixth Amendment.

Court reversed a decision by the California Court of Appeal that refused to enforce an arbitration agreement between DIRECTV and its customers.

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act barred a California resident from bringing suit against an Austrian railroad in federal district court.

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