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THOMAS</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_and_courts" title="United States Supreme Court cases and courts">CASES BY TERM</a> <ul><li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2025-2026" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026">Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2024-2025" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2024-2025">Supreme Court cases, October term 2024-2025</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2023-2024" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024">Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2022-2023" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023">Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2021-2022" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2021-2022">Supreme Court cases, October term 2021-2022</a></li> <li><a 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cases and courts">All earlier cases</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/History_of_the_Supreme_Court" title="History of the Supreme Court">HISTORY OF THE COURT</a> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_and_courts#Cases_by_chief_justice" title="United States Supreme Court cases and courts">Cases by chief justice</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_and_courts#Cases_by_decade" title="United States Supreme Court cases and courts">Cases by decade</a></li></ul></li> <li>Recent vacancies <ul><li><a href="/Supreme_Court_vacancy,_2022" title="Supreme Court vacancy, 2022">2022 VACANCY AND JACKSON CONFIRMATION</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_vacancy,_2020" title="Supreme Court vacancy, 2020">2020 VACANCY AND BARRETT CONFIRMATION</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_vacancy,_2018:_An_overview" title="Supreme Court vacancy, 2018: An overview">2018 VACANCY AND KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_vacancy,_2017:_An_overview" title="Supreme Court vacancy, 2017: An overview">2017 VACANCY AND GORSUCH CONFIRMATION</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div> <p>The <a href="/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a> began its October 2016 term on Monday, October 3, 2016, with only eight justices. Ninth Justice <a href="/Antonin_Scalia" title="Antonin Scalia">Antonin Scalia</a>, who had served on the Supreme Court for three decades, was found dead of natural causes on February 13, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-biery_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-biery-2">[2]</a></sup> </p><p>On January 31, 2017, President <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (R) nominated <a href="/Neil_Gorsuch" title="Neil Gorsuch">Neil Gorsuch</a> to succeed Scalia on the Supreme Court. Gorsuch was confirmed on a recorded 54-45 vote of the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> on April 7, 2017. He joined the court for the final, two-week argument sitting of <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2016-2017#tab=Cases_by_sitting" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2016-2017">the term</a>, which began on April 17, 2017. </p><p>Below is information about the cases the court considered in the 2016-2017 term. Click <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2015-2016" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2015-2016">here</a> to read about all of the cases heard in the 2015-2016 term and <a href="/Major_cases_of_the_Supreme_Court_October_2015_term" title="Major cases of the Supreme Court October 2015 term">here</a> for major cases from that term. For more on major cases heard in other terms, click on the following links: <a href="/Major_cases_of_the_Supreme_Court_October_2012_term" title="Major cases of the Supreme Court October 2012 term">2012</a>, <a href="/Major_cases_of_the_Supreme_Court_October_2013_term" title="Major cases of the Supreme Court October 2013 term">2013</a>, and <a href="/Major_cases_of_the_Supreme_Court_October_2014_term" title="Major cases of the Supreme Court October 2014 term">2014</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_circuits">The circuits</span></h2> <p>Click on your region to find more information about the court of appeals for your state. </p> <center><div class="noresize"><map name="ImageMap_1b7758e8ac5510ad"><area href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" shape="poly" 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circuit</span></h1> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Circuits">Circuits</span></h2> <div style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;" class="mobile-columns"> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="1st_Circuit">1st Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Bravo-Fernandez_v._United_States" title="Bravo-Fernandez v. United States">Bravo-Fernandez v. United States</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2nd_Circuit">2nd Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/CalPERS_v._ANZ_Securities" title="CalPERS v. ANZ Securities">CalPERS v. ANZ Securities</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Town_of_Chester_v._Laroe_Estates" title="Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates">Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Expressions_Hair_Design_v._Schneiderman" title="Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman">Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Sessions_v._Morales-Santana" title="Sessions v. Morales-Santana">Sessions v. Morales-Santana</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Ziglar_v._Abbasi" title="Ziglar v. Abbasi">Ziglar v. Abbasi</a></i>/<i><a href="/Ashcroft_v._Abbasi" title="Ashcroft v. Abbasi">Ashcroft v. Abbasi</a></i>/<i><a href="/Hasty_v._Abbasi" title="Hasty v. Abbasi">Hasty v. Abbasi</a></i> (consolidated)</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="3rd_Circuit">3rd Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Czyzewski_v._Jevic_Holding_Corp." title="Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.">Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/St._Peter%27s_Healthcare_v._Kaplan" title="St. Peter's Healthcare v. Kaplan">St. Peter's Healthcare v. Kaplan</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="4th_Circuit">4th Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Henson_v._Santander_Consumer_USA" title="Henson v. Santander Consumer USA">Henson v. Santander Consumer USA</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="5th_Circuit">5th Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Buck_v._Davis" title="Buck v. Davis">Buck v. Davis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Davila_v._Davis" title="Davila v. Davis">Davila v. Davis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Hernandez_v._Mesa" title="Hernandez v. Mesa">Hernandez v. Mesa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/State_Farm_v._U.S._ex_rel_Rigsby" title="State Farm v. U.S. ex rel Rigsby">State Farm v. U.S. ex rel Rigsby</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="6th_Circuit">6th Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Esquivel-Quintana_v._Sessions" title="Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions">Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Fry_v._Napoleon_Community_Schools" title="Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools">Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Honeycutt_v._United_States" title="Honeycutt v. United States">Honeycutt v. United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Lee_v._United_States" title="Lee v. United States">Lee v. United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Maslenjak_v._United_States" title="Maslenjak v. United States">Maslenjak v. United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Star_Athletica_LLC_v._Varsity_Brands" title="Star Athletica LLC v. Varsity Brands">Star Athletica LLC v. Varsity Brands</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="7th_Circuit">7th Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Advocate_Health_Care_v._Stapleton" title="Advocate Health Care v. Stapleton">Advocate Health Care v. Stapleton</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Manuel_v._City_of_Joliet" title="Manuel v. City of Joliet">Manuel v. City of Joliet</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="8th_Circuit">8th Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Dean_v._United_States" title="Dean v. United States">Dean v. United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Trinity_Lutheran_Church_v._Comer" title="Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer">Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="9th_Circuit">9th Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/County_of_Los_Angeles_v._Mendez" title="County of Los Angeles v. Mendez">County of Los Angeles v. Mendez</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Dignity_Health_v._Rollins" title="Dignity Health v. Rollins">Dignity Health v. Rollins</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Co._v._Haeger" title="Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. Haeger">Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. Haeger</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Jennings_v._Rodriguez" title="Jennings v. Rodriguez">Jennings v. Rodriguez</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Lightfoot_v._Cendant_Mortgage_Group" title="Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Group">Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Group</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Sessions_v._Dimaya" title="Sessions v. Dimaya">Sessions v. Dimaya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/McLane_Company_v._EEOC" title="McLane Company v. EEOC">McLane Company v. EEOC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Microsoft_Corp._v._Baker" title="Microsoft Corp. v. Baker">Microsoft Corp. v. Baker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Salman_v._United_States" title="Salman v. United States">Salman v. United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Shaw_v._United_States" title="Shaw v. United States">Shaw v. United States</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="10th_Circuit">10th Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Endrew_F._v._Douglas_County_School_District" title="Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District">Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Kokesh_v._SEC" title="Kokesh v. SEC">Kokesh v. SEC</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="11th_Circuit">11th Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Bank_of_America_v._Miami" title="Bank of America v. Miami">Bank of America v. Miami</a></i>/<i><a href="/Wells_Fargo_v._Miami" title="Wells Fargo v. Miami">Wells Fargo v. Miami</a></i> (consolidated)</li> <li><i><a href="/Beckles_v._United_States" title="Beckles v. United States">Beckles v. United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Manrique_v._United_States" title="Manrique v. United States">Manrique v. United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/McWilliams_v._Dunn" title="McWilliams v. Dunn">McWilliams v. Dunn</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Midland_Funding_v._Johnson" title="Midland Funding v. Johnson">Midland Funding v. Johnson</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="D.C._Circuit">D.C. Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/NLRB_v._SW_General_Inc." title="NLRB v. SW General Inc.">National Labor Relations Board v. SW General Inc.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Perry_v._Merit_Systems_Protection_Board" title="Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board">Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Venezuela_v._Helmerich_and_Payne_International" title="Venezuela v. Helmerich and Payne International">Venezuela v. Helmerich and Payne International</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Federal_Circuit">Federal Circuit</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Impression_Products_v._Lexmark" title="Impression Products v. Lexmark">Impression Products v. Lexmark</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Life_Technologies_Corp._v._Promega_Corp." title="Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.">Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Matal_v._Tam" title="Matal v. Tam">Matal v. Tam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Samsung_Electronics_v._Apple" title="Samsung Electronics v. Apple">Samsung Electronics v. Apple</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Sandoz_v._Amgen" title="Sandoz v. Amgen">Sandoz v. Amgen</a></i>/<i><a href="/Amgen_v._Sandoz" title="Amgen v. Sandoz">Amgen v. Sandoz</a></i> (consolidated)</li> <li><i><a href="/SCA_Hygiene_Products_Aktiebolag_v._First_Quality_Baby_Products" title="SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products">SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/TC_Heartland_v._Kraft" title="TC Heartland v. Kraft">TC Heartland v. Kraft</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="U.S._district_courts">U.S. district courts</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Bethune-Hill_v._Virginia_Board_of_Elections" title="Bethune-Hill v. Virginia Board of Elections">Bethune-Hill v. Virginia Board of Elections</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Cooper_v._Harris" title="Cooper v. Harris">Cooper v. Harris</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="District_of_Columbia_courts">District of Columbia courts</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/Turner_v._United_States" title="Turner v. United States">Turner v. United States</a>/<a href="/Overton_v._United_States" title="Overton v. United States">Overton v. United States</a></i> (consolidated)</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_courts">State courts</span></h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/BNSF_Railway_v._Tyrrell" title="BNSF Railway v. Tyrrell">BNSF Railway v. Tyrrell</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Bristol-Myers_Squibb_v._Superior_Court_of_California" title="Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California">Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Coventry_Health_Care_of_Missouri_v._Nevils" title="Coventry Health Care of Missouri v. Nevils">Coventry Health Care of Missouri v. Nevils</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Howell_v._Howell" title="Howell v. Howell">Howell v. Howell</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Kindred_Nursing_Centers_v._Clark" title="Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark">Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Lewis_v._Clarke" title="Lewis v. Clarke">Lewis v. Clarke</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Moore_v._Texas" title="Moore v. Texas">Moore v. Texas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Murr_v._Wisconsin" title="Murr v. Wisconsin">Murr v. Wisconsin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Nelson_v._Colorado" title="Nelson v. Colorado">Nelson v. Colorado</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Packingham_v._North_Carolina" title="Packingham v. North Carolina">Packingham v. North Carolina</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Pena-Rodriguez_v._Colorado" title="Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado">Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Water_Splash,_Inc._v._Menon" title="Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon">Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Weaver_v._Massachusetts" title="Weaver v. Massachusetts">Weaver v. Massachusetts</a></i></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </div> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Cases_by_sitting">Cases by sitting</span></h1> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sitting">Sitting</span></h2> <div style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;" class="mobile-columns"> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="October_sitting">October sitting</span></h3> <p><u>October 4, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Bravo-Fernandez_v._United_States" title="Bravo-Fernandez v. United States">Bravo-Fernandez v. United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Shaw_v._United_States" title="Shaw v. United States">Shaw v. United States</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>October 5, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Buck_v._Davis" title="Buck v. Davis">Buck v. Davis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Manuel_v._City_of_Joliet" title="Manuel v. City of Joliet">Manuel v. City of Joliet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Salman_v._United_States" title="Salman v. United States">Salman v. United States</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>October 11, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Manrique_v._United_States" title="Manrique v. United States">Manrique v. United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Pena-Rodriguez_v._Colorado" title="Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado">Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Samsung_Electronics_v._Apple" title="Samsung Electronics v. Apple">Samsung Electronics v. Apple</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="November_sitting">November sitting</span></h3> <p><u>October 31, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Fry_v._Napoleon_Community_Schools" title="Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools">Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Star_Athletica_LLC_v._Varsity_Brands" title="Star Athletica LLC v. Varsity Brands">Star Athletica LLC v. Varsity Brands</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>November 1, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/SCA_Hygiene_Products_Aktiebolag_v._First_Quality_Baby_Products" title="SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products">SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/State_Farm_v._U.S._ex_rel_Rigsby" title="State Farm v. U.S. ex rel Rigsby">State Farm v. U.S. ex rel Rigsby</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>November 2, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Venezuela_v._Helmerich_and_Payne_International" title="Venezuela v. Helmerich and Payne International">Venezuela v. Helmerich and Payne International</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>November 7, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/NLRB_v._SW_General_Inc." title="NLRB v. SW General Inc.">National Labor Relations Board v. SW General Inc.</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>November 8, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Bank_of_America_v._Miami" title="Bank of America v. Miami">Bank of America v. Miami</a></i> / <i><a href="/Wells_Fargo_v._Miami" title="Wells Fargo v. Miami">Wells Fargo v. Miami</a></i> (consolidated)</li> <li><i><a href="/Lightfoot_v._Cendant_Mortgage_Group" title="Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Group">Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Group</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>November 9, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Sessions_v._Morales-Santana" title="Sessions v. Morales-Santana">Sessions v. Morales-Santana</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="December_sitting">December sitting</span></h3> <p><u>November 28, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Beckles_v._United_States" title="Beckles v. United States">Beckles v. United States</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>November 29, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Moore_v._Texas" title="Moore v. Texas">Moore v. Texas</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>November 30, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Jennings_v._Rodriguez" title="Jennings v. Rodriguez">Jennings v. Rodriguez</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>December 5, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Bethune-Hill_v._Virginia_Board_of_Elections" title="Bethune-Hill v. Virginia Board of Elections">Bethune-Hill v. Virginia Board of Elections</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Cooper_v._Harris" title="Cooper v. Harris">Cooper v. Harris</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>December 6, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Life_Technologies_Corp._v._Promega_Corp." title="Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.">Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>December 7, 2016</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Czyzewski_v._Jevic_Holding_Corp." title="Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.">Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="January_sitting">January sitting</span></h3> <p><u>January 9, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Nelson_v._Colorado" title="Nelson v. Colorado">Nelson v. Colorado</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Lewis_v._Clarke" title="Lewis v. Clarke">Lewis v. Clarke</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>January 10, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Expressions_Hair_Design_v._Schneiderman" title="Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman">Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Co._v._Haeger" title="Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. Haeger">Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. Haeger</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>January 11, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Endrew_F._v._Douglas_County_School_District" title="Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District">Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>January 17, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Sessions_v._Dimaya" title="Sessions v. Dimaya">Sessions v. Dimaya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Midland_Funding_v._Johnson" title="Midland Funding v. Johnson">Midland Funding v. Johnson</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>January 18, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Matal_v._Tam" title="Matal v. Tam">Matal v. Tam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Ziglar_v._Abbasi" title="Ziglar v. Abbasi">Ziglar v. Abbasi</a></i>/<i><a href="/Ashcroft_v._Abbasi" title="Ashcroft v. Abbasi">Ashcroft v. Abbasi</a></i>/<i><a href="/Hasty_v._Abbasi" title="Hasty v. Abbasi">Hasty v. Abbasi</a></i> (consolidated)</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="February_sitting">February sitting</span></h3> <p><u>Tuesday, February 21, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Hernandez_v._Mesa" title="Hernandez v. Mesa">Hernandez v. Mesa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/McLane_Company_v._EEOC" title="McLane Company v. EEOC">McLane Company v. EEOC</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Wednesday, February 22, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Kindred_Nursing_Centers_v._Clark" title="Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark">Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Monday, February 27, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Packingham_v._North_Carolina" title="Packingham v. North Carolina">Packingham v. North Carolina</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Esquivel-Quintana_v._Sessions" title="Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions">Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Tuesday, February 28, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Dean_v._United_States" title="Dean v. United States">Dean v. United States</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Wednesday, March 1, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Coventry_Health_Care_of_Missouri_v._Nevils" title="Coventry Health Care of Missouri v. Nevils">Coventry Health Care of Missouri v. Nevils</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="March_sitting">March sitting</span></h3> <p><u>Monday, March 20, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Murr_v._Wisconsin" title="Murr v. Wisconsin">Murr v. Wisconsin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Howell_v._Howell" title="Howell v. Howell">Howell v. Howell</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Tuesday, March 21, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Microsoft_Corp._v._Baker" title="Microsoft Corp. v. Baker">Microsoft Corp. v. Baker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Impression_Products_v._Lexmark" title="Impression Products v. Lexmark">Impression Products v. Lexmark</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Wednesday, March 22, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/County_of_Los_Angeles_v._Mendez" title="County of Los Angeles v. Mendez">County of Los Angeles v. Mendez</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Water_Splash,_Inc._v._Menon" title="Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon">Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Monday, March 27, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Advocate_Health_Care_v._Stapleton" title="Advocate Health Care v. Stapleton">Advocate Health Care v. Stapleton</a></i> / <i><a href="/St._Peter%27s_Healthcare_v._Kaplan" title="St. Peter's Healthcare v. Kaplan">St. Peter's Healthcare v. Kaplan</a></i> / <i><a href="/Dignity_Health_v._Rollins" title="Dignity Health v. Rollins">Dignity Health v. Rollins</a></i> (consolidated)</li> <li><i><a href="/TC_Heartland_v._Kraft" title="TC Heartland v. Kraft">TC Heartland v. Kraft</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Tuesday, March 28, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Lee_v._United_States" title="Lee v. United States">Lee v. United States</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Wednesday, March 29, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Turner_v._United_States" title="Turner v. United States">Turner v. United States</a>/<a href="/Overton_v._United_States" title="Overton v. United States">Overton v. United States</a></i> (consolidated)</li> <li><i><a href="/Honeycutt_v._United_States" title="Honeycutt v. United States">Honeycutt v. United States</a></i></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="April_sitting">April sitting</span></h3> <p><u>Monday, April 17, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Perry_v._Merit_Systems_Protection_Board" title="Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board">Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Town_of_Chester_v._Laroe_Estates" title="Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates">Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/CalPERS_v._ANZ_Securities" title="CalPERS v. ANZ Securities">CalPERS v. ANZ Securities</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Tuesday, April 18, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Kokesh_v._SEC" title="Kokesh v. SEC">Kokesh v. SEC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Henson_v._Santander_Consumer_USA" title="Henson v. Santander Consumer USA">Henson v. Santander Consumer USA</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Wednesday, April 19, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Trinity_Lutheran_Church_v._Comer" title="Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer">Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Weaver_v._Massachusetts" title="Weaver v. Massachusetts">Weaver v. Massachusetts</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Monday, April 24, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/McWilliams_v._Dunn" title="McWilliams v. Dunn">McWilliams v. Dunn</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/Davila_v._Davis" title="Davila v. Davis">Davila v. Davis</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Tuesday, April 25, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Bristol-Myers_Squibb_v._Superior_Court_of_California" title="Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California">Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/BNSF_Railway_v._Tyrrell" title="BNSF Railway v. Tyrrell">BNSF Railway v. Tyrrell</a></i></li></ul> <p><u>Wednesday, April 26, 2017</u> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/Sandoz_v._Amgen" title="Sandoz v. Amgen">Sandoz v. Amgen</a></i>/<i><a href="/Amgen_v._Sandoz" title="Amgen v. Sandoz">Amgen v. Sandoz</a></i> (consolidated)</li> <li><i><a href="/Maslenjak_v._United_States" title="Maslenjak v. United States">Maslenjak v. United States</a></i></li></ul> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> <h1><span id="Where_are_the_cases_coming_from.3F"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Where_are_the_cases_coming_from?">Where are the cases coming from?</span></h1> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">List of argued cases - 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Number of cases </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit</a></td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit</a></td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit</a></td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit</a></td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit</a></td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit</a></td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Courts" class="mw-redirect" title="United States District Courts">U.S. district courts</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_in_Washington,_D.C." title="Courts in Washington, D.C.">District of Columbia courts</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_courts" title="State courts">State/commonwealth courts</a></td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Totals</b> (argued cases)</td> <td>71 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8" style="text-align:left; line-height:135%;"><small> <b>Source</b>: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov">Supreme Court of the United States</a></small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Term_data">Term data</span></h1> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_sitting_2">October sitting</span></h2> <p>In October, the justices heard argument in eight cases. <br /> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">October sitting, U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Case </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Author </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Decision </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Vote </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court below </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Bravo-Fernandez_v._United_States" title="Bravo-Fernandez v. United States">Bravo-Fernandez v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Ginsburg</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirm</span></td> <td><a href="/First_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="First Circuit">First Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Shaw_v._United_States" title="Shaw v. United States">Shaw v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Breyer</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Salman_v._United_States" title="Salman v. United States">Salman v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Samuel_Alito" title="Samuel Alito">Alito</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Buck_v._Davis" title="Buck v. Davis">Buck v. Davis</a></i></td> <td><a href="/John_G._Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="John G. Roberts">Roberts</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>6-2</td> <td><a href="/Fifth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Manuel_v._City_of_Joliet" title="Manuel v. City of Joliet">Manuel v. City of Joliet</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Elena_Kagan" title="Elena Kagan">Kagan</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>6-2</td> <td><a href="/Seventh_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Manrique_v._United_States" title="Manrique v. United States">Manrique v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Clarence_Thomas_(Supreme_Court)" title="Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court)">Thomas</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>6-2</td> <td><a href="/Eleventh_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleventh Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Samsung_Electronics_v._Apple" title="Samsung Electronics v. Apple">Samsung Electronics v. Apple</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Sonia_Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor">Sotomayor</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Federal_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Pena-Rodriguez_v._Colorado" title="Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado">Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Anthony_Kennedy" title="Anthony Kennedy">Kennedy</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>5-3</td> <td><a href="/Colorado_Supreme_Court" title="Colorado Supreme Court">Colorado Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left; line-height:135%;"><small><b>Source</b>: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov">Supreme Court of the United States</a></small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="November_sitting_2">November sitting</span></h2> <p>In November, the justices heard argument in ten cases, with two cases consolidated into one argument. <br /> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">November sitting, U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Case </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Author </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Decision </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Vote </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court below </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Fry_v._Napoleon_Community_Schools" title="Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools">Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Elena_Kagan" title="Elena Kagan">Kagan</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacate</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Sixth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Star_Athletica_LLC_v._Varsity_Brands" title="Star Athletica LLC v. Varsity Brands">Star Athletica LLC v. Varsity Brands</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Clarence_Thomas_(Supreme_Court)" title="Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court)">Thomas</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>6-2</td> <td><a href="/Sixth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/SCA_Hygiene_Products_Aktiebolag_v._First_Quality_Baby_Products" title="SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products">SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Samuel_Alito" title="Samuel Alito">Alito</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>7-1</td> <td><a href="/Federal_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/State_Farm_v._U.S._ex_rel_Rigsby" title="State Farm v. U.S. ex rel Rigsby">State Farm v. U.S. ex rel Rigsby</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Anthony_Kennedy" title="Anthony Kennedy">Kennedy</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Fifth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Venezuela_v._Helmerich_and_Payne_International" title="Venezuela v. Helmerich and Payne International">Venezuela v. Helmerich and Payne International</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Breyer</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/D.C._Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="D.C. Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/NLRB_v._SW_General_Inc." title="NLRB v. SW General Inc.">National Labor Relations Board v. SW General Inc.</a></i></td> <td><a href="/John_G._Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="John G. Roberts">Roberts</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>6-2 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirm</span></td> <td><a href="/D.C._Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="D.C. Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Bank_of_America_v._Miami" title="Bank of America v. Miami">Bank of America v. Miami</a></i><br /><i><a href="/Wells_Fargo_v._Miami" title="Wells Fargo v. Miami">Wells Fargo v. Miami</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Breyer</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>5-3</td> <td><a href="/Eleventh_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleventh Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Lightfoot_v._Cendant_Mortgage_Group" title="Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Group">Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Group</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Sonia_Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor">Sotomayor</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Sessions_v._Morales-Santana" title="Sessions v. Morales-Santana">Sessions v. Morales-Santana</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Ginsburg</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span> in part, <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> in part, and remanded</td> <td>6-2 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirm</span> in part<br />8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> in part</td> <td><a href="/Second_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Circuit">Second Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left; line-height:135%;"><small><b>Source</b>: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov">Supreme Court of the United States</a></small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="December_sitting_2">December sitting</span></h2> <p>In December, the justices heard argument in seven cases. <br /> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">December sitting, U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Case </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Author </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Decision </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Vote </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court below </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Beckles_v._United_States" title="Beckles v. United States">Beckles v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Clarence_Thomas_(Supreme_Court)" title="Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court)">Thomas</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>7-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirm</span></td> <td><a href="/Eleventh_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleventh Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Moore_v._Texas" title="Moore v. Texas">Moore v. Texas</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Ginsburg</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>5-3</td> <td><a href="/Texas_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals" title="Texas Court of Criminal Appeals">Texas Court of Criminal Appeals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Jennings_v._Rodriguez" title="Jennings v. Rodriguez">Jennings v. Rodriguez</a></i></td> <td>None</td> <td>Case to be reargued next term</td> <td>No vote</td> <td><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Bethune-Hill_v._Virginia_Board_of_Elections" title="Bethune-Hill v. Virginia Board of Elections">Bethune-Hill v. Virginia Board of Elections</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Anthony_Kennedy" title="Anthony Kennedy">Kennedy</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span> in part, <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> in part, and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacate</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span>; 7-1 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirm</span></td> <td><a href="/Eastern_District_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern District of Virginia">Eastern District of Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Cooper_v._Harris" title="Cooper v. Harris">Cooper v. Harris</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Elena_Kagan" title="Elena Kagan">Kagan</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirm</span> on District 1;<br />5-3 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirm</span> on District 12</td> <td><a href="/Middle_District_of_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle District of North Carolina">Middle District of North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Life_Technologies_Corp._v._Promega_Corp." title="Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.">Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Sonia_Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor">Sotomayor</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>7-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Federal_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Czyzewski_v._Jevic_Holding_Corp." title="Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.">Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Breyer</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>6-2</td> <td><a href="/Third_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Circuit">Third Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left; line-height:135%;"><small><b>Source</b>: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov">Supreme Court of the United States</a></small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="January_sitting_2">January sitting</span></h2> <p>In January, the justices heard argument in eleven cases, with three cases consolidated into one argument. <br /> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">January sitting, U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Case </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Author </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Decision </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Vote </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court below </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Nelson_v._Colorado" title="Nelson v. Colorado">Nelson v. Colorado</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Ginsburg</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>7-1 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Colorado_Supreme_Court" title="Colorado Supreme Court">Colorado Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Lewis_v._Clarke" title="Lewis v. Clarke">Lewis v. Clarke</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Sonia_Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor">Sotomayor</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Connecticut_Supreme_Court" title="Connecticut Supreme Court">Connecticut Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Expressions_Hair_Design_v._Schneiderman" title="Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman">Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman</a></i></td> <td><a href="/John_G._Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="John G. Roberts">Roberts</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacate</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Second_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Circuit">Second Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Co._v._Haeger" title="Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. Haeger">Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. Haeger</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Elena_Kagan" title="Elena Kagan">Kagan</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Endrew_F._v._Douglas_County_School_District" title="Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District">Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District</a></i></td> <td><a href="/John_G._Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="John G. Roberts">Roberts</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Tenth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenth Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Sessions_v._Dimaya" title="Sessions v. Dimaya">Sessions v. Dimaya</a></i></td> <td>None</td> <td>Case to be reargued next term</td> <td>No vote</td> <td><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Midland_Funding_v._Johnson" title="Midland Funding v. Johnson">Midland Funding v. Johnson</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Breyer</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span></td> <td>5-3</td> <td><a href="/Eleventh_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleventh Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Matal_v._Tam" title="Matal v. Tam">Matal v. Tam</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Samuel_Alito" title="Samuel Alito">Alito</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirm</span></td> <td><a href="/Federal_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Ziglar_v._Abbasi" title="Ziglar v. Abbasi">Ziglar v. Abbasi</a></i><br /><i><a href="/Ashcroft_v._Abbasi" title="Ashcroft v. Abbasi">Ashcroft v. Abbasi</a></i><br /><i><a href="/Hasty_v._Abbasi" title="Hasty v. Abbasi">Hasty v. Abbasi</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Anthony_Kennedy" title="Anthony Kennedy">Kennedy</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> in part, <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> in part, and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>4-2</td> <td><a href="/Second_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Circuit">Second Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left; line-height:135%;"><small><b>Source</b>: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov">Supreme Court of the United States</a></small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="February_sitting_2">February sitting</span></h2> <p>In February, the justices heard argument in seven cases. <br /> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">February sitting, U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Case </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Author </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Decision </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Vote </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court below </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Hernandez_v._Mesa" title="Hernandez v. Mesa">Hernandez v. Mesa</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Per_curiam" title="Per curiam">Per curiam</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>No public vote recorded</td> <td><a href="/Fifth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/McLane_Company_v._EEOC" title="McLane Company v. EEOC">McLane Company v. EEOC</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Sonia_Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor">Sotomayor</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>7-1 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Kindred_Nursing_Centers_v._Clark" title="Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark">Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Elena_Kagan" title="Elena Kagan">Kagan</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> in part, <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> in part, and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>7-1</td> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Supreme_Court" title="Kentucky Supreme Court">Kentucky Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Packingham_v._North_Carolina" title="Packingham v. North Carolina">Packingham v. North Carolina</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Anthony_Kennedy" title="Anthony Kennedy">Kennedy</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Esquivel-Quintana_v._Sessions" title="Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions">Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Clarence_Thomas_(Supreme_Court)" title="Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court)">Thomas</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Sixth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Dean_v._United_States" title="Dean v. United States">Dean v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/John_G._Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="John G. Roberts">Roberts</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Eighth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Eighth Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Coventry_Health_Care_of_Missouri_v._Nevils" title="Coventry Health Care of Missouri v. Nevils">Coventry Health Care of Missouri v. Nevils</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Ginsburg</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_Supreme_Court" title="Missouri Supreme Court">Missouri Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left; line-height:135%;"><small><b>Source</b>: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov">Supreme Court of the United States</a></small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="March_sitting_2">March sitting</span></h2> <p>In March, the justices heard argument in fourteen cases, with three cases consolidated into one argument and two other cases consolidated into another argument. <br /> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">March sitting, U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Case </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Author </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Decision </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Vote </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court below </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Murr_v._Wisconsin" title="Murr v. Wisconsin">Murr v. Wisconsin</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Anthony_Kennedy" title="Anthony Kennedy">Kennedy</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>5-3</td> <td><a href="/Wisconsin_Court_of_Appeals_District_III" title="Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III">Wisconsin Court of Appeals for District III</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Howell_v._Howell" title="Howell v. Howell">Howell v. Howell</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Breyer</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Arizona_Supreme_Court" title="Arizona Supreme Court">Arizona Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Microsoft_Corp._v._Baker" title="Microsoft Corp. v. Baker">Microsoft Corp. v. Baker</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Ginsburg</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Impression_Products_v._Lexmark" title="Impression Products v. Lexmark">Impression Products v. Lexmark</a></i></td> <td><a href="/John_G._Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="John G. Roberts">Roberts</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0 for domestic exhaustion<br />7-1 for international exhaustion</td> <td><a href="/Federal_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/County_of_Los_Angeles_v._Mendez" title="County of Los Angeles v. Mendez">County of Los Angeles v. Mendez</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Samuel_Alito" title="Samuel Alito">Alito</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Water_Splash,_Inc._v._Menon" title="Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon">Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Samuel_Alito" title="Samuel Alito">Alito</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Texas_Fourteenth_District_Court_of_Appeals" title="Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals">Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Advocate_Health_Care_v._Stapleton" title="Advocate Health Care v. Stapleton">Advocate Health Care v. Stapleton</a></i><br /><i><a href="/St._Peter%27s_Healthcare_v._Kaplan" title="St. Peter's Healthcare v. Kaplan">St. Peter's Healthcare v. Kaplan</a></i><br /><i><a href="/Dignity_Health_v._Rollins" title="Dignity Health v. Rollins">Dignity Health v. Rollins</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Elena_Kagan" title="Elena Kagan">Kagan</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span></td> <td>8-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span></td> <td><a href="/Seventh_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a><br /><a href="/Third_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Circuit">Third Circuit</a><br /><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/TC_Heartland_v._Kraft" title="TC Heartland v. Kraft">TC Heartland v. Kraft</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Clarence_Thomas_(Supreme_Court)" title="Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court)">Thomas</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Federal_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Lee_v._United_States" title="Lee v. United States">Lee v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/John_G._Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="John G. Roberts">Roberts</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>6-2</td> <td><a href="/Sixth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Overton_v._United_States" title="Overton v. United States">Overton v. United States</a></i><br /><i><a href="/Turner_v._United_States" title="Turner v. United States">Turner v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Breyer</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>6-2</td> <td><a href="/District_of_Columbia_Court_of_Appeals" title="District of Columbia Court of Appeals">District of Columbia Court of Appeals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Honeycutt_v._United_States" title="Honeycutt v. United States">Honeycutt v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Sonia_Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor">Sotomayor</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span></td> <td>8-0</td> <td><a href="/Sixth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left; line-height:135%;"><small><b>Source</b>: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov">Supreme Court of the United States</a></small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="April_sitting_2">April sitting</span></h2> <p>In April, Justice <a href="/Neil_Gorsuch" title="Neil Gorsuch">Neil Gorsuch</a> heard his first arguments as an <a href="/Associate_justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Associate justice">associate justice</a> of the <a href="/U.S._Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a>. The justices heard argument in fourteen cases, with two cases consolidated into one argument. <br /> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">April sitting, U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Case </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Author </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Decision </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Vote </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court below </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Perry_v._Merit_Systems_Protection_Board" title="Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board">Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Ginsburg</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>7-2</td> <td><a href="/D.C._Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="D.C. Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Town_of_Chester_v._Laroe_Estates" title="Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates">Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Samuel_Alito" title="Samuel Alito">Alito</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>9-0</td> <td><a href="/Second_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Circuit">Second Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/CalPERS_v._ANZ_Securities" title="CalPERS v. ANZ Securities">CalPERS v. ANZ Securities</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Anthony_Kennedy" title="Anthony Kennedy">Kennedy</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>5-4</td> <td><a href="/Second_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Circuit">Second Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Kokesh_v._SEC" title="Kokesh v. SEC">Kokesh v. SEC</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Sonia_Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor">Sotomayor</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span></td> <td>9-0</td> <td><a href="/Tenth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenth Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Henson_v._Santander_Consumer_USA" title="Henson v. Santander Consumer USA">Henson v. Santander Consumer USA</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Neil_Gorsuch" title="Neil Gorsuch">Gorsuch</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>9-0</td> <td><a href="/Fourth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Trinity_Lutheran_Church_v._Comer" title="Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer">Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer</a></i></td> <td><a href="/John_G._Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="John G. Roberts">Roberts</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>7-2 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Eighth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Eighth Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Weaver_v._Massachusetts" title="Weaver v. Massachusetts">Weaver v. Massachusetts</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Anthony_Kennedy" title="Anthony Kennedy">Kennedy</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>7-2 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirm</span></td> <td><a href="/Massachusetts_Supreme_Judicial_Court" title="Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court">Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/McWilliams_v._Dunn" title="McWilliams v. Dunn">McWilliams v. Dunn</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Breyer</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>5-4</td> <td><a href="/Eleventh_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleventh Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Davila_v._Davis" title="Davila v. Davis">Davila v. Davis</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Clarence_Thomas_(Supreme_Court)" title="Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court)">Thomas</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span></td> <td>5-4</td> <td><a href="/Fifth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Bristol-Myers_Squibb_v._Superior_Court_of_California" title="Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California">Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Samuel_Alito" title="Samuel Alito">Alito</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-1</td> <td><a href="/California_Supreme_Court" title="California Supreme Court">California Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/BNSF_Railway_v._Tyrrell" title="BNSF Railway v. Tyrrell">BNSF Railway v. Tyrrell</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Ginsburg</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>8-1 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reverse</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Montana_Supreme_Court" title="Montana Supreme Court">Montana Supreme Court</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Sandoz_v._Amgen" title="Sandoz v. Amgen">Sandoz v. Amgen</a></i><br /><i><a href="/Amgen_v._Sandoz" title="Amgen v. Sandoz">Amgen v. Sandoz</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Clarence_Thomas_(Supreme_Court)" title="Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court)">Thomas</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> in part, <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> in part, and remanded</td> <td>9-0</td> <td><a href="/Federal_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/Maslenjak_v._United_States" title="Maslenjak v. United States">Maslenjak v. United States</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Elena_Kagan" title="Elena Kagan">Kagan</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span></td> <td>9-0 to <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacate</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remand</span></td> <td><a href="/Sixth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left; line-height:135%;"><small><b>Source</b>: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov">Supreme Court of the United States</a></small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Dispositions_without_argument">Dispositions without argument</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Per_curiam_opinions">Per curiam opinions</span></h3> <p>Throughout this term, the justices issued <a href="/Per_curiam" title="Per curiam">per curiam</a> opinions in cases without argument. The court often issues these opinions to summarily reverse the decision of a lower court. As these cases are not argued, they are not included in the judicial sitting data presented above. The cases below are sorted by the date the opinion was handed down.<br /> <br /> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">Per curiam opinions (unargued cases), U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Date decided </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Case </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court below </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Outcome </th></tr> <tr> <td>June 26, 2017</td> <td><i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/16-1436_l6hc.pdf">Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project;<br />Trump v. Hawaii</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Fourth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a><br /><a href="/Ninth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>Petitions for <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Latin for 'to be more fully informed.' It is an 'order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-courts.pdf'><i>Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts</i>, 'Understanding the Federal Courts,' accessed May 23, 2019</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">certiorari</span></i> granted; applications for stay granted in part </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 26, 2017</td> <td><i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/16-992_868c.pdf">Pavan v. Smith</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Arkansas_Supreme_Court" title="Arkansas Supreme Court">Arkansas Supreme Court</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 19, 2017</td> <td><i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/16-1116_i4dk.pdf">Jenkins v. Hutton</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Sixth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 12, 2017</td> <td><i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/16-1177_m648.pdf">Virginia v. LeBlanc</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Fourth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 5, 2017</td> <td><i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/16-1023_m64o.pdf">North Carolina v. Covington</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Middle_District_of_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle District of North Carolina">Middle District of North Carolina</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 6, 2017</td> <td><i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/16-6316_32h6.pdf">Rippo v. Baker</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Supreme_Court" title="Nevada Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Nevada</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 9, 2017</td> <td><i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/16-67_2c8f.pdf">White v. Pauly</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Tenth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenth Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 11, 2016</td> <td><i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-9173_q86b.pdf">Bosse v. Oklahoma</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Oklahoma_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals" title="Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals">Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:left; line-height:135%;"><small><b>Source</b>: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.supremecourt.gov">Supreme Court of the United States</a></small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_dispositions">Other dispositions</span></h3> <p>The cases below represent cases in which <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Latin for 'to be more fully informed.' It is an 'order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-courts.pdf'><i>Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts</i>, 'Understanding the Federal Courts,' accessed May 23, 2019</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">certiorari</span></i> was granted by the court, but which were not argued during the October 2016 term. <br /> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color:#2b3773; color: white;">Other dispositions (unargued cases), U.S. Supreme Court, 2016 Term </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Date decided </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Case </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Court below </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Outcome </th></tr> <tr> <td>March 6, 2017</td> <td><i><a href="/Gloucester_County_School_Board_v._G.G." title="Gloucester County School Board v. G.G.">Gloucester County School Board v. G.G.</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Fourth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>Judgment <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 17, 2016</td> <td><i><a href="/Visa_v._Osborn" title="Visa v. Osborn">Visa v. Osborn</a></i></td> <td><a href="/D.C._Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="D.C. Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>Writ of <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Latin for 'to be more fully informed.' It is an 'order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-courts.pdf'><i>Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts</i>, 'Understanding the Federal Courts,' accessed May 23, 2019</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">certiorari</span></i> dismissed as improvidently granted (DIG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 17, 2016</td> <td><i><a href="/Visa_v._Stoumbos" title="Visa v. Stoumbos">Visa v. Stoumbos</a></i></td> <td><a href="/D.C._Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="D.C. Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>Writ of <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Latin for 'to be more fully informed.' It is an 'order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-courts.pdf'><i>Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts</i>, 'Understanding the Federal Courts,' accessed May 23, 2019</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">certiorari</span></i> dismissed as improvidently granted (DIG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 7, 2016</td> <td><i><a href="/Ivy_v._Morath" title="Ivy v. Morath">Ivy v. Morath</a></i></td> <td><a href="/Fifth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>Dismissed as moot; <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To void, cancel, nullify, or invalidate a verdict or judgment of a court. </p>">vacated</span> and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>To return a case or claim to a lower court for additional proceedings. </p>">remanded</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 25, 2016</td> <td><i><a href="/Musnuff_v._Haeger" title="Musnuff v. Haeger">Musnuff v. 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