Supreme Court Haiku
Roberts Court (2005- present)
The Court of today
Kennedy: common swing vote
Still the "weakest branch"?
Gonzales v. Oregon (2006)
Death With Dignity
Fed regulation limits
Medical practice
Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink, Inc. (2006)
Sherman Antitrust
No market power presumed
For patented product
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006)
Guantanamo Bay
Military commissions
Offends Geneva
rumsfeld v. forum for academic aNd institutional rights, inc. (2006)
Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Rule
Law Schools that ban recruiters
Feds can deny funds
Jones v. flowers (2006)
Notice of tax sale
Returned, unclaimed by owner
State must take more steps
United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez (2006)
Criminal defense
Right to attorney of choice
Structural error
Morse v. Frederick (2007)
“Bong Hits 4 Jesus”
Limited rights for students
Suspension upheld
KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex, inc. (2007)
Combining two things
Quite possibly obvious
Ordinary skill?
parents involved in community schools v. seattle school district no. 1 (2007)
Racial Balancing
Compelling State Interest?
Not in public schools
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
Second Amendment
Right of individuals
Not just militias
EXXON SHIPPING CO. V. BAKER (2008)
Hazelwood crashes
Oil spills; Alaskans sue
Punitives too much
