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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 570

This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 570 of the United States Reports:

Case name Citation Date decided
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. 570 U.S. 1 June 17, 2013
Arizona's evidence-of-citizenship requirement, as applied to Federal Form applicants, is pre-empted by the National Voter Registration Act's mandate for states "accept and use" the Federal Form.
Maracich v. Spears 570 U.S. 48 June 17, 2013
An attorney's solicitation of clients is not a permissible purpose covered by the "litigation exception" to the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act.
Alleyne v. United States 570 U.S. 99 June 17, 2013
Because mandatory minimum sentences increase the penalty for a crime, any fact that increases the mandatory minimum is an "element" of the crime that must be submitted to the jury.
FTC v. Actavis, Inc. 570 U.S. 136 June 17, 2013
Reverse payment settlements of patent litigations are not immune from antitrust liability.
Salinas v. Texas 570 U.S. 178 June 17, 2013
Fifth Amendment's privilege against self-incrimination does not extend to defendants who simply decide to remain mute during questioning.
Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc. 570 U.S. 205 June 20, 2013
The Policy Requirement violates the First Amendment by compelling as a condition of federal funding the affirmation of a belief that by its nature cannot be confined within the scope of the Government program.
American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant 570 U.S. 228 June 20, 2013
The prohibitively high cost of arbitration is not a sufficient reason for a court to overrule an arbitration clause that forbids class action suits.
Descamps v. United States 570 U.S. 254 June 20, 2013
Under the Armed Career Criminal Act, judges may not look at facts associated with a crime (the "modified categorical approach") when criminal statutes contain a single, indivisible set of elements
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 570 U.S. 297 June 24, 2013
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals failed to apply strict scrutiny in its decision affirming the admissions policy. The decision is vacated, and the case remanded for further consideration.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar 570 U.S. 338 June 24, 2013
A plaintiff establishes a violation of the retaliation provision of Title VII if the plaintiff proves that the defendant would not have made the adverse employment action but for the defendant's retaliatory motive.
United States v. Kebodeaux 570 U.S. 387 June 24, 2013
The Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act (SORNA) was found to be constitutional under the Necessary and Proper Clause. The circuit court's decision was reversed and remanded.
Vance v. Ball State University 570 U.S. 421 June 24, 2013
An employee is a "supervisor" for purposes of vicarious liability under Title VII only if he or she is empowered by the employer to take tangible employment actions against the victim.
Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett 570 U.S. 472 June 24, 2013
Generic drug manufactures cannot be held liable for damages under state law when it conflicts with federal law.
Ryan v. Schad 570 U.S. 521 June 24, 2013
The Ninth Circuit abused its discretion when it neglected to issue its mandate after the Supreme Court denied certiorari. Grant, vacate, remand order.
Shelby County v. Holder 570 U.S. 529 June 25, 2013
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional; its formula can no longer be used as a basis for subjecting jurisdictions to preclearance.
Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District 570 U.S. 595 June 25, 2013
When a discretionary land-use permit is denied because the applicant declines to pay for improvements to other, unrelated property, a challenge to the constitutionality of the denial must be evaluated under the "essential nexus" standard of Nollan v. California Coastal Commission and the "rough proportionality" requirement of Dolan v. City of Tigard.
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 570 U.S. 637 June 25, 2013
Held that § 1912(f) does not apply to a parent who has never had custody of the child, that § 1912(d) only applies when a relationship between parent and child already exists, and that § 1915(a)'s preferences do not apply when there are no alternative parties seeking to adopt the child.
Hollingsworth v. Perry 570 U.S. 693 June 26, 2013
After lower courts ruled that California's ban on same-sex marriage was an unconstitutional violation of the right to equal protection under the law, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage opponents did not have standing to intervene as they could not demonstrate that they were harmed by the decision.
Sekhar v. United States 570 U.S. 729 June 26, 2013
Attempting to compel a person to recommend that his employer approve an investment does not constitute “the obtaining of property from another” under the Hobbs Act.
United States v. Windsor 570 U.S. 744 June 26, 2013
Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which federally defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, is unconstitutional under the guarantee of equal protection that is prescribed by the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. The federal government must recognize same-sex marriages that have been approved by the states as legitimate.
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