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(JOURNAL) THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Present: Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Kennedy, Justice Thomas,
Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, Justice Alito, Justice Sotomayor, and
Justice Kagan.
Opinions
No. 15–6092. Richard Mathis, Petitioner v. United States. On writ
of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit. Judgment reversed. Opinion by Justice Kagan. Concurring
opinion by Justice Kennedy. Concurring opinion by Justice Thomas.
Dissenting opinion by Justice Breyer, with whom Justice Ginsburg
joins. Dissenting opinion by Justice Alito.
No. 14–1468. Danny Birchfield, Petitioner v. North Dakota. On writ
of certiorari to the Supreme Court of North Dakota;
No. 14–1470. William Robert Bernard, Jr., Petitioner v. Minnesota.
On writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Minnesota; and
No. 14–1507. Steve Michael Beylund, Petitioner v. Grant Levi, Director,
North Dakota Department of Transportation. On writ of certiorari
to the Supreme Court of North Dakota. Judgment reversed in No.
14-1468, and case remanded to the Supreme Court of North Dakota for
further proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion of this Court.
Judgment of the Supreme Court of Minnesota Supreme affirmed in No.
14–1470. Judgment of the Supreme Court of North Dakota in No. 14­
1507 vacated, and case remanded to the Supreme Court of North Dakota
for further proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion of this
Court. Opinion by Justice Alito. Opinion by Justice Sotomayor, with
whom Justice Ginsburg joins, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
Opinion by Justice Thomas concurring in the judgment in part and
dissenting in part.
No. 14–981. Abigail Noel Fisher, Petitioner v. University of Texas
at Austin, et al. On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judgment affirmed. Opinion by Justice
Kennedy. Dissenting opinion by Justice Thomas. Dissenting opinion announced
by Justice Alito, with whom The Chief Justice and Justice
Thomas join. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision
of this case.
No. 13–1496. Dollar General Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Mississippi
Band of Choctaw Indians, et al. On writ of certiorari to the