October Term 2012

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October Term 2012 was the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2012–2013 session, notable for landmark decisions on voting rights, same-sex marriage, and other major constitutional issues.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial term
term of the Supreme Court of the United States
appliesToJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
associateJustice Anthony M. Kennedy NERFINISHED
Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED
Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED
Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED
Sonia Sotomayor
Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED
chiefJustice John G. Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED
country United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
endDate 2013-10-06
followedBy October Term 2013
follows October Term 2011
hasNumberOfJustices 9
includesCase Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.
American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
Arizona v. United States (post-remand proceedings)
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Florida v. Jardines
Hollingsworth v. Perry
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
Maryland v. King
Missouri v. McNeely
Shelby County v. Holder
United States v. Windsor
notableFor landmark decisions on same-sex marriage
landmark decisions on voting rights
major constitutional law decisions
partOf history of the Supreme Court of the United States
startDate 2012-10-01
subjectMatter DNA collection and privacy
affirmative action in higher education
civil rights
equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment
federalism
patent law and biotechnology
same-sex marriage law
search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment
surveillance and standing
voting rights law
timePeriod 2012–2013

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Shelby County v. Holder
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