A legal opinion by the state attorney general affirmed the constitutionality of a proposed bill in the state legislature that would require Amazon to collect sales tax on goods it ships to Tennessee residents.

"We fail to see how the District Court could have reached any conclusion other than that race was the predominant factor," Justice Kennedy said, referring to the lower court's ruling that his opinion affirmed.

The opinion affirmed that in foreign affairs, the United States, like any other nation state, has full and plenary powers of sovereignty.

The dissenting opinion argued that the doctrine of caveat emptor should be strictly applied and would affirm the trial court's dismissal of all of the actions.

In his opinion affirming that decision, Justice Kennedy made several points that could limit the government's ability to regulate content in new communications technologies.

Written opinions of the Solicitor General of the Department of the Interior consistently affirmed the power of the tribes over their own members, but went no further.

The Ninth Circuit's opinion affirmed a preliminary injunction granted by Judge Charles Breyer of Federal District Court in San Francisco.

The opinion affirmed the state court of appeals' assertion that an elective office was not property.

One of his reported statements also incorrectly implied that a 2008 opinion he requested from the Office of the Attorney General affirmed that such an arrangement would be acceptable under the law.

In addition, laws or judicial opinions in 17 states have affirmed the person to designate someone to make decisions about medical matters should the person be unable to do so.