2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia

The 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2009 and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the twenty-fourth term of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Court .
Antonin Scalia 2009 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
16
 Concurrence
1
 Other
6
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 31
Bench opinions = 28 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 1
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Thomas (16) Least joined by: Stevens (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
4-01



Wellons v. Hall 558 U.S. 220 (2010)

 habeas corpus  • procedural default  • GVR orders Thomas
per curiam
 Alito
2-02



Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n 558 U.S. 310 (2010)

 campaign finance reform  • Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002  • First Amendment  • free speech  • corporate speech Alito; Thomas (in part)
Kennedy
 Roberts
 Stevens
 Thomas
4-03



Webster v. Cooper 558 U.S. 1039 (2009)

 habeas corpus  • statute of limitations  • GVR orders
Scalia dissented from the Court's decision to vacate a lower court's decision and remand for further consideration in light of the Court's decision in Jimenez v. Quarterman. Scalia objected that, as Jimenez was decided more than two months prior to the lower court's decision under review, there was no basis for treating Jimenez as an "intervening factor" that the lower court could not have considered.
1-04



Maryland v. Shatzer 559 U.S. 98 (2010)

 Fifth Amendment  • Miranda rights  • release to general prison population as break in custody Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor; Thomas (in part)
Stevens
 Thomas
1-05



Johnson v. United States 559 U.S. 133 (2010)

 Armed Career Criminal Act  • state battery conviction as predicate violent felony Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Alito
2-06



Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States 559 U.S. 229 (2010)

 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005  • bankruptcy attorneys as debt relief agencies
Sotomayor
 Thomas
2-07



Graham County Soil and Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson 559 U.S. 280 (2010)

 False Claims Act  • bar on qui tam suits based on publicly disclosed allegations
Stevens
 Sotomayor
4-08



Padilla v. Kentucky 559 U.S. 356 (2010)

 Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel  • legal advice on deportation as consequence of conviction Thomas
Stevens
 Alito
1-09



Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P. A. v. Allstate Ins. Co. 559 U.S. 393 (2010)

 class actions  • state rule conflict with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • Rules Enabling Act Roberts, Thomas; Stevens, Sotomayor (in part)
Stevens
 Ginsburg
2-10



Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA 559 U.S. 573 (2010)

 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act  • exclusion of legal errors from bona fide error defense
Sotomayor
 Breyer
 Kennedy
2-11



Merck & Co. v. Reynolds 559 U.S. 633 (2010)

 Securities Exchange Act of 1934  • securities fraud  • statute of limitations  • discovery rule and scienter Thomas
Breyer
 Stevens
2-12



Salazar v. Buono 559 U.S. 700 (2010)

 Article III  • standing  • First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • display of religious symbol on government land  • land transfer from government to private owner Thomas
Kennedy
 Roberts
 Alito
 Stevens
 Breyer
2-13



Holster v. Gatco, Inc. 559 U.S. 1060 (2010)

 Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991  • class actions  • state rule conflict with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Ginsburg
Scalia concurred in the Court's decision to grant certiorari, vacate, and remand the lower court's judgment.
1-14



Lewis v. Chicago 560 U.S. 205 (2010)

 Title VII  • disparate impact claim  • statute of limitations Unanimous
4-15



Jefferson v. Upton 560 U.S. 284 (2010)

 habeas corpus  • presumption of correctness for state court factual determinations  • Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Thomas
per curiam
2-16



Samantar v. Yousuf 560 U.S. 305 (2010)

 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act  • immunity for officials of foreign states
Stevens
 Thomas
 Alito
1-17



Alabama v. North Carolina 560 U.S. 330 (2010)

 Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Stevens, Ginsburg, Alito; Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part)
Kennedy
 Roberts
 Breyer
2-18



Carr v. United States 560 U.S. 438 (2010)

 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • registration requirements for interstate travel  • ex post facto application
Sotomayor
 Alito
4-19



Hamilton v. Lanning 560 U.S. 505 (2010)

 bankruptcy law  • Chapter 13  • Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005  • calculation of debtor's projected disposal income
Alito
2-20



Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. p. A. 560 U.S. 538 (2010)

 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • relation back doctrine
Sotomayor
2-21



Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder 560 U.S. 563 (2010)

 Immigration and Nationality Act  • discretionary cancellation of removal proceedings  • drug possession as aggravated felony
Stevens
 Thomas
4-22



Holland v. Florida 560 U.S. 631 (2010)

 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • statute of limitations  • equitable tolling Thomas (in part)
Breyer
 Alito
1-23



Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection 560 U.S. 702 (2010)

 Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause  • littoral rights Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part)
Kennedy
 Breyer
2-24



Ontario v. Quon 560 U.S. 746 (2010)

 Fourth Amendment  • government review of employee text messages
Kennedy
 Stevens
1-25



Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson 561 U.S. 63 (2010)

 Federal Arbitration Act  • challenge to enforceability of arbitration agreement Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Stevens
2-26



Doe v. Reed 561 U.S. 186 (2010)

 public disclosure of referendum petitions  • First Amendment  • free speech
Roberts
 Stevens
 Breyer
 Alito
 Sotomayor
 Thomas
1-27



Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. 561 U.S. 247 (2010)

 Securities and Exchange Act of 1934  • SEC Rule 10b-5  • extraterritorial application Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Stevens
 Breyer
2-28



Skilling v. United States 561 U.S. 358 (2010)

 Enron scandal  • Sixth Amendment  • Article III  • change of venue  • juror prejudice from pretrial publicity  • honest services fraud Thomas; Kennedy (in part)
Ginsburg
 Alito
 Sotomayor
2-29



Black v. United States 561 U.S. 465 (2010)

 honest services fraud  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • preservation of objections to jury instructions Thomas
Ginsburg
 Kennedy
2-30



McDonald v. Chicago 561 U.S. 742 (2010)

 Second Amendment  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Incorporation Doctrine  • gun control
Alito
 Thomas
 Stevens
 Breyer
5-31



Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Scott 561 U.S. 1301 (2010)

 tobacco litigation
Scalia granted an application for a stay.

References

Judicial opinions of Antonin Scalia
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Supreme Court of the United States 2009 term (October 5, 2009 - October 3, 2010)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Stevens | Scalia | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor
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