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2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia

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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
401



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

habeas corpus  • procedural default  • GVR orders Thomas
per curiam
Alito
202



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
403



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.
104



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
105



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
206



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
207



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
408



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
109



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
210



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
211



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
212



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
213



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.
114



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

Title VII  • disparate impact claim  • statute of limitations Unanimous
415



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
216



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

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act  • immunity for officials of foreign states
Stevens
Thomas
Alito
117



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
218



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
419



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
220



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

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • relation back doctrine
Sotomayor
221



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
422



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
123



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
224



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

Fourth Amendment  • government review of employee text messages
Kennedy
Stevens
125



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
226



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

public disclosure of referendum petitions  • First Amendment  • free speech
Roberts
Stevens
Breyer
Alito
Sotomayor
Thomas
127



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
228



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
229



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
230



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

Second Amendment  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Incorporation Doctrine  • gun control
Alito
Thomas
Stevens
Breyer
531



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

tobacco litigation
Scalia granted an application for a stay.

References

  • "2009 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  • "2009 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  • "2009 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 4, 2010.