2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008, and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the fourth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
Samuel Alito 2008 term statistics
7
 Majority or Plurality
8
 Concurrence
0
 Other
8
 Dissent
1
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 24
Bench opinions = 22 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 4 Most joined by: Thomas (14) Least joined by: Stevens, Souter (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
201



Chambers v. United States 555 U.S. 122 (2009)

 Armed Career Criminal Act  • definition of "violent felony" Thomas
Breyer
202



Locke v. Karass 555 U.S. 207 (2009)

 First Amendment  • public employee union fees imposed on nonmembers Roberts, Scalia
Breyer
103



Pearson v. Callahan 555 U.S. 223 (2009)

 qualified immunity  • Fourth Amendment  • consent-once-removed doctrine Unanimous
104



Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Comm. 555 U.S. 246 (2009)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • sex discrimination  • Title IX  • section 1983 Unanimous
205



Crawford v. Nashville 555 U.S. 271 (2009)

 Title VII  • antiretaliation provision Thomas
Souter
106



Pleasant Grove City v. Summum 555 U.S. 460 (2009)

 First Amendment  • free speech  • government speech  • public forums Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens
 Scalia
 Souter
 Breyer
407



Wyeth v. Levine 555 U.S. 555 (2009)

 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act  • FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling  • federal preemption  • failure-to-warn of risks Roberts, Scalia
Stevens
 Thomas
 Breyer
108



Kansas v. Colorado 556 U.S. 98 (2009)

 original jurisdiction  • award of expert witness attendance fees  • Arkansas River Compact Unanimous
Roberts
109



Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs 556 U.S. 163 (2009)

 Hawaii Admission Act  • Apology Resolution  • disposition of land ceded to State upon admission to Union Unanimous
410



Corley v. United States 556 U.S. 303 (2009)

 confession after unreasonable delay  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • voluntariness of confession Roberts, Scalia, Thomas
Souter
411



Arizona v. Gant 556 U.S. 332 (2009)

 Fourth Amendment  • search incident to arrest  • vehicle search Roberts, Kennedy; Breyer (in part)
Stevens
 Scalia
 Breyer
412



Nken v. Holder 556 U.S. 418 (2009)

 immigration law  • Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996  • stay of removal order Thomas
Roberts
 Kennedy
313



Cone v. Bell 556 U.S. 449 (2009)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • state suppression of mitigating evidence  • adequate and independent state ground
Stevens
 Roberts
 Thomas
214



Flores-Figueroa v. United States 556 U.S. 646 (2009)

 federal criminal law  • identity theft  • knowing use of another person's identification
Breyer
 Scalia
215



Montejo v. Louisiana 556 U.S. 778 (2009)

 Fifth Amendment  • right against self-incrimination  • police interrogation after invocation of right to counsel Kennedy
Scalia
 Stevens
 Breyer
116



Boyle v. United States 556 U.S. 938 (2009)

 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act  • association-in-fact enterprise Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Stevens
417



Megginson v. United States 556 U.S. 1230 (2009)

 Fourth Amendment  • search incident to arrest  • vehicle search
Alito dissented from the Court's summary vacatur and remand.
418



Grooms v. United States 556 U.S. 1231 (2009)

 Fourth Amendment  • search incident to arrest  • vehicle search
Alito dissented from the Court's summary vacatur and remand.
219



Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez 557 U.S. 1 (2009)

 Tonnage Clause  • local property tax on vessels
Breyer
 Roberts
 Stevens
220



District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne 557 U.S. 52 (2009)

 Due Process Clause  • postconviction access to state evidence for DNA testing  • substantive due process Kennedy; Thomas (in part)
Roberts
 Stevens
 Souter
421



Yeager v. United States 557 U.S. 110 (2009)

 Double Jeopardy Clause  • issue preclusion  • inconsistency between acquittal and hung jury Scalia, Thomas
Stevens
 Kennedy
 Scalia
422



Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend 557 U.S. 404 (2009)

 maritime law  • Jones Act  • punitive damages Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy
Thomas
123



Horne v. Flores 557 U.S. 433 (2009)

 Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974  • state funding of English language instruction  • Article III  • standing  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • relief from judgment based on changed circumstances  • No Child Left Behind Act Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Breyer
224



Ricci v. DeStefano 557 U.S. 557 (2009)

 Title VII  • disparate impact  • exams used for employee promotions Scalia, Thomas
Kennedy
 Scalia
 Ginsburg

References

  • 2008 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on March 28, 2010, retrieved March 20, 2010 .
  • 2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on March 28, 2010, retrieved March 20, 2010 .
  • 2008 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on March 28, 2010, retrieved March 20, 2010 .
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