2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas
The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008, and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the eighteenth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Altria Group, Inc. v. Good | 555 U.S. 70 (2008) |
tobacco litigation • unfair trade practices • Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act • federal preemption | Roberts, Scalia, Alito |
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Jimenez v. Quarterman | 555 U.S. 113 (2009) |
habeas corpus • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • finality of conviction pending out-of-time appeal | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||||||
Waddington v. Sarausad | 555 U.S. 179 (2009) |
habeas corpus • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 • accomplice liability | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito |
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Carcieri v. Salazar | 555 U.S. 379 (2009) |
Indian Reorganization Act • legal status of Narragansett Tribe • authority of Secretary of the Interior to take land in trust | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito |
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Negusie v. Holder | 555 U.S. 511 (2009) |
immigration law • Refugee Act of 1980 • persecutor bar for refugee applicants |
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Wyeth v. Levine | 555 U.S. 555 (2009) |
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act • FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling • federal preemption • failure-to-warn of risks |
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Walker v. Georgia | 555 U.S. 979 (2008) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • proportionality review |
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Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bartlett v. Strickland | 556 U.S. 1 (2009) |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 • legislative redistricting • vote dilution | Scalia |
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Knowles v. Mirzayance | 556 U.S. 111 (2009) |
Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel • withdrawal of not guilty by reason of insanity plea | Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg (in part) | ||||||||||||||||||
Harbison v. Bell | 556 U.S. 180 (2009) |
federally appointed counsel in state clemency proceedings • certificate of appealability |
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14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett | 556 U.S. 247 (2009) |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito |
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Cone v. Bell | 556 U.S. 449 (2009) |
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • state suppression of mitigating evidence • adequate and independent state ground | Scalia |
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FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. | 556 U.S. 502 (2009) |
Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 • indecency ban on broadcast television • fleeting expletives |
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Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. | 556 U.S. 635 (2009) |
appeal after removal to state court • supplemental jurisdiction | Unanimous |
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Haywood v. Drown | 556 U.S. 729 (2009) |
Section 1983 • state limitation of liability against corrections officers • Supremacy Clause | Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part) |
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United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York | 556 U.S. 928 (2009) |
False Claims Act • qui tam • Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure • status of United States when not intervening • timeliness of appeal | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||||||
Thompson v. McNeil | 556 U.S. 1114 (2009) |
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • substantial delay |
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Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. | 557 U.S. 167 (2009) |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • disparate treatment claim • but-for causation • burden of persuasion | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito |
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Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder | 557 U.S. 193 (2009) |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 • preclearance • eligibility of utility district for bailout provision |
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Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts | 557 U.S. 305 (2009) |
Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • forensic analyst affidavits |
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Safford Unified School Dist. #1 v. Redding | 557 U.S. 364 (2009) |
Fourth Amendment • strip search of public school student for contraband |
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Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend | 557 U.S. 404 (2009) |
maritime law • Jones Act • punitive damages | Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
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Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C. | 557 U.S. 519 (2009) |
National Banking Act • fair-lending laws • federal preemption | Roberts, Kennedy, Alito |
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References
- 2008 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
- 2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
- 2008 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved March 20, 2010.
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