2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

The 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2009, and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the sixteenth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court.
Stephen Breyer 2009 term statistics
9
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
0
Other
7
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissent Total = 24
Bench opinions = 24 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Ginsburg (16) Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Alvarez v. Smith 558 U.S. 87 (2009)

Case or Controversy Clause   mootness Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor; Stevens (in part)
Stevens
102



Smith v. Spisak 558 U.S. 139 (2010)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   jury instructions on mitigation   Sixth Amendment   ineffective assistance of counsel Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor; Stevens (in part)
Stevens
403



Hollingsworth v. Perry 558 U.S. 183 (2010)

Proposition 8   broadcast of federal trial   district court local rule revision Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
per curiam
404



Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York 559 U.S. 1 (2010)

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act   Jenkins Act   taxation of online cigarette sales   lost tax revenue as injury to municipality Stevens, Kennedy
Roberts
Ginsburg
105



Hertz Corp. v. Friend 559 U.S. 77 (2010)

removal jurisdiction   diversity jurisdiction   principal place of business test Unanimous
406



Conkright v. Frommert 559 U.S. 506 (2010)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974   standard of review of plan administrator interpretration Stevens, Ginsburg
Roberts
307



Perdue v. Kenny A. 559 U.S. 542 (2010)

Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976   calculation of attorney's fees Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Alito
Kennedy
Thomas
208



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
Scalia
Kennedy
109



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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934   securities fraud   statute of limitations   discovery rule and scienter Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor
Stevens
Scalia
410



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
Kennedy
Roberts
Scalia
Alito
Stevens
111



United States v. Comstock 560 U.S. 126 (2010)

Necessary and Proper Clause   civil commitment of mentally ill, sexually dangerous prisoners Roberts, Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Kennedy
Alito
Thomas
112



United States v. Marcus 560 U.S. 258 (2010)

plain error standard of review   Ex Post Facto Clause   Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito
Stevens
313



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

Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Roberts
Scalia
Kennedy
Roberts
114



Barber v. Thomas 560 U.S. 474 (2010)

Federal Bureau of Prisons calculation of good time credit Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor
Kennedy
115



Dolan v. United States 560 U.S. 605 (2010)

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act   deadline for restitution order Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor
Roberts
116



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

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   statute of limitations   equitable tolling Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Alito
Scalia
217



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

Fifth Amendment   Takings Clause   littoral rights Ginsburg
Scalia
Kennedy
418



Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project 561 U.S. 1 (2010)

USA Patriot Act   nonviolent training and expert advice as material support to terrorism   standing   Fifth Amendment   Due Process Clause   First Amendment   free speech   freedom of association Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Roberts
219



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

public disclosure of referendum petitions   First Amendment   free speech
Roberts
Stevens
Scalia
Alito
Sotomayor
Thomas
220



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

Securities and Exchange Act of 1934   SEC Rule 10b-5   extraterritorial application
Scalia
Stevens
221



Magwood v. Patterson 561 U.S. 320 (2010)

habeas corpus   Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   claims in second or successive applications Stevens
Thomas
Kennedy
422



Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Bd. 561 U.S. 477 (2010)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002   Public Company Accounting Oversight Board   separation of powers   Appointments Clause Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Roberts
223



Bilski v. Kappos 561 U.S. 593 (2010)

patent law   patentability of business method Scalia (in part)
Kennedy
Stevens
424



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

Second Amendment   Fourteenth Amendment   Incorporation Doctrine   gun control Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Alito
Scalia
Thomas
Stevens

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.
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