2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia

The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008, and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the twenty-third term of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Court.
Antonin Scalia 2008 term statistics
11
Majority or Plurality
7
Concurrence
0
Other
6
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 25
Bench opinions = 22 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Thomas (14) Least joined by: Stevens (4)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Oregon v. Ice 555 U.S. 160 (2009)

Sixth Amendment   right to jury trial   imposition of consecutive sentences for multiple offenses Roberts, Souter, Thomas
Ginsburg
202



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

First Amendment   free speech   government speech   public forums Thomas
Alito
Stevens
Souter
Breyer
103



Summers v. Earth Island Institute 555 U.S. 488 (2009)

Forest Service Decisionmaking and Appeals Reform Act   regulatory exceptions to notice and comment procedures   Article III   standing Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Kennedy
Breyer
204



Negusie v. Holder 555 U.S. 511 (2009)

immigration law   Refugee Act of 1980   persecutor bar for refugee applicants Alito
Kennedy
Stevens
Thomas
405



Marlowe v. United States 555 U.S. 963 (2008)

Sixth Amendment   right to trial by jury   United States Sentencing Guidelines
Scalia dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
406



Sorich v. United States 555 U.S. 1204 (2009)

honest services fraud
Scalia dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
107



Puckett v. United States 556 U.S. 129 (2009)

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure   plain-error standard for unpreserved claims of error   breach of plea agreement Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Souter
308



Harbison v. Bell 556 U.S. 180 (2009)

federally appointed counsel in state clemency proceedings   certificate of appealability
Stevens
Roberts
Thomas
109



Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. 556 U.S. 208 (2009)

Clean Water Act   environmental impact of power plant cooling water intake   national performance standards based on cost-benefit analysis Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Breyer
Stevens
110



United States v. Navajo Nation 556 U.S. 287 (2009)

Navajo Nation   Navajo-Hopi Rehabilitation Act of 1950   Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977   failure of Secretary of Interior to promptly approve tribal coal lease royalty rate increase Unanimous
Souter
211



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

Fourth Amendment   search incident to arrest   vehicle search
Stevens
Breyer
Alito
112



FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. 556 U.S. 502 (2009)

Public Telecommunications Act of 1992   indecency ban on broadcast television   fleeting expletives Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Kennedy (in part)
Kennedy
Thomas
Stevens
Ginsburg
Breyer
113



Kansas v. Ventris 556 U.S. 586 (2009)

Sixth Amendment   admissibility of unconstitutionally elicited statement as impeachment evidence Roberts, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
Stevens
114



Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle 556 U.S. 624 (2009)

Federal Arbitration Act   appealability of order denying stay of arbitrable action Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Souter
215



Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. 556 U.S. 635 (2009)

appeal after removal to state court   supplemental jurisdiction
Thomas
Stevens
Breyer
216



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

federal criminal law   identity theft   knowing use of another person's identification Thomas
Breyer
Alito
117



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

Fifth Amendment   right against self-incrimination   police interrogation after invocation of right to counsel Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Alito
Stevens
Breyer
118



Republic of Iraq v. Beaty 556 U.S. 848 (2009)

Iraq–United States relations   Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976   Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act   state-sponsored terrorism Unanimous
419



Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. 556 U.S. 868 (2009)

Due Process Clause   recusal   judicial campaign contributions from litigant
Kennedy
Roberts
420



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

Double Jeopardy Clause   issue preclusion   inconsistency between acquittal and hung jury Thomas, Alito
Stevens
Kennedy
Alito
221



Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council 557 U.S. 261 (2009)

Clean Water Act   Army Corps of Engineers authority to issue slurry discharge permit
Kennedy
Breyer
Ginsburg
122



Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts 557 U.S. 305 (2009)

Sixth Amendment   Confrontation Clause   forensic analyst affidavits Stevens, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Thomas
Kennedy
123



Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C. 557 U.S. 519 (2009)

National Banking Act   fair-lending laws   federal preemption Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
224



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

Title VII   disparate impact   exams used for employee promotions
Kennedy
Alito
Ginsburg
425



In re Davis 557 U.S. 952 (2009)

habeas corpus Thomas
Stevens
Scalia dissented from the Court's order that a district court hear and determine a habeas corpus petition.

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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