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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