2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia

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The 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2009, and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the twenty-fourth term of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Court. Antonin Scalia, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg
Antonin Scalia 2009 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
16
Concurrence
1
Other
6
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 31
Bench opinions = 28Opinions relating to orders = 2In-chambers opinions = 1
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Thomas (16) Least joined by: Stevens (3)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
401



Wellons v. Hall 558 U.S. 220 (2010)

habeas corpus   procedural default   GVR orders Thomas
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per curiam
202



Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n 558 U.S. 310 (2010)

campaign finance reform   Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002   First Amendment   free speech   corporate speechAlito; Thomas (in part)
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Kennedy
403



Webster v. Cooper558 U.S. 1039 (2009)

habeas corpus   statute of limitations   GVR orders
Scalia dissented from the Court's decision to vacate a lower court's decision and remand for further consideration in light of the Court's decision in Jimenez v. Quarterman . Scalia objected that, as Jimenez was decided more than two months prior to the lower court's decision under review, there was no basis for treating Jimenez as an "intervening factor" that the lower court could not have considered.
104



Maryland v. Shatzer 559 U.S. 98 (2010)

Fifth Amendment   Miranda rights   release to general prison population as break in custodyRoberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor; Thomas (in part)
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Stevens
105



Johnson v. United States 559 U.S. 133 (2010)

Armed Career Criminal Act   state battery conviction as predicate violent felonyRoberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
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Alito
206



Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States 559 U.S. 229 (2010)

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005   bankruptcy attorneys as debt relief agencies
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Sotomayor
207



Graham County Soil and Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson 559 U.S. 280 (2010)

False Claims Act   bar on qui tam suits based on publicly disclosed allegations
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Stevens
408



Padilla v. Kentucky 559 U.S. 356 (2010)

Sixth Amendment   ineffective assistance of counsel   legal advice on deportation as consequence of convictionThomas
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Stevens
109



Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P. A. v. Allstate Ins. Co. 559 U.S. 393 (2010)

class actions   state rule conflict with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure   Rules Enabling Act Roberts, Thomas; Stevens, Sotomayor (in part)
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Stevens
210



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
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Sotomayor
211



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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934   securities fraud   statute of limitations   discovery rule and scienter Thomas
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Breyer
212



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 ownerThomas
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Kennedy
213



Holster v. Gatco, Inc.559 U.S. 1060 (2010)

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991   class actions   state rule conflict with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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Ginsburg
Scalia concurred in the Court's decision to grant certiorari, vacate, and remand the lower court's judgment.
114



Lewis v. Chicago 560 U.S. 205 (2010)

Title VII   disparate impact claim   statute of limitations Unanimous
415



Jefferson v. Upton 560 U.S. 284 (2010)

habeas corpus   presumption of correctness for state court factual determinations   Sixth Amendment   ineffective assistance of counsel Thomas
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per curiam
216



Samantar v. Yousuf 560 U.S. 305 (2010)

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act   immunity for officials of foreign states
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Stevens
117



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

Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Stevens, Ginsburg, Alito; Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part)
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Kennedy
218



Carr v. United States 560 U.S. 438 (2010)

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act   registration requirements for interstate travel   ex post facto application
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Sotomayor
419



Hamilton v. Lanning 560 U.S. 505 (2010)

bankruptcy law   Chapter 13   Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005   calculation of debtor's projected disposal income
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Alito
220



Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. p. A. 560 U.S. 538 (2010)

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure   relation back doctrine
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Sotomayor
221



Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder 560 U.S. 563 (2010)

Immigration and Nationality Act   discretionary cancellation of removal proceedings   drug possession as aggravated felony
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Stevens
422



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

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   statute of limitations   equitable tolling Thomas (in part)
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Breyer
123



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

Fifth Amendment   Takings Clause   littoral rights Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part)
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Kennedy
224



Ontario v. Quon 560 U.S. 746 (2010)

Fourth Amendment   government review of employee text messages
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Kennedy
125



Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson 561 U.S. 63 (2010)

Federal Arbitration Act   challenge to enforceability of arbitration agreementRoberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
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Stevens
226



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

public disclosure of referendum petitions   First Amendment   free speech
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Roberts
127



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

Securities and Exchange Act of 1934   SEC Rule 10b-5   extraterritorial applicationRoberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
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Stevens
228



Skilling v. United States 561 U.S. 358 (2010)

Enron scandal   Sixth Amendment   Article III   change of venue   juror prejudice from pretrial publicity   honest services fraud Thomas; Kennedy (in part)
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Ginsburg
229



Black v. United States 561 U.S. 465 (2010)

honest services fraud   Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure   preservation of objections to jury instructions Thomas
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Ginsburg
230



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

Second Amendment   Fourteenth Amendment   Incorporation Doctrine   gun control
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Alito
531



Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Scott561 U.S. 1301 (2010)

tobacco litigation
Scalia granted an application for a stay.

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