2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts

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The 2011 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2011, and concluded September 30, 2012. This was the seventh term of Chief Justice John Roberts's tenure on the Court. File-Official roberts CJ cropped.jpg
John Roberts 2011 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
1
Other
4
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 14
Bench opinions = 12Opinions relating to orders = 1In-chambers opinions = 1
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Scalia, Alito (9) Least joined by: Sotomayor (4)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
101



Smith v. Cain 565 U.S. 73 (2012)

Due Process Clause   Brady disclosure   materiality of witness impeachment evidenceScalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Thomas
102



Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC 565 U.S. 171 (2012)

Americans with Disabilities Act   First Amendment   ministerial exception to employment discrimination lawsUnanimous
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Thomas
103



Messerschmidt v. Millender 565 U.S. 535 (2012)

Fourth Amendment   law enforcement reliance on overbroad search warrant   qualified immunity Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
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Breyer
404



Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern Cal., Inc. 565 U.S. 606 (2012)

Medicaid   state law reduction of payments to providers   review by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services   private action to enforce federal reimbursement criteria   Supremacy Clause Scalia, Thomas, Alito
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Breyer
105



Zivotofsky v. Clinton 566 U.S. 189 (2012)

political question doctrine   U.S. position on status of Jerusalem   Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003   passport designation of births in JerusalemScalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Kagan
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Alito
206



Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington 566 U.S. 318 (2012)

Fourth Amendment   strip searches in jail of arrestees of minor offenses
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Kennedy
107



Filarsky v. Delia 566 U.S. 377 (2012)

qualified immunity   private individuals temporarily working for governmentUnanimous
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Ginsburg
108



Blueford v. Arkansas 566 U.S. 599 (2012)

double jeopardy   retrial after mistrial due to hung jury Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
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Sotomayor
414



Armour v. Indianapolis 566 U.S. 673 (2012)

Equal Protection Clause   disparate tax treatment   administrative justifications under rational basis review Scalia, Alito
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Breyer
415



Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter 567 U.S. 182 (2012)

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act   reimbursement of tribal contract support costs for public services   Contract Disputes Act Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
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Sotomayor
416



Miller v. Alabama 567 U.S. 460 (2012)

Eighth Amendment   Cruel and Unusual Punishment   sentencing of juveniles to life without parole Scalia, Thomas, Alito
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Kagan
117



National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius 567 U.S. 519 (2012)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act   individual mandate   Anti-Injunction Act   Commerce Clause   Necessary and Proper Clause   Medicaid expansion   coercive conditions on federal spending Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan (in part)
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Ginsburg
218



FCC v. CBS Corp. 567 U.S. 953 (2012)

FCC regulation of indecent broadcasting content   Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy   fleeting expletives
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Ginsburg
Roberts concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
519



Maryland v. King  [ full text ]567 U.S. 1301 (2012)

Fourth Amendment   DNA collection from criminal defendants
Roberts granted a stay, pending the Supreme Court's disposition of a certiorari peition, of a decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals. The lower court had held a state law providing for the collection of DNA samples from defendants charged with certain crimes violated the Fourth Amendment. Roberts believed that the Court was likely to grant the cert. petition because the Maryland decision conflicted with decisions by the Third and Ninth Circuits and another state supreme court, and that it was likely to reverse the Maryland decision because of the strength of the analyses presented in those other courts' decisions. He also concluded that the decision, like any other that enjoined a statute, subjected Maryland to irreparable harm. Noting that 58 prosecutions had occurred between 2009 and 2011 because of DNA collection from Maryland arrestees, the lower decision also constituted "an ongoing and concrete harm to Maryland's law enforcement and public safety interests." A stay was, therefore, appropriate.
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