2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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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 nineteenth term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg official SCOTUS portrait.jpg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2011 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
5
Concurrence
0
Other
3
Dissent
6
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 21
Bench opinions = 20Opinions relating to orders = 1In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Breyer (13) Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas (4)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
401



Cavazos v. Smith   [ full text ]565 U.S. 1 (2011)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Breyer, Sotomayor
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per curiam
Ginsburg dissented from the Court's per curiam granting of certiorari and reversal of the Ninth Circuit's judgment (its third in the course of the litigation), believing the Court erred in reviewing "a notably fact-bound case" because it was "bent on rebuking the Ninth Circuit for what it conceives to be defiance of our prior remands...I would not ignore Smith’s plight and choose her case as a fit opportunity to teach the Ninth Circuit a lesson."
402



CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood 565 U.S. 95 (2012)

Federal Arbitration Act   Credit Repair Organizations Act
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Scalia
403



Minneci v. Pollard 565 U.S. 118 (2012)

Eighth Amendment   cruel and unusual punishment   privately-run prison   adequate alternative causes of action under state tort law
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Breyer
104



Perry v. New Hampshire 565 U.S. 228 (2012)

Due Process Clause   eyewitness identification made under suggestible circumstancesRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
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Thomas
105



Maples v. Thomas 565 U.S. 266 (2012)

habeas corpus   excusable procedural default   abandonment by counselRoberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Alito
106



Golan v. Holder 565 U.S. 302 (2012)

copyright   Berne Convention   public domain Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor
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Breyer
107



Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC 565 U.S. 368 (2012)

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991   federal question jurisdiction   presumption of concurrent jurisdiction with state courtsUnanimous
408



Kawashima v. Holder 565 U.S. 478 (2012)

immigration law   conviction for false tax return as basis for deportation Breyer, Kagan
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Thomas
309



Howes v. Fields 565 U.S. 499 (2012)

Miranda warning   custodial status of prison inmate during interrogationBreyer, Sotomayor
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Alito
410



Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Md. 566 U.S. 30 (2012)

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993   self-care provision   Fourteenth Amendment   abrogation of state sovereign immunity Breyer; Sotomayor, Kagan (in part)
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Kennedy
311



Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. 566 U.S. 93 (2012)

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act   date of assessment of compensation rate
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Sotomayor
212



Sackett v. EPA 566 U.S. 120 (2012)

Clean Water Act   discharge of pollutants into navigable waters   finality of EPA compliance order under Administrative Procedure Act
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Scalia
113



Vartelas v. Holder 566 U.S. 257 (2012)

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996   effect of conviction on lawful permanent resident seeking reentry   antiretroactivity principle Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
214



Filarsky v. Delia 566 U.S. 46 (2012)

qualified immunity   private individuals temporarily working for government
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Roberts
115



Wood v. Milyard 566 U.S. 463 (2012)

habeas corpus   court of appeals raising sua sponte deliberately forfeited statute of limitation defenseRoberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Thomas
116



Astrue v. Capato 566 U.S. 541 (2012)

Social Security   eligibility of posthumously conceived children for survivor's benefits   definition of child under state intestacy lawUnanimous
417



Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. 566 U.S. 560 (2012)

Court Interpreters Act   document translation expenses as court costs awardable to prevailing partiesBreyer, Sotomayor
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Alito
218



Reichle v. Howards 566 U.S. 658 (2012)

First Amendment   retaliatory arrest   qualified immunity   Secret Service Breyer
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Thomas
219



FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. 567 U.S. 239 (2012)

FCC regulation of indecent broadcasting content   fleeting expletives or nudity   Due Process Clause   void for vagueness doctrine
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Kennedy
320



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 Sotomayor; Breyer, Kagan (in part)
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Roberts
221



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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Roberts
Ginsburg concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.

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