2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

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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 Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court. Justice Alito official.jpg
Samuel Alito 2011 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
2
Other
6
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 22
Bench opinions = 19Opinions relating to orders = 3In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Scalia (9) Least joined by: Sotomayor (2)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
201



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 lawsKagan
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Roberts
202



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

habeas corpus   excusable procedural default   abandonment by counsel
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Ginsburg
203



United States v. Jones 565 U.S. 400 (2012)

Fourth Amendment   GPS tracking of suspect's vehicleGinsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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Scalia
104



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

Miranda warning   custodial status of prison inmate during interrogationRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Kagan
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Ginsburg
505



Buck v. Thaler   [ full text ]565 U.S. 1022 (2011)

death penalty Scalia, Breyer
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Sotomayor
Alito filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari in a case involving a murder conviction and death sentence in Texas state court. During the sentencing phase, a psychologist had improperly testified that blacks were more likely to be violent. The psychologist, however, was a defense witness, and his statements elicited during cross-examination on race as a predictor of future violence did not go beyond his direct testimony on the issue. The defendant was, therefore, himself responsible for the introduction of the inappropriate race-related statements .

Further reading

  • AP/The Huffington Post (November 7, 2011), "Duane Buck, Texas Death Row Inmate, Refused Supreme Court Appeal", The Huffington Post
406



Doe v. Reed   [ full text ]565 U.S. 1048 (2011)

disclosure of referendum petitions
Alito dissented from the Court's denial of an injunction, in a case involving a Washington state law that compelled disclosure of referendum petitions. The Court had previously decided in the case to reject a facial challenge to the constitutionality of the law, brought by supporters of a failed petition to bar domestic partnership rights to same-sex couples. On remand, the District Court also rejected the plaintiffs' as-applied challenge, ruling that they were not part of the narrow group that could challenge disclosure, and in the alternative that they had not shown the requisite threatened harm that disclosure would cause. Alito thought the standards the District Court applied were questionable and that important legal issues were raised by the case, for which there had not yet been meaningful appellate review.
207



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
408



Lafler v. Cooper 566 U.S. 156 (2012)

ineffective assistance of counsel   rejection of plea bargain as prejudice
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Kennedy
209



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 Jerusalem
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Roberts
110



FAA v. Cooper 566 U.S. 284 (2012)

Privacy Act of 1974   sovereign immunity   damages for mental or emotional distressRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
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Sotomayor
211



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 offensesGinsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Kennedy
112



Rehberg v. Paulk 566 U.S. 356 (2012)

Section 1983   absolute immunity for grand jury witnessesUnanimous
113



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

Court Interpreters Act   document translation expenses as court costs awardable to prevailing partiesRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Kagan
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Ginsburg
414



Elgin v. Department of Treasury 567 U.S. 1 (2012)

Civil Service Reform Act of 1978   Merit Systems Protection Board   jurisdiction over constitutional claims by federal employeesGinsburg, Kagan
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Thomas
115



Williams v. Illinois 567 U.S. 50 (2012)

Sixth Amendment   Confrontation Clause   expert testimony Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer
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Thomas
116



Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. 567 U.S. 142 (2012)

Fair Labor Standards Act   exemption of outside salesmen from overtime regulations   status of pharmaceutical sales representativesRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
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Breyer
117



Knox v. Service Employees 567 U.S. 298 (2012)

mootness due to voluntary cessation   First Amendment   compulsory fees for political lobbying by public sector agency shop Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
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Sotomayor
318



Arizona v. United States 567 U.S. 387 (2012)

immigration   federal preemption   Arizona SB 1070
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Kennedy
419



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

Eighth Amendment   Cruel and Unusual Punishment   sentencing of juveniles to life without parole Scalia
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Kagan
420



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
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Roberts
Signed jointly with Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas.
421



United States v. Alvarez 567 U.S. 709 (2012)

Stolen Valor Act of 2005   First Amendment   freedom of speech   protection of false statementsScalia, Thomas
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Kennedy
522



Mount Soledad Memorial Assn. v. Trunk567 U.S. 944 (2012)

First Amendment   Establishment Clause   religious monument on public land
Alito filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.

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