2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia

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The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the twenty-seventh term of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Court. Antonin Scalia, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg
Antonin Scalia 2012 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
5
Concurrence
0
Other
12
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 26
Bench opinions = 24Opinions relating to orders = 2In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Thomas (16) Least joined by: Breyer (4)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
101



United States v. Bormes   [ full text ]568 U.S. 6, 7–16 (2012)

Fair Credit Reporting Act   Little Tucker Act   waiver of sovereign immunity Unanimous
Scalia's unanimous opinion for the Court held that the Little Tucker Act had no applicability to claims brought under the FCRA. The purpose of the Little Tucker Act was to provide judicial remedies for claims against the federal government that were authorized by statutes that did not provide a method for enforcement. As such, it is a gap-filling statute, and so the Court ruled that its provisions do not apply when another statute itself sets forth the conditions by which it is to be enforced, as the FCRA does.
102



Smith v. United States 568 U.S. 106, 107–14 (2013)

withdrawal from a conspiracy as affirmative defense   burden of proof   Due Process Clause Unanimous
203



Bailey v. United States 568 U.S. 186, 203–06 (2013)

Fourth Amendment   detention incident to the execution of a search warrant Ginsburg, Kagan
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Kennedy
404



Henderson v. United States 568 U.S. 266, 280–88 (2013)

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure   Rule 52(b)   plain error Thomas, Alito
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Breyer
205



Johnson v. Williams 568 U.S. 289, 306–12 (2013)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   habeas corpus   presumption of adjudication on the merits
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Alito
406



Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds 568 U.S. 455, 483–86 (2013)

securities fraud   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 §10(b)   SEC Rule 10b-5   fraud-on-the-market theory   materiality   class certification
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Ginsburg
307



Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center 568 U.S. 597, 616–26 (2013)

Clean Water Act   Industrial Stormwater rule
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Kennedy
408



Haynes v. Thaler  [ full text ]568 U.S. 970, 971–73 (2012)

ineffective assistance of counsel   procedural default Thomas, Alito
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Sotomayor
Scalia dissented from the Court's granting of a stay of execution.
109



Florida v. Jardines 569 U.S. 1, 3–12 (2013)

Fourth Amendment   detection dogs   curtilage Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Kagan
110



Comcast Corp. v. Behrend 569 U.S. 27, 29–38 (2013)

antitrust law   class action certification Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
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Ginsburg and Breyer
411



US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen 569 U.S. 88, 106–07 (2013)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act   health plan reimbursement from recovery from third parties   unjust enrichment   double-recovery rule   common-fund doctrineRoberts, Thomas, Alito
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Kagan
112



Arlington v. FCC 569 U.S. 290, 293–307 (2013)

Telecommunications Act of 1996   Chevron deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdictionThomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Breyer
413



McQuiggin v. Perkins 569 U.S. 383, 401–12 (2013)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   actual innocence   miscarriage of justice Roberts, Thomas; Alito (in part)
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Ginsburg
414



Trevino v. Thaler 569 U.S. 413, 434 (2013)

ineffective assistance of counsel   procedural default Thomas
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Breyer
415



Maryland v. King 569 U.S. 435, 466–82 (2013)

Fourth Amendment   DNA profiling of arrestees   warrantless search Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Kennedy
216



Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. 569 U.S. 576, 596 (2013)

patent law   gene patents   DNA extraction   BRCA mutation
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Thomas
217



United States v. Davila 569 U.S. 597, 613 (2013)

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 11   vacatur of guilty pleas   prejudicial errorThomas
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Ginsburg
118



Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. 570 U.S. 1, 4–20 (2013)

National Voter Registration Act of 1993   Elections Clause   Arizona Proposition 200 (2004)Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan; Kennedy (in part)
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Kennedy
419



Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. 570 U.S. 205, 221–27 (2013)

United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003   Spending Clause   conditions imposed on recipients of federal funding   First Amendment   free speech Thomas
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Roberts
120



American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant 570 U.S. 228, 231–39 (2013)

Federal Arbitration Act   Sherman Antitrust Act   class action Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
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Thomas
221



Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 570 U.S. 297, 315 (2013)

affirmative action   race as factor in college admissions   Fourteenth Amendment   Equal Protection Clause
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Kennedy
422



United States v. Kebodeaux 570 U.S. 387, 406 (2013)

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act   Necessary and Proper Clause
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Breyer
423



Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 570 U.S. 637, 667–68 (2013)

Indian Child Welfare Act   termination of parental rights
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Alito
124



Sekhar v. United States 570 U.S. 729, 730–38 (2013)

Hobbs Act   definition of extortion Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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Alito
425



United States v. Windsor 570 U.S. 744, 778–802 (2013)

Fifth Amendment   equal protection   Defense of Marriage Act   same-sex marriage Thomas; Roberts (in part)
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Kennedy
426



Brown v. Plata 570 U.S. 938, 938–40 (2013)

Prison Litigation Reform Act   prison overcrowding Thomas
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