2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008, and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the twenty-second term of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy's tenure on the Court.
Anthony Kennedy 2008 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
4
Concurrence
1
Other
1
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 14
Bench opinions = 13Opinions relating to orders = 1In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Roberts (6) Least joined by: Stevens (2)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
201



Summers v. Earth Island Institute555 U.S. 488 (2009)

Forest Service Decisionmaking and Appeals Reform Act  • regulatory exceptions to notice and comment procedures  • Article III  • standing
Scalia
Breyer
102



Negusie v. Holder555 U.S. 511 (2009)

immigration law  • Refugee Act of 1980  • persecutor bar for refugee applicantsRoberts, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg
Scalia
Stevens
Thomas
103



Bartlett v. Strickland556 U.S. 1 (2009)

Voting Rights Act of 1965  • legislative redistricting  • vote dilutionRoberts, Alito
Thomas
Souter
Ginsburg
Breyer
304



Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi556 U.S. 366 (2009)

attachment to judgment in favor of foreign government  • Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002  • Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000Souter, Ginsburg
Breyer
205



Nken v. Holder556 U.S. 418 (2009)

immigration law  • Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996  • stay of removal orderScalia
Roberts
Alito
206



FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.556 U.S. 202 (2009)

Public Telecommunications Act of 1992  • indecency ban on broadcast television  • fleeting expletives
Scalia
Thomas
Stevens
Ginsburg
Breyer
107



Ashcroft v. Iqbal556 U.S. 662 (2009)

post-9/11 detention  • qualified immunity  • collateral order doctrine  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • sufficiency of pleadings in discrimination caseRoberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito
Souter
Breyer
108



Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co.556 U.S. 868 (2009)

Due Process Clause  • recusal  • judicial campaign contributions from litigantStevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Roberts
Scalia
109



United States v. Denedo556 U.S. 904 (2009)

Uniform Code of Military Justice  • coram nobis  • All Writs ActStevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Roberts
510



N.C.P. Marketing Group, Inc. v. BG Star Productions, Inc.556 U.S. 1145 (2009)

bankruptcy law  • Chapter 11  • assumption of pre-bankruptcy executory contracts by debtor-in-possessionBreyer
Kennedy filed a statement respecting the denial of certiorari.
211



Yeager v. United States557 U.S. 110 (2009)

Double Jeopardy Clause  • issue preclusion  • inconsistency between acquittal and hung jury
Stevens
Scalia
Alito
112



Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council557 U.S. 261 (2009)

Clean Water Act  • Army Corps of Engineers authority to issue slurry discharge permitRoberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito; Scalia (in part)
Scalia
Breyer
Ginsburg
413



Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts557 U.S. 305 (2009)

Sixth Amendment  • Confrontation Clause  • forensic analyst affidavitsRoberts, Breyer, Alito
Scalia
Thomas
114



Ricci v. DeStefano557 U.S. 557 (2009)

Title VII  • disparate impact  • exams used for employee promotionsRoberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito
Scalia
Alito
Ginsburg

References

  • "2008 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "2008 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010.