2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008, and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the fourth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
Samuel Alito 2008 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
8
Concurrence
0
Other
8
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 24
Bench opinions = 22Opinions relating to orders = 2In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 4 Most joined by: Thomas (14) Least joined by: Stevens, Souter (5)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
201



Chambers v. United States555 U.S. 122 (2009)

Armed Career Criminal Act  • definition of "violent felony"Thomas
Breyer
202



Locke v. Karass555 U.S. 207 (2009)

First Amendment  • public employee union fees imposed on nonmembersRoberts, Scalia
Breyer
103



Pearson v. Callahan555 U.S. 223 (2009)

qualified immunity  • Fourth Amendment  • consent-once-removed doctrineUnanimous
104



Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Comm.555 U.S. 246 (2009)

Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • sex discrimination  • Title IX  • section 1983Unanimous
205



Crawford v. Nashville555 U.S. 271 (2009)

Title VII  • antiretaliation provisionThomas
Souter
106



Pleasant Grove City v. Summum555 U.S. 460 (2009)

First Amendment  • free speech  • government speech  • public forumsRoberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens
Scalia
Souter
Breyer
407



Wyeth v. Levine555 U.S. 555 (2009)

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act  • FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling  • federal preemption  • failure-to-warn of risksRoberts, Scalia
Stevens
Thomas
Breyer
108



Kansas v. Colorado556 U.S. 98 (2009)

original jurisdiction  • award of expert witness attendance fees  • Arkansas River CompactUnanimous
Roberts
109



Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs556 U.S. 163 (2009)

Hawaii Admission Act  • Apology Resolution  • disposition of land ceded to State upon admission to UnionUnanimous
410



Corley v. United States556 U.S. 303 (2009)

confession after unreasonable delay  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • voluntariness of confessionRoberts, Scalia, Thomas
Souter
411



Arizona v. Gant556 U.S. 332 (2009)

Fourth Amendment  • search incident to arrest  • vehicle searchRoberts, Kennedy; Breyer (in part)
Stevens
Scalia
Breyer
412



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

immigration law  • Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996  • stay of removal orderThomas
Roberts
Kennedy
313



Cone v. Bell556 U.S. 449 (2009)

Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • state suppression of mitigating evidence  • adequate and independent state ground
Stevens
Roberts
Thomas
214



Flores-Figueroa v. United States556 U.S. 646 (2009)

federal criminal law  • identity theft  • knowing use of another person's identification
Breyer
Scalia
215



Montejo v. Louisiana556 U.S. 778 (2009)

Fifth Amendment  • right against self-incrimination  • police interrogation after invocation of right to counselKennedy
Scalia
Stevens
Breyer
116



Boyle v. United States556 U.S. 938 (2009)

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act  • association-in-fact enterpriseRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Stevens
417



Megginson v. United States556 U.S. 1230 (2009)

Fourth Amendment  • search incident to arrest  • vehicle search
Alito dissented from the Court's summary vacatur and remand.
418



Grooms v. United States556 U.S. 1231 (2009)

Fourth Amendment  • search incident to arrest  • vehicle search
Alito dissented from the Court's summary vacatur and remand.
219



Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez557 U.S. 1 (2009)

Tonnage Clause  • local property tax on vessels
Breyer
Roberts
Stevens
220



District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne557 U.S. 52 (2009)

Due Process Clause  • postconviction access to state evidence for DNA testing  • substantive due processKennedy; Thomas (in part)
Roberts
Stevens
Souter
421



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

Double Jeopardy Clause  • issue preclusion  • inconsistency between acquittal and hung juryScalia, Thomas
Stevens
Kennedy
Scalia
422



Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend557 U.S. 404 (2009)

maritime law  • Jones Act  • punitive damagesRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy
Thomas
123



Horne v. Flores557 U.S. 433 (2009)

Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974  • state funding of English language instruction  • Article III  • standing  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • relief from judgment based on changed circumstances  • No Child Left Behind ActRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Breyer
224



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

Title VII  • disparate impact  • exams used for employee promotionsScalia, Thomas
Kennedy
Scalia
Ginsburg

References

  • "2008 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "2008 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.