2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

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The 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2009, and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the first term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
Sonia Sotomayor 2009 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 2 Concurrence 1 Other 4 Dissent 2 Concurrence/dissent Total = 17 Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Stevens (12) Least joined by: Alito (5)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
101	Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter	558 U.S. 100 (2009)	appealability of disclosure orders adverse to attorney–client privilege  • collateral order doctrine	Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (in part)	Thomas
102		558 U.S. 290 (2010)	habeas corpus  • Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel	Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito	Stevens
103		559 U.S. 229 (2010)	Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005  • bankruptcy attorneys as debt relief agencies	Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Thomas (in part)	Scalia Thomas
404		559 U.S. 280 (2010)	False Claims Act  • bar on qui tam suits based on publicly disclosed allegations	Breyer	Stevens Scalia
105		559 U.S. 573 (2010)	Fair Debt Collection Practices Act  • exclusion of legal errors from bona fide error defense	Roberts, Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer	Scalia Breyer Kennedy
106		559 U.S. 799 (2010)	Federal Tort Claims Act  • Public Health Service employee immunity from liability	Unanimous
407	Robertson v. United States ex rel. Watson	560 U.S. 272 (2010)	criminal contempt proceedings initiated by private action	Kennedy	per curiam Roberts
408	Berghuis v. Thompkins	560 U.S. 370 (2010)	Fifth Amendment  • waiver of right to remain silent  • Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel	Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer	Kennedy
109		560 U.S. 438 (2010)	Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • registration requirements for interstate travel  • ex post facto application	Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer; Scalia (in part)	Scalia Alito
110		560 U.S. 538 (2010)	Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  •	Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito	Scalia
211		560 U.S. 586 (2010)	Equal Access to Justice Act  • award of attorney's fees  • administrative offset to satisfy debt to government	Stevens, Ginsburg	Thomas
112		560 U.S. 817 (2010)	Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • sentence reduction  • possession of crack cocaine	Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer	Stevens
513	Wrotten v. New York	560 U.S. 959 (2010)	Sixth Amendment  • Confrontation Clause  • testimony by two-way video
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
414		561 U.S. 89 (2010)	Carriage of Goods by Sea Act  • forum selection clause	Stevens, Ginsburg	Kennedy
215	Doe v. Reed	561 U.S. 186 (2010)	public disclosure of referendum petitions  • First Amendment  • free speech	Stevens, Ginsburg	Roberts Stevens Scalia Breyer Alito Thomas
316		561 U.S. 287 (2010)	Labor Management Relations Act  • arbitration of collective bargaining agreement ratification date	Stevens	Thomas
317	Skilling v. United States	561 U.S. 358 (2010)	Enron scandal  • Sixth Amendment  • Article III  • change of venue  • juror prejudice from pretrial publicity  • honest services fraud	Stevens, Breyer	Ginsburg Scalia Alito

References

• "2009 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
• "2009 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
• "2009 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 4, 2010.

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