2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer

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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 sixteenth term of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's tenure on the Court. Stephen Breyer, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg
Stephen Breyer 2009 term statistics
9
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
0
Other
7
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissent Total = 24
Bench opinions = 24 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Ginsburg (16) Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Alvarez v. Smith 558 U.S. 87 (2009)

Case or Controversy Clause  • mootness Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor; Stevens (in part)
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Stevens
102



Smith v. Spisak 558 U.S. 139 (2010)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • jury instructions on mitigation  • Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor; Stevens (in part)
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Stevens
403



Hollingsworth v. Perry 558 U.S. 183 (2010)

Proposition 8  • broadcast of federal trial  • district court local rule revision Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
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per curiam
404



559 U.S. 1 (2010)

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act  •  • taxation of online cigarette sales  • lost tax revenue as injury to municipality Stevens, Kennedy
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Roberts
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Ginsburg
105



Hertz Corp. v. Friend 559 U.S. 77 (2010)

removal jurisdiction  • diversity jurisdiction  • principal place of business test Unanimous
406



559 U.S. 506 (2010)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • standard of review of plan administrator interpretration Stevens, Ginsburg
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Roberts
307



559 U.S. 542 (2010)

Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976  • calculation of attorney's fees Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
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Alito
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Kennedy
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Thomas
208



559 U.S. 573 (2010)

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act  • exclusion of legal errors from bona fide error defense
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Sotomayor
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Scalia
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Kennedy
109



559 U.S. 633 (2010)

Securities Exchange Act of 1934  • securities fraud  • statute of limitations  • and scienter Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor
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Stevens
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Scalia
410



Salazar v. Buono 559 U.S. 700 (2010)

Article III  • standing  • First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • display of religious symbol on government land  • land transfer from government to private owner
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Kennedy
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Roberts
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Scalia
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Alito
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Stevens
111



United States v. Comstock 560 U.S. 126 (2010)

Necessary and Proper Clause  • civil commitment of mentally ill, sexually dangerous prisoners Roberts, Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
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Kennedy
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Alito
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Thomas
112



560 U.S. 258 (2010)

plain error standard of review  • Ex Post Facto Clause  • Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito
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Stevens
313



Alabama v. North Carolina 560 U.S. 330 (2010)

Roberts
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Scalia
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Kennedy
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Roberts
114



Barber v. Thomas 560 U.S. 474 (2010)

Federal Bureau of Prisons calculation of good time credit Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor
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Kennedy
115



560 U.S. 605 (2010)

 • deadline for restitution order Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor
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Roberts
116



Holland v. Florida 560 U.S. 631 (2010)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • statute of limitations  • equitable tolling Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
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Alito
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Scalia
217



Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection 560 U.S. 702 (2010)

Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause  • littoral rights Ginsburg
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Scalia
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Kennedy
418



Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project 561 U.S. 1 (2010)

USA Patriot Act  • nonviolent training and expert advice as material support to terrorism  • standing  • Fifth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • First Amendment  • free speech  • freedom of association Ginsburg, Sotomayor
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Roberts
219



Doe v. Reed 561 U.S. 186 (2010)

public disclosure of referendum petitions  • First Amendment  • free speech
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Roberts
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Stevens
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Scalia
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Alito
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Sotomayor
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Thomas
220



Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. 561 U.S. 247 (2010)

Securities and Exchange Act of 1934  • SEC Rule 10b-5  • extraterritorial application
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Scalia
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Stevens
221



561 U.S. 320 (2010)

habeas corpus  • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • claims in second or successive applications Stevens
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Thomas
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Kennedy
422



Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Bd. 561 U.S. 477 (2010)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  • Public Company Accounting Oversight Board  • separation of powers  • Appointments Clause Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
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Roberts
223



Bilski v. Kappos 561 U.S. 593 (2010)

patent law  • patentability of business method Scalia (in part)
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Kennedy
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Stevens
424



McDonald v. Chicago 561 U.S. 742 (2010)

Second Amendment  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Incorporation Doctrine  • gun control Ginsburg, Sotomayor
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Alito
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Scalia
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Thomas
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Stevens

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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