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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/dissent
Total =
14
Bench opinions = 13
Opinions relating to orders = 1
In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0
Most joined by: Roberts (6)
Least joined by: Stevens (2)
Type
Case
Citation
Issues
Joined by
Other opinions
201
Summers v. Earth Island Institute
555 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. Holder
555 U.S. 511 (2009)
immigration law
•
Refugee Act of 1980
•
persecutor
bar for refugee applicants
Roberts, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg
Scalia
Stevens
Thomas
103
Bartlett v. Strickland
556 U.S. 1 (2009)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
•
legislative redistricting
•
vote dilution
Roberts, Alito
Thomas
Souter
Ginsburg
Breyer
304
Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi
556 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 2000
Souter, Ginsburg
Breyer
205
Nken v. Holder
556 U.S. 418 (2009)
immigration law
•
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
• stay of
removal
order
Scalia
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. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009)
post-9/11 detention
•
qualified immunity
•
collateral order doctrine
•
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• sufficiency of
pleadings
in discrimination case
Roberts, 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 litigant
Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Roberts
Scalia
109
United States v. Denedo
556 U.S. 904 (2009)
Uniform Code of Military Justice
•
coram nobis
•
All Writs Act
Stevens, 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-possession
Breyer
Kennedy filed a statement respecting the denial of certiorari.
211
Yeager v. United States
557 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 Council
557 U.S. 261 (2009)
Clean Water Act
•
Army Corps of Engineers
authority to issue
slurry
discharge permit
Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito; Scalia (in part)
Scalia
Breyer
Ginsburg
413
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
557 U.S. 305 (2009)
Sixth Amendment
•
Confrontation Clause
•
forensic analyst
affidavits
Roberts, Breyer, Alito
Scalia
Thomas
114
Ricci v. DeStefano
557 U.S. 557 (2009)
Title VII
•
disparate impact
• exams used for employee promotions
Roberts, 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
.
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Notable cases from the Roberts Court
Complete table of 2008 opinions
2008 term
per curiam
opinions
Opinions by justice
Chief Justice
Roberts
Associate Justices
Stevens
Scalia
Kennedy
Souter
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Alito
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