2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

The 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2009 and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the nineteenth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court .
Clarence Thomas 2009 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
14
 Concurrence
0
 Other
5
 Dissent
1
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 28
Bench opinions = 26 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Scalia (15) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Breyer (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
2-01



Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter 558 U.S. 100 (2009)

 appealability of disclosure orders adverse to attorney-client privilege  • collateral order doctrine
Sotomayor
2-02



McDaniel v. Brown 558 U.S. 120 (2010)

 habeas corpus  • sufficiency of the evidence review  • DNA evidence Scalia
per curiam
4-03



Presley v. Georgia 558 U.S. 209 (2010)

 Sixth Amendment  • right to public trial  • exclusion of public from jury voir dire Scalia
per curiam
3-04



Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n 558 U.S. 310 (2010)

 campaign finance reform  • Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002  • First Amendment  • free speech  • corporate speech
Kennedy
 Roberts
 Scalia
 Stevens
2-06



Johnson v. Bredesen 558 U.S. 1067 (2009)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty
Stevens
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
2-07



Wilkins v. Gaddy 559 U.S. 34 (2010)

 Eighth Amendment  • use of excessive force Scalia
per curiam
2-08



Maryland v. Shatzer 559 U.S. 98 (2010)

 Fifth Amendment  • Miranda rights  • release to general prison population as break in custody
Scalia
 Stevens
1-09



Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick 559 U.S. 154 (2010)

 copyright law  • prelitigation registration requirement  • subject matter jurisdiction Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
Ginsburg
1-10



Bloate v. United States 559 U.S. 196 (2010)

 Speedy Trial Act  • exclusion of time granted to prepare pretrial motions Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Ginsburg
 Alito
2-11



Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States 559 U.S. 229 (2010)

 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005  • bankruptcy attorneys as debt relief agencies
Sotomayor
 Scalia
1-12



United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa 559 U.S. 260 (2010)

 bankruptcy law  • undue hardship discharge of student loan debt  • failure to serve creditor with summons and complaint Unanimous
2-13



Berghuis v. Smith 559 U.S. 314 (2010)

 Sixth Amendment  • right to impartial jury representing cross-section of community
Ginsburg
2-14



Jones v. Harris Associates 559 U.S. 335 (2010)

 Investment Company Act of 1940  • investment advisor compensation as breach of fiduciary duty
Alito
2-15



Perdue v. Kenny A. 559 U.S. 542 (2010)

 Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976  • calculation of attorney's fees
Alito
 Kennedy
 Breyer
4-16



Noriega v. Pastrana 559 U.S. 917 (2010)

 Military Commissions Act of 2006  • Third Geneva Convention  • extradition of prisoner of war  • habeas corpus  • Suspension Clause Scalia
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari in a proceeding brought by former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to challenge his extradition to France upon his release from federal prison.
4-17



Graham v. Florida 560 U.S. 48 (2010)

 Eighth Amendment  • cruel and unusual punishment  • sentencing of juveniles to life imprisonment for nonhomicide crimes Scalia; Alito (in part)
Kennedy
 Roberts
 Stevens
 Alito
4-18



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

 Necessary and Proper Clause  • civil commitment of mentally ill, sexually dangerous prisoners Scalia (in part)
Breyer
 Kennedy
 Alito
2-19



United States v. O'Brien 560 U.S. 218 (2010)

 use of machine gun in federal crime as element or sentencing factor
Kennedy
 Stevens
1-20



Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co. 560 U.S. 242 (2010)

 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • award of attorney's fees Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor; Stevens (in part)
Stevens
2-21



Samantar v. Yousuf 560 U.S. 305 (2010)

 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act  • immunity for officials of foreign states
Stevens
 Scalia
 Alito
2-22



Levin v. Commerce Energy, Inc. 560 U.S. 413 (2010)

 discriminatory state taxation  • comity Scalia
Ginsburg
 Kennedy
 Alito
2-23



Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder 560 U.S. 563 (2010)

 Immigration and Nationality Act  • discretionary cancellation of removal proceedings  • drug possession as aggravated felony
Stevens
 Scalia
1-24



Astrue v. Ratliff 560 U.S. 586 (2010)

 Equal Access to Justice Act  • award of attorney's fees  • administrative offset to satisfy debt to government Unanimous
Sotomayor
1-25



Schwab v. Reilly 560 U.S. 770 (2010)

 bankruptcy law  • Chapter 7  • trustee objections to claimed estate exemptions Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, Sotomayor
Ginsburg
4-26



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

 public disclosure of referendum petitions  • First Amendment  • free speech
Roberts
 Stevens
 Scalia
 Breyer
 Alito
 Sotomayor
1-27



Granite Rock Co. v. Teamsters 561 U.S. 287 (2010)

 Labor Management Relations Act  • arbitration of collective bargaining agreement ratification date Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Stevens, Sotomayor (in part)
Sotomayor
1-28



Magwood v. Patterson 561 U.S. 320 (2010)

 habeas corpus  • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • claims in second or successive applications Scalia; Stevens, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part)
Breyer
 Kennedy
2-29



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

 Second Amendment  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Incorporation Doctrine  • gun control
Alito
 Scalia
 Stevens
 Breyer

References

Judicial opinions of Clarence Thomas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (March 6, 1990 – October 17, 1991); by calendar year
  • 1990
  • 1991
Supreme Court of the United States (October 18, 1991 – present); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2009 term (October 5, 2009 - October 3, 2010)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Stevens | Scalia | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor
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