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2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

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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 twenty-third term of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy's tenure on the Court.
Anthony Kennedy 2009 term statistics
9
Majority or Plurality
8
Concurrence
1
Other
4
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 22
Bench opinions = 21 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Roberts, Alito (10) Least joined by: Stevens (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
201



Beard v. Kindler 558 U.S. 53 (2009)

habeas corpus review  • adequate and independent state ground doctrine  • discretionary state procedural rules Thomas
Roberts
102



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 Roberts, Scalia, Alito; Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part)
Roberts
Scalia
Stevens
Thomas
503



DTD Enterprises, Inc. v. Wells 558 U.S. 964 (2009)

class action  • imposition of class notification cost on defendant Roberts, Sotomayor
Kennedy filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari, to note that, although he agreed with the denial in this instance, the petition for certiorari raised issues of constitutional importance. In a class action lawsuit, the New Jersey state trial court had imposed the costs of class notification upon the defendants apparently for no other reason than their ability to pay it. Kennedy believed that serious Due Process implications were raised if New Jersey law permitted this solely based on the relative wealth of the parties, without any consideration of the underlying merits of the case. As the petition to the Court was interlocutory, however, due to the state courts denying leave to appeal, the Court would have to interpret state law without any state court opinion on the matter. Further, the defendant had declared bankruptcy, and the applicability of the automatic stay raised an unrelated procedural obstacle to the case. Kennedy believed that under those circumstances, it was best to deny the petition notwithstanding the substantive constitutional issues.
204



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

Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976  • calculation of attorney's fees
Alito
Thomas
Breyer
405



Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA 559 U.S. 573 (2010)

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act  • exclusion of legal errors from bona fide error defense Alito
Sotomayor
Scalia
Breyer
106



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 Roberts; Alito (in part)
Roberts
Scalia
Alito
Stevens
Breyer
107



Abbott v. Abbott 560 U.S. 1 (2010)

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction  • International Child Abduction Remedies Act  • ne exeat right as right of custody Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor
Stevens
108



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

Eighth Amendment  • cruel and unusual punishment  • sentencing of juveniles to life imprisonment for nonhomicide crimes Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Roberts
Stevens
Thomas
Alito
209



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

Necessary and Proper Clause  • civil commitment of mentally ill, sexually dangerous prisoners
Breyer
Alito
Thomas
110



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

use of machine gun in federal crime as element or sentencing factor Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
Stevens
Thomas
211



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

Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Sotomayor
Scalia
Roberts
Breyer
112



Berghuis v. Thompkins 560 U.S. 370 (2010)

Fifth Amendment  • waiver of right to remain silent  • Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito
Sotomayor
213



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

discriminatory state taxation  • comity
Ginsburg
Thomas
Alito
414



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

Federal Bureau of Prisons calculation of good time credit Stevens, Ginsburg
Breyer
415



New Process Steel, L. P. v. NLRB 560 U.S. 674 (2010)

Taft-Hartley Act  • National Labor Relations Board  • delegation of powers to groups of members Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Stevens
216



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

Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause  • littoral rights Sotomayor
Scalia
Breyer
117



Ontario v. Quon 560 U.S. 746 (2010)

Fourth Amendment  • government review of employee text messages Roberts, Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor; Scalia (in part)
Stevens
Scalia
118



Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. 561 U.S. 89 (2010)

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act  • forum selection clause Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
Sotomayor
419



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

habeas corpus  • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • claims in second or successive applications Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito
Thomas
Breyer
220



Black v. United States 561 U.S. 465 (2010)

honest services fraud  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • preservation of objections to jury instructions Thomas
Ginsburg
Scalia
121



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

patent law  • patentability of business method Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Scalia (in part)
Stevens
Breyer
222



Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez 561 U.S. 661 (2010)

nondiscrimination policy for university student organizations  • First Amendment  • free speech  • public forum doctrine
Ginsburg
Stevens
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.