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2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

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The 2010 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 2010, and concluded October 1, 2011. This was the twenty-fourth term of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy's tenure on the Court.
Anthony Kennedy 2010 term statistics
11
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
0
Other
3
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 17
Bench opinions = 17 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Roberts (10) Least joined by: Kagan (4)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Harrington v. Richter 562 U.S. 86 (2010)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • habeas corpus  • bar against relitigating claims  • presumption of state court adjudication on merits  • Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
Ginsburg
102



Premo v. Moore 562 U.S. 115 (2010)

Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
Ginsburg
103



Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn 563 U.S. 125 (2011)

First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • taxpayer standing Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito
Scalia
Kagan
204



Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy v. Stewart 563 U.S. 247 (2011)

Eleventh Amendment  • sovereign immunity  • federal action by state agency against state officials for federal law violation  • Supremacy Clause  • Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000  • Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act Thomas
Scalia
Roberts
105



United States v. Tohono O'odham Nation 563 U.S. 307 (2011)

Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction  • separate suits based on same operative facts Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito
Sotomayor
Ginsburg
106



Brown v. Plata 563 U.S. 493 (2011)

Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995  • Eighth Amendment  • prison overcrowding Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Alito
407



Camreta v. Greene 563 U.S. 692 (2011)

Article III  • Case or Controversy Clause  • standing  • review of constitutional issue on appeal from defendant with qualified immunity  • mootness Thomas
Kagan
Scalia
Sotomayor
208



Ashcroft v. al-Kidd 563 U.S. 731 (2011)

material witness arrest of terrorism suspects  • pretextual motivation  • Fourth Amendment  • qualified immunity Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part)
Scalia
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
409



Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S. A. 563 U.S. 754 (2011)

patent law  • induced infringement  • willful blindness
Alito
110



Sykes v. United States 564 U.S. 1 (2011)

Armed Career Criminal Act  • felony vehicle flight as predicate offense under residual clause Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
Thomas
Scalia
Kagan
211



Nevada Comm'n on Ethics v. Carrigan 564 U.S. 117 (2011)

vote recusal of state legislator with conflict of interest  • First Amendment  • overbreadth doctrine
Scalia
Alito
112



Bond v. United States 564 U.S. 211 (2011)

Article III  • standing  • Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998  • Tenth Amendment Unanimous
Ginsburg
113



Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri 564 U.S. 379 (2011)

employer retaliation  • First Amendment  • public employee speech  • Petition Clause  • public concern doctrine Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
Scalia
114



Freeman v. United States 564 U.S. 522 (2011)

Sentencing Reform Act of 1984  • sentence reduction due to retroactive amendment of Sentencing Guidelines  • plea bargain under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Sotomayor
Roberts
115



Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. 564 U.S. 552 (2011)

state law restrictions on sale or disclosure of drug prescriber information  • First Amendment  • free speech Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor
Breyer
416



Bullcoming v. New Mexico 564 U.S. 647 (2011)

Sixth Amendment  • Confrontation Clause  • forensic laboratory report as testimony Roberts, Breyer, Alito
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
117



J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro 564 U.S. 873 (2011)

Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturer in state product liability suit  • purposeful availment of the forum Roberts, Scalia, Thomas
Breyer
Ginsburg

References

  • "2010 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  • "2010 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  • "2010 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 2, 2011.