2009 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

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The 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2009 and concluded October 3, 2010. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.

Table key
Delivered the Court's opinion

Joined the Court's opinion

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

Did not participate in the decision
  • Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
  • A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice concurred or dissented without filing a separate opinion.

2009 term opinions

# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Stevens Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor

1

 Corcoran v. Levenhagen, 558 U.S. ___ October 20, 2009
2

 Bobby v. Van Hook, 558 U.S. ___ November 9, 2009
3

 Wong v. Belmontes, 558 U.S. ___ November 16, 2009
4

 Porter v. McCollum, 558 U.S. ___ November 30, 2009
5

 Michigan v. Fisher, 558 U.S. ___ December 7, 2009
6

 Beard v. Kindler, 558 U.S. ___ November 2, 2009 December 8, 2009
7

 Union Pacific v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, 558 U.S. ___ October 7, 2009 December 8, 2009
8

 Alvarez v. Smith, 558 U.S. ___ October 14, 2009 December 8, 2009
*
9

 Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter, 558 U.S. ___ October 5, 2009 December 8, 2009
*
10

 McDaniel v. Brown, 558 U.S. ___ January 11, 2010
11

 Smith v. Spisak, 558 U.S. ___ October 13, 2009 January 12, 2010
*
12

 NRG Power Marketing, LLC v. Maine Pub. Util. Comm'n, 558 U.S. ___ October 13, 2009 January 13, 2010
13

 Hollingsworth v. Perry, 558 U.S. ___ January 13, 2010
14

 Presley v. Georgia, 558 U.S. ___ January 19, 2010
15

 Wellons v. Hall, 558 U.S. ___ January 19, 2010 2 1 1 2
16

 Kucana v. Holder, 558 U.S. ___ November 10, 2009 January 20, 2010
17

 South Carolina v. North Carolina, 558 U.S. ___ October 13, 2009 January 20, 2010
18

 Wood v. Allen, 558 U.S. ___ November 4, 2009 January 20, 2010
19

 Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n, 558 U.S. ___ September 9, 2009 January 21, 2010
1
* 1
2
* 2* 2
* 1
* 1
1 2
* 1
20

 Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York, 559 U.S. ___ November 3, 2009 January 25, 2010 *
*
21

 Briscoe v. Virginia,[1] 559 U.S. ___ January 25, 2010
22

 Wilkins v. Gaddy, 559 U.S. ___ February 22, 2010
23

 Thaler v. Haynes, 559 U.S. ___ February 22, 2010
24

 Florida v. Powell, 559 U.S. ___ December 7, 2009 February 23, 2010
* *
25

 Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 559 U.S. ___ November 10, 2009 February 23, 2010
26

 Maryland v. Shatzer, 559 U.S. ___ October 5, 2009 February 24, 2010 1
* 2
27

 Kiyemba v. Obama, 559 U.S. ___ March 1, 2010
28

 Johnson v. United States, 559 U.S. ___ October 6, 2009 March 2, 2010
29

 Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick, 559 U.S. ___ October 7, 2009 March 2, 2010
30

 Mac's Shell Service, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products Co., 559 U.S. ___ January 19, 2010 March 2, 2010
31

 Bloate v. United States, 559 U.S. ___ October 6, 2009 March 8, 2010
32

 Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States, 559 U.S. ___ December 1, 2009 March 8, 2010
* 1
* 2
33

 United States Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa, 559 U.S. ___ December 1, 2009 March 23, 2010
34

 Graham Cty. ...Consv. Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson, 559 U.S. ___ November 30, 2009 March 30, 2010
*
35

 Berghuis v. Smith, 559 U.S. ___ January 20, 2010 March 30, 2010
36

 Jones v. Harris Associates, 559 U.S. ___ November 2, 2009 March 30, 2010
37

 Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. ___ October 13, 2009 March 31, 2010
38

 Shady Grove Orthopedic Assoc. P.A. v. Allstate Ins., 559 U.S. ___ November 2, 2009 March 31, 2010
*
* *
39

 United States v. Stevens, 559 U.S. ___ October 6, 2009 April 20, 2010
40

 Conkright v. Frommert, 559 U.S. ___ January 20, 2010 April 21, 2010
41

 Perdue v. Kenny A., 559 U.S. ___ October 14, 2009 April 21, 2010
1
2
42

 Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, 559 U.S. ___ January 13, 2010 April 21, 2010 1
2
43

 Merck & Co. v. Reynolds, 559 U.S. ___ November 30, 2009 April 27, 2010 1 2 2
44

 Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp., 559 U.S. ___ December 9, 2009 April 27, 2010
45

 Salazar v. Buono, 559 U.S. ___ October 7, 2009 April 28, 2010
* 1
1 2 * 2 1 2
* 3
1
46

 Renico v. Lett, 559 U.S. ___ March 29, 2010 May 3, 2010 *
47

 Hui v. Castaneda, 559 U.S. ___ March 2, 2010 May 3, 2010
48

 Abbott v. Abbott, 560 U.S. ___ January 12, 2010 May 17, 2010
49

 Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. ___ November 9, 2009 May 17, 2010 1
2
1 1
2
1* 2
2
50

 United States v. Comstock, 560 U.S. ___ January 12, 2010 May 17, 2010 * 1 2
51

 Sullivan v. Florida,[2] 560 U.S. ___ May 17, 2010
52

 American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, 560 U.S. ___ January 13, 2010 May 24, 2010
53

 Lewis v. Chicago, 560 U.S. ___ February 22, 2010 May 24, 2010
54

 United States v. O'Brien, 560 U.S. ___ February 23, 2010 May 24, 2010
1
2
55

 Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., 560 U.S. ___ April 26, 2010 May 24, 2010
*
56

 United States v. Marcus, 560 U.S. ___ February 24, 2010 May 24, 2010
57

 Robertson v. United States ex rel. Watson, 560 U.S. ___ May 24, 2010 1 1
1 2
1 2
58

 Jefferson v. Upton, 560 U.S. ___ May 24, 2010
59

 Samantar v. Yousuf, 560 U.S. ___ March 3, 2010 June 1, 2010 1 2
3
60

 Alabama v. North Carolina, 560 U.S. ___ January 11, 2010 June 1, 2010
* 1 2
*
* 1
* 2
*
61

 Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. ___ March 1, 2010 June 1, 2010
62

 Levin v. Commerce Energy, Inc., 560 U.S. ___ March 22, 2010 June 1, 2010 2
1
2 3
63

 Carr v. United States, 560 U.S. ___ February 24, 2010 June 1, 2010
*
64

 Barber v. Thomas, 560 U.S. ___ March 30, 2010 June 7, 2010
65

 Hamilton v. Lanning, 560 U.S. ___ March 22, 2010 June 7, 2010
66

 Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. p. A., 560 U.S. ___ April 21, 2010 June 7, 2010
67

 United States v. Juvenile Male, 560 U.S. ___ June 7, 2010
68

 Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, 560 U.S. ___ March 31, 2010 June 14, 2010 1 2
69

 Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. ___ February 22, 2010 June 14, 2010
70

 Dolan v. United States, 560 U.S. ___ April 20, 2010 June 14, 2010
71

 Holland v. Florida, 560 U.S. ___ March 1, 2010 June 14, 2010 *
72

 New Process Steel, L. P. v. NLRB, 560 U.S. ___ March 23, 2010 June 17, 2010
61

 Stop the Beach Renourishment v. FL Dept. of Env. Protection, 560 U.S. ___ December 2, 2009 June 17, 2010 *
* 1
* 2
* 2
* 1
74

 Ontario v. Quon, 560 U.S. ___ April 19, 2010 June 17, 2010
1
* 2
75

 Schwab v. Reilly, 560 U.S. ___ November 3, 2009 June 17, 2010
76

 Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. ___ March 30, 2010 June 17, 2010
77

 Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 561 U.S. ___ February 23, 2010 June 21, 2010
78

 Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson, 561 U.S. ___ April 26, 2010 June 21, 2010
79

 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp., 561 U.S. ___ March 24, 2010 June 21, 2010
80

 Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, 561 U.S. ___ April 27, 2010 June 21, 2010
81

 Doe v. Reed, 561 U.S. ___ April 28, 2010 June 24, 2010
1 5
2
5
1 3
4
5
82

 Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd., 561 U.S. ___ March 29, 2010 June 24, 2010 1 1 2
83

 Granite Rock Co. v. Teamsters, 561 U.S. ___ January 19, 2010 June 24, 2010
*
*
84

 Magwood v. Patterson, 561 U.S. ___ March 24, 2010 June 24, 2010
*
*
*
*
85

 Skilling v. United States, 561 U.S. ___ March 1, 2010 June 24, 2010
*
* 1
* 1*
* 1
*
* 2
*
86

 Black v. United States, 561 U.S. ___ December 8, 2009 June 24, 2010 1 2 1
87

 Weyhrauch v. United States,[3] 561 U.S. ___ June 24, 2010
88

 Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Co. Acct. Oversight Bd., 561 U.S. ___ December 7, 2009 June 28, 2010
89

 Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U.S. ___ November 9, 2009 June 28, 2010 1
* 2*
* 1
1 2
1
90

 Christian Legal Soc. of Hastings College of Law v. Martinez, 561 U.S. ___ April 19, 2010 June 28, 2010
1
2
91

 McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U.S. ___ March 2, 2010 June 28, 2010 1
1
* 2
2 2 * 2
92

 Sears v. Upton, 561 U.S. ___ June 29, 2010 - -
# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Stevens Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor

2009 term membership and statistics

This was the fifth term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure, the first term for Justice Sotomayor, and the last term for Justice Stevens.

Justice Appointment history Agreement with judgment Opinions filed
Seniority Name President Date confirmed  % # Total
Chief Justice John Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 90.2% 83/92 8 3 2 2 15
Associate Justice John Paul Stevens Gerald Ford December 19, 1975 72.5% 66/91 6 13 2 12 33
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 87% 80/92 8 15 0 6 29
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy Ronald Reagan February 18, 1988 90.2% 83/92 9 8 0 4 21
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 84.8% 78/92 8 13 1 4 26
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 79.3% 73/92 9 3 0 3 15
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton August 3, 1994 76.9% 70/91 9 6 2 7 24
Associate Justice Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 86.7% 78/90 8 10 0 7 25
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 80.2% 69/86 8 2 2 4 16
Totals
73 73 9 49 204


Notes

  1. ↑ In Briscoe v. Virginia, the Court summarily vacated the lower court's decision and remanded for further proceedings consistent with Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 557 U.S. ___ (2009).
  2. ↑ In Sullivan v. Florida, 560 U.S. ___ (2010), the Court dismissed certiorari as improvidently granted.
  3. ↑ In Weyhrauch v. United States, 561 U.S. ___ (2010), the Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded for further consideration in light of Skilling v. United States, 561 U.S. ___ (2010), handed down the same day.

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