2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts

The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008 and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the fourth term of Chief Justice John Roberts's tenure on the Court.
John Roberts 2008 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 4 Concurrence 0 Other 4 Dissent 2 Concurrence/dissent Total = 18 Bench opinions = 17 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Scalia, Alito (11) Least joined by: Stevens, Breyer (3)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
	Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.	555 U.S. 7 (2008)		Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito	Breyer Ginsburg
	Herring v. United States	555 U.S. 135 (2009)		Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito	Ginsburg Breyer
	Spears v. United States	555 U.S. 261 (2009)		Alito	per curiam
Roberts dissented from the Court's per curiam opinion.
	Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn.	555 U.S. 353 (2009)		Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito; Ginsburg (in part)	Ginsburg Breyer Stevens Souter
	United States v. Hayes	555 U.S. 415 (2009)		Scalia	Ginsburg
	Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications, Inc.	555 U.S. 438 (2009)		Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito	Breyer
	Pennsylvania v. Dunlap	555 U.S. 964 (2008)	Fourth Amendment  • probable cause	Kennedy
Roberts dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
	Vaden v. Discover Bank	556 U.S. 49 (2009)		Stevens, Breyer, Alito	Ginsburg
	Kansas v. Colorado	556 U.S. 98 (2009)		Souter	Alito
	Harbison v. Bell	556 U.S. 180 (2009)			Stevens Thomas Scalia
	Nken v. Holder	556 U.S. 418 (2009)		Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer	Kennedy Alito
	Cone v. Bell	556 U.S. 449 (2009)			Stevens Alito Thomas
	Dean v. United States	556 U.S. 568 (2009)		Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito	Stevens Breyer
	Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co.	556 U.S. 868 (2009)		Scalia, Thomas, Alito	Kennedy Scalia
	United States v. Denedo	556 U.S. 904 (2009)		Scalia, Thomas, Alito	Kennedy
	Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez	557 U.S. 1 (2009)		Thomas	Breyer Alito Stevens
	District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne	557 U.S. 52 (2009)		Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito	Alito Stevens Souter
	Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder	557 U.S. 193 (2009)		Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito	Thomas

References

• 2008 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on March 28, 2010, retrieved March 20, 2010.
• 2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on March 28, 2010, retrieved March 20, 2010.
• 2008 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, archived from the original on March 28, 2010, retrieved March 20, 2010.