2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

The 2011 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2011 and concluded September 30, 2012. This was the seventh term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
Samuel Alito 2011 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
2
Other
6
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 22
Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Scalia (9) Least joined by: Sotomayor (2)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
5-01



Buck v. Thaler  [full text] 565 U.S. ___ (2011)

death penalty Scalia, Breyer
Sotomayor
Alito filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari in a case involving a murder conviction and death sentence in Texas state court. During the sentencing phase, a psychologist had improperly testified that blacks were more likely to be violent. The psychologist, however, was a defense witness, and his statements elicited during cross-examination on race as a predictor of future violence did not go beyond his direct testimony on the issue. The defendant was, therefore, himself responsible for the introduction of the inappropriate race-related statements .

Further reading

4-02



Doe v. Reed  [full text] 565 U.S. ___ (2011)

disclosure of referendum petitions
Alito dissented from the Court's denial of an injunction, in a case involving a Washington state law that compelled disclosure of referendum petitions. The Court had previously decided in the case to reject a facial challenge to the constitutionality of the law, brought by supporters of a failed petition to bar domestic partnership rights to same-sex couples. On remand, the District Court also rejected the plaintiffs' as-applied challenge, ruling that they were not part of the narrow group that could challenge disclosure, and in the alternative that they had not shown the requisite threatened harm that disclosure would cause. Alito thought the standards the District Court applied were questionable and that important legal issues were raised by the case, for which there had not yet been meaningful appellate review.
2-03



Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC 565 U.S. ___ (2012)

Americans with Disabilities Act   First Amendment   ministerial exception to employment discrimination laws Kagan
Roberts
Thomas
2-04



Maples v. Thomas 565 U.S. ___ (2012)

habeas corpus   excusable procedural default   abandonment by counsel
Ginsburg
Scalia
2-06



United States v. Jones 565 U.S. ___ (2012)

Fourth Amendment   GPS tracking of suspect's vehicle Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Scalia
Sotomayor
1-07



Howes v. Fields 565 U.S. ___ (2012)

Miranda warning   custodial status of prison inmate during interrogation Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Kagan
Ginsburg
2-08



Sackett v. EPA 566 U.S. ___ (2012)

Clean Water Act   discharge of pollutants into navigable waters   finality of EPA compliance order under Administrative Procedure Act
Scalia
Ginsburg
4-09



Lafler v. Cooper 566 U.S. ___ (2012)

ineffective assistance of counsel   rejection of plea bargain as prejudice
Kennedy
Scalia
2-10



Zivotofsky v. Clinton 566 U.S. ___ (2012)

political question doctrine   U.S. position on status of Jerusalem   Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003   passport designation of births in Jerusalem
Roberts
Sotomayor
Breyer
1-11



FAA v. Cooper 566 U.S. ___ (2012)

Privacy Act of 1974   sovereign immunity   damages for mental or emotional distress Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Sotomayor
2-12



Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington 566 U.S. ___ (2012)

Fourth Amendment   strip searches in jail of arrestees of minor offenses Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kennedy
Roberts
Breyer
1-12



Rehberg v. Paulk 566 U.S. ___ (2012)

Section 1983   absolute immunity for grand jury witnesses Unanimous
1-13



Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. 566 U.S. ___ (2012)

Court Interpreters Act   document translation expenses as court costs awardable to prevailing parties Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Kagan
Ginsburg
4-14



Elgin v. Department of Treasury 567 U.S. ___ (2012)

Civil Service Reform Act of 1978   Merit Systems Protection Board   jurisdiction over constitutional claims by federal employees Ginsburg, Kagan
Thomas
1-15



Williams v. Illinois 567 U.S. ___ (2012)

Sixth Amendment   Confrontation Clause   expert testimony Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer
Thomas
Breyer
Kagan
1-16



Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. 567 U.S. ___ (2012)

Fair Labor Standards Act   exemption of outside salesmen from overtime regulations   status of pharmaceutical sales representatives Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Breyer
1-17



Knox v. Service Employees 567 U.S. ___ (2012)

mootness due to voluntary cessation   First Amendment   compulsory fees for political lobbying by public sector agency shop Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Sotomayor
Breyer
3-18



Arizona v. United States 567 U.S. ___ (2012)

immigration   federal preemption   Arizona SB 1070
Kennedy
Scalia
Thomas
4-19



Miller v. Alabama 567 U.S. ___ (2012)

Eighth Amendment   Cruel and Unusual Punishment   sentencing of juveniles to life without parole Scalia
Kagan
Breyer
Roberts
Thomas
5-20



Mount Soledad Memorial Assn. v. Trunk 567 U.S. ___ (2012)

First Amendment   Establishment Clause   religious monument on public land
Alito filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
4-21



National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius 567 U.S. ___ (2012)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act   individual mandate   Anti-Injunction Act   Commerce Clause   Necessary and Proper Clause   Medicaid expansion   coercive conditions on federal spending
Roberts
Ginsburg
Thomas
Signed jointly with Justices Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas.
4-22



United States v. Alvarez 567 U.S. ___ (2012)

Stolen Valor Act of 2005   First Amendment   freedom of speech   protection of false statements Scalia, Thomas
Kennedy
Breyer

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