2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens

The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008 and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the thirty-fourth term of Associate Justice John Paul Stevens's tenure on the Court .
John Paul Stevens 2008 term statistics
9
 Majority or Plurality
5
 Concurrence
3
 Other
15
 Dissent
2
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 34
Bench opinions = 29 Opinions relating to orders = 5 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Ginsburg (19) Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas, Alito (2)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
4-01



Hedgpeth v. Pulido 557 U.S. 57 (2008)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • felony murder  • erroneous jury instructions  • harmless error Souter, Ginsburg
per curiam
1-02



Altria Group, Inc. v. Good 555 U.S. 70 (2008)

 tobacco litigation  • unfair trade practices  • Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act  • federal preemption Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
4-03



Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. 555 U.S. 353 (2009)

 First Amendment  • public employee unions  • state ban on payroll deductions for political activities
Roberts
 Ginsburg
 Breyer
 Souter
4-04



Carcieri v. Salazar 555 U.S. 379 (2009)

 Indian Reorganization Act  • legal status of Narragansett Tribe  • authority of Secretary of the Interior to take land in trust
Thomas
 Breyer
 Souter
2-05



Pleasant Grove City v. Summum 555 U.S. 460 (2009)

 First Amendment  • free speech  • government speech  • public forums Ginsburg
Alito
 Scalia
 Souter
 Breyer
3-06



Negusie v. Holder 555 U.S. 511 (2009)

 immigration law  • Refugee Act of 1980  • persecutor bar for refugee applicants Breyer
Kennedy
 Scalia
 Thomas
1-07



Wyeth v. Levine 555 U.S. 555 (2009)

 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act  • FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling  • federal preemption  • failure-to-warn of risks Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
 Breyer
 Alito
5-08



Walker v. Georgia 555 U.S. 979 (2008)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • proportionality review
Thomas
Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
5-09



Kelly v. California 555 U.S. 1020 (2008)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • victim impact evidence
Breyer
Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari, in a case that involved the admissibility of "victim impact evidence" during the sentencing phase of a capital trial.
2-10



Vail v. Stenson 555 U.S. 1065 (2008)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • stay of execution pending constitutional litigation Ginsburg
Stevens concurred in the Court's stay of execution of a sentence of death.
1-11



Harbison v. Bell 556 U.S. 180 (2009)

 federally appointed counsel in state clemency proceedings  • certificate of appealability Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Roberts
 Thomas
 Scalia
4-12



Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. 556 U.S. 208 (2009)

 Clean Water Act  • environmental impact of power plant cooling water intake  • national performance standards based on cost-benefit analysis Souter, Ginsburg
Scalia
 Breyer
4-13



14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett 556 U.S. 247 (2009)

 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967  • arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement
Thomas
 Souter
1-14



Arizona v. Gant 556 U.S. 332 (2009)

 Fourth Amendment  • search incident to arrest  • vehicle search Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg
Scalia
 Breyer
 Alito
1-15



Cone v. Bell 556 U.S. 449 (2009)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • state suppression of mitigating evidence  • adequate and independent state ground Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Roberts
 Alito
 Thomas
4-16



FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. 556 U.S. 502 (2009)

 Public Telecommunications Act of 1992  • indecency ban on broadcast television  • fleeting expletives
Scalia
 Kennedy
 Thomas
 Ginsburg
 Breyer
4-17



Dean v. United States 556 U.S. 568 (2009)

 federal criminal law  • mandatory additional sentence discharge of firearm during crime  • proof of intent  • rule of lenity
Roberts
 Breyer
4-18



Kansas v. Ventris 556 U.S. 586 (2009)

 Sixth Amendment  • admissibility of unconstitutionally elicited statement as impeachment evidence Ginsburg
Scalia
1-19



Burlington N. & S. F. R. Co. v. United States 556 U.S. 599 (2009)

 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act  • cleanup cost liability for arranger of hazardous waste disposal Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
Ginsburg
2-20



Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. 556 U.S. 635 (2009)

 appeal after removal to state court  • supplemental jurisdiction
Thomas
 Scalia
 Breyer
2-21



AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen 556 U.S. 701 (2009)

 Pregnancy Discrimination Act  • calculating pregnancy leave for pension plan accrual
Souter
 Ginsburg
1-22



Haywood v. Drown 556 U.S. 729 (2009)

 Section 1983  • state limitation of liability against corrections officers  • Supremacy Clause Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
4-23



Montejo v. Louisiana 556 U.S. 778 (2009)

 Fifth Amendment  • right against self-incrimination  • police interrogation after invocation of right to counsel Souter, Ginsburg; Breyer (in part)
Scalia
 Alito
 Breyer
4-24



CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley 556 U.S. 838 (2009)

 Federal Employers' Liability Act  • asbestos litigation  • jury instruction on fear-of-cancer damages
per curiam
 Ginsburg
4-25



Boyle v. United States 556 U.S. 938 (2009)

 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act  • association-in-fact enterprise Breyer
Alito
5-26



Thompson v. McNeil 556 U.S. 1114 (2009)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • substantial delay
Thomas
 Breyer
Stevens filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
4-27



Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez 557 U.S. 1 (2009)

 Tonnage Clause  • local property tax on vessels Souter
Breyer
 Roberts
 Alito
4-28



District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne 557 U.S. 52 (2009)

 Due Process Clause  • postconviction access to state evidence for DNA testing  • substantive due process Ginsburg, Breyer; Souter (in part)
Roberts
 Alito
 Souter
1-29



Yeager v. United States 557 U.S. 110 (2009)

 Double Jeopardy Clause  • issue preclusion  • inconsistency between acquittal and hung jury Roberts, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer; Kennedy (in part)
Kennedy
 Scalia
 Alito
4-30



Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey 557 U.S. 137 (2009)

 bankruptcy law  • enjoined claims Ginsburg
Souter
4-31



Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. 557 U.S. 167 (2009)

 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967  • disparate treatment claim  • but-for causation  • burden of persuasion Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
 Breyer
1-32



Forest Grove School Dist. v. T. A. 557 U.S. 230 (2009)

 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act  • reimbursement for private special education services Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Souter
3-33



Safford Unified School Dist. #1 v. Redding 557 U.S. 364 (2009)

 Fourth Amendment  • strip search of public school student for contraband Ginsburg
Souter
 Thomas
 Ginsburg
2-34



In re Davis 557 U.S. 952 (2009)

 habeas corpus Ginsburg, Breyer
Scalia
Stevens concurred in the Court's order that a district court hear and determine a habeas corpus petition, writing to critique Scalia's dissent.

References

Judicial opinions of John Paul Stevens
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1970–1975); by calendar year
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Supreme Court of the United States (December 19, 1975 – June 29, 2010); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2008 term (October 6, 2008 - October 4, 2009)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Stevens | Scalia | Kennedy | Souter | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito
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