2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008 and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the eighteenth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court .
Clarence Thomas 2008 term statistics
9
Majority or Plurality
7
Concurrence
0
Other
4
Dissent
3
Concurrence/dissent Total = 23
Bench opinions = 21 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Scalia (10 in full, 2 in part) Least joined by: Souter, Ginsburg (4 in full, 1 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
4-01



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

tobacco litigation   unfair trade practices   Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act   federal preemption Roberts, Scalia, Alito
Stevens
1-02



Jimenez v. Quarterman 555 U.S. 113 (2009)

habeas corpus   Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   finality of conviction pending out-of-time appeal Unanimous
1-03



Waddington v. Sarausad 555 U.S. 179 (2009)

habeas corpus   Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   accomplice liability Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito
Souter
1-04



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 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
Breyer
Souter
Stevens
4-05



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

immigration law   Refugee Act of 1980   persecutor bar for refugee applicants
Kennedy
Scalia
Stevens
2-06



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

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act   FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling   federal preemption   failure-to-warn of risks
Stevens
Breyer
Alito
2-07



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

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   proportionality review
Stevens
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
2-08



Bartlett v. Strickland 556 U.S. 1 (2009)

Voting Rights Act of 1965   legislative redistricting   vote dilution Scalia
Kennedy
Souter
Ginsburg
Breyer
1-09



Knowles v. Mirzayance 556 U.S. 111 (2009)

Sixth Amendment   ineffective assistance of counsel   withdrawal of not guilty by reason of insanity plea Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg (in part)
2-10



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

federally appointed counsel in state clemency proceedings   certificate of appealability
Stevens
Roberts
Scalia
1-11



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

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967   arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
Stevens
Souter
4-12



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

Fourteenth Amendment   Due Process Clause   state suppression of mitigating evidence   adequate and independent state ground Scalia
Stevens
Roberts
Alito
2-13



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
Stevens
Ginsburg
Breyer
1-14



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

appeal after removal to state court   supplemental jurisdiction Unanimous
Stevens
Scalia
Breyer
4-15



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

Section 1983   state limitation of liability against corrections officers   Supremacy Clause Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part)
Stevens
1-16



United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York 556 U.S. 928 (2009)

False Claims Act   qui tam   Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure   status of United States when not intervening   timeliness of appeal Unanimous
2-17



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

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   substantial delay
Stevens
Breyer
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
1-18



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 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
Stevens
Breyer
3-19



Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder 557 U.S. 193 (2009)

Voting Rights Act of 1965   preclearance   eligibility of utility district for bailout provision
Roberts
2-20



Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts 557 U.S. 305 (2009)

Sixth Amendment   Confrontation Clause   forensic analyst affidavits
Scalia
Kennedy
3-21



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

Fourth Amendment   strip search of public school student for contraband
Souter
Stevens
Ginsburg
1-22



Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend 557 U.S. 404 (2009)

maritime law   Jones Act   punitive damages Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Alito
3-23



Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C. 557 U.S. 519 (2009)

National Banking Act   fair-lending laws   federal preemption Roberts, Kennedy, Alito
Scalia

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