2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which began on October 6, 2008 and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the sixteenth term of Ginsburg’s tenure on the Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2008 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
1
Concurrence
1
Other
9
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 19
Bench opinions = 18 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 1
Unanimous decisions: 3 Most joined by: Souter (10) Least joined by: Roberts (4)
Case Issue Joined by


Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
555 U.S. ___ (2008)
Souter


Herring v. United States
555 U.S. ___ (2009)
Stevens, Souter, Breyer


Oregon v. Ice
555 U.S. ___ (2009)
Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito


Arizona v. Johnson
555 U.S. ___ (2009)
Unanimous


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


United States v. Hayes
555 U.S. ___ (2009)
Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, Alito


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


Vaden v. Discover Bank
556 U.S. ___ (2009)
Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas


Vermont v. Brillon
556 U.S. ___ (2009)
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Alito


Rivera v. Illinois
556 U.S. ___ (2009)
Unanimous


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


Conkright v. Frommert
556 U.S. ___ (2009)
Ginsburg denied the request for a stay of the lower court's judgment.


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


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


Bobby v. Bies
556 U.S. ___ (2009)
Unanimous


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


Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
557 U.S. ___ (2009)
Stevens, Souter


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


Ricci v. DeStefano
557 U.S. ___ (2009)
Stevens, Souter, Breyer

References

Judicial opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1980 - 1993); by calendar year
1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993
Supreme Court of the United States (August 10, 1993 - present); by term
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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