2010 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

This is a list of the opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States delivered during its 2010 term, which began October 4, 2010 and concluded October 1, 2011. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each opinion.

Contents

Table key
Delivered the Court's opinion

Joined the Court's opinion

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

Did not participate in the decision
  • Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
  • A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice concurred or dissented without filing a separate opinion.

2010 term opinions

#
 Case name and citation
 Argued
 Decided
 Roberts
 Scalia
 Kennedy
 Thomas
 Ginsburg
 Breyer
 Alito
 Sotomayor
 Kagan
1

 Wilson v. Corcoran, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-11-08November 8, 2010
2

 Abbott v. United States, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-04October 4, 2010 02010-11-15November 15, 2010
3

 Los Angeles County v. Humphries, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-05October 5, 2010 02010-11-30November 30, 2010
4

 Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega, S.A.,[1] 562 U.S. ___ 02010-12-13December 13, 2010
5

 Madison County v. Oneida Indian Nation of N. Y., 562 U.S. ___ 02011-01-10January 10, 2011
6

 Mayo Foundation for Medical Ed. and Research v. United States, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-11-08November 8, 2010 02011-01-11January 11, 2011
7

 Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N. A., 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-04October 4, 2010 02011-01-11January 11, 2011
8

 Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-12October 12, 2010 02011-01-19January 19, 2011
9

 Premo v. Moore, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-12October 12, 2010 02011-01-19January 19, 2011
10

 NASA v. Nelson, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-05October 5, 2010 02011-01-19January 19, 2011 1
1

2
11

 Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-12-07December 7, 2010 02011-01-24January 24, 2011




12

 Ortiz v. Jordan, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-11-01November 1, 2010 02011-01-24January 24, 2011
13

 Chase Bank USA, N. A. v. McCoy, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-12-08December 8, 2010 02011-01-24January 24, 2011
14

 Swarthout v. Cooke, 562 U.S. ___ 02011-01-24January 24, 2011


15

 Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-12October 12, 2010 02011-02-22February 22, 2011


16

 CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Dept. of Revenue, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-11-10November 10, 2010 02011-02-22February 22, 2011
17

 Walker v. Martin, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-11-29November 29, 2010 02011-02-23February 23, 2011
18

 Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., 562 U.S. ___ 02010-11-03November 3, 2010 02011-02-23February 23, 2011 1


2
19

 Michigan v. Bryant, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-05October 5, 2010 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 1 2
20

 FCC v. AT&T Inc., 562 U.S. ___ 02011-01-19January 19, 2011 02011-03-01March 1, 2011
21

 Staub v. Proctor Hospital, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-11-02November 2, 2010 02011-03-01March 1, 2011
22

 Henderson v. Shinseki, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-12-06December 6, 2010 02011-03-01March 1, 2011
23

 Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-10October 10, 2010 02011-03-02March 2, 2011


24

 Pepper v. United States, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-12-06December 6, 2010 02011-03-02March 2, 2011
*

*

25

 Skinner v. Switzer, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-10-13October 13, 2010 02011-03-07March 7, 2011
26

 Wall v. Kholi, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-11-29November 29, 2010 02011-03-07March 7, 2011
*

27

 Milner v. Department of Navy, 562 U.S. ___ 02010-12-01December 1, 2010 02011-03-07March 7, 2011


28

 Felkner v. Jackson, 562 U.S. ___ 02011-03-21March 21, 2011
29

 Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., 562 U.S. ___ 02011-10-13October 13, 2011 02011-03-22March 22, 2011 *
30

 Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano, 562 U.S. ___ 02011-01-10January 10, 2011 02011-03-22March 22, 2011
31

 Connick v. Thompson, 563 U.S. ___ 02010-10-06October 6, 2010 02011-03-29March 29, 2011




32

 Astra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-01-19January 19, 2011 02011-03-29March 29, 2011
33

 Tolentino v. New York,[2] 563 U.S. ___ 02011-03-29March 29, 2011
34

 Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, 563 U.S. ___ 02010-11-03November 3, 2010 02011-04-04April 4, 2011




35

 Cullen v. Pinholster, 563 U.S. ___ 02010-11-09November 9, 2010 02011-04-04April 4, 2011 *
*

*
*

*

*

*
36

 Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy v. Stewart, 563 U.S. ___ 02010-12-01December 1, 2010 02011-04-19April 19, 2011




37

 Sossamon v. Texas, 563 U.S. ___ 02010-11-02November 2, 2010 02011-04-20April 20, 2011
38

 United States v. Tohono O’odham Nation, 563 U.S. ___ 02010-11-01November 1, 2010 02011-04-26April 26, 2011
39

 AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. ___ 02010-11-09November 9, 2010 02011-04-27April 27, 2011


40

 Montana v. Wyoming, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-01-10January 10, 2011 02011-05-02May 2, 2011
41

 Bobby v. Mitts, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-05-02May 2, 2011
42

 Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-03-01March 1, 2011 02011-05-16May 16, 2011
43

 CIGNA Corp. v. Amara, 563 U.S. ___ 02010-11-30November 30, 2010 02011-05-16May 16, 2011
44

 Kentucky v. King, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-01-12January 12, 2011 02011-05-16May 16, 2011
45

 General Dynamics Corp. v. United States, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-01-18January 18, 2011 02011-05-23May 23, 2011
46

 Brown v. Plata, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-11-30November 30, 2011 02011-05-23May 23, 2011 2 1 1 2
47

 Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting, 563 U.S. ___ 02010-12-08December 8, 2010 02011-05-26May 26, 2011 * * 1 1 2
48

 United States v. Tinklenberg, 563 U.S. February 22, 2011 02011-02-22February 22, 2011 02011-05-26May 26, 2011
*

*

*

49

 Fowler v. United States, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-03-29March 29, 2011 02011-05-26May 26, 2011
50

 Camreta v. Greene, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-03-01March 1, 2011 02011-05-26May 26, 2011


2 2
51

 Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-03-01March 1, 2011 02011-05-31May 31, 2011


1
1*

2

3
1*

2

3
1*

2

3
52

 Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S. A., 563 U.S. ___ 02011-02-23February 23, 2011 02011-05-31May 31, 2011
53

 Bd. of Trustees of Stanford Univ. v. Roche Molecular Sys., 563 U.S. ___ 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 02011-06-06June 6, 2011


54

 Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co., 563 U.S. ___ 02011-04-25April 25, 2011 02011-06-06June 6, 2011
55

 McNeill v. United States, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-04-25April 25, 2011 02011-06-06June 6, 2011
56

 Fox v. Vice, 563 U.S. ___ 02011-03-22March 22, 2011 02011-06-06June 6, 2011
57

 Sykes v. United States, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-01-12January 12, 2011 02011-06-09June 9, 2011 1 2 2
58

 Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co., 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-30March 30, 2011 02011-06-09June 9, 2011


59

 DePierre v. United States, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 02011-06-09June 9, 2011
*

60

 Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-04-18April 18, 2011 02011-06-09June 9, 2011


2
1


2


2
61

 Nevada Comm’n on Ethics v. Carrigan, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-04-27April 27, 2011 02011-06-13June 13, 2011


1
2
62

 Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders, 564 U.S. ___ 02010-12-07December 7, 2010 02011-06-13June 13, 2011
63

 United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-04-20April 20, 2011 02011-06-13June 13, 2011
64

 Flores-Villar v. United States,[1] 564 U.S. ___ 02011-06-13June 13, 2011
65

 Bond v. United States, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-02-22February 22, 2011 02011-06-16June 16, 2011




66

 Davis v. United States, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-21March 21, 2011 02011-06-16June 16, 2011
67

 J. D. B. v. North Carolina, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-23March 23, 2011 02011-06-16June 16, 2011
68

 Smith v. Bayer Corp., 564 U.S. ___ 02011-01-18January 18, 2011 02011-06-16June 16, 2011 *
69

 Tapia v. United States, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-04-18April 18, 2011 02011-06-16June 16, 2011




70

 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-29March 29, 2011 02011-06-20June 20, 2011
*

*

*

*

71

 Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-22March 22, 2011 02011-06-20June 20, 2011
72

 American Elec. Power Co. v. Connecticut, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-04-19April 19, 2011 02011-06-20June 20, 2011
73

 Turner v. Rogers, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-23March 23, 2011 02011-06-20June 20, 2011 * *
74

 Stern v. Marshall, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-01-18January 18, 2011 02011-06-23June 23, 2011
75

 Freeman v. United States, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-02-23February 23, 2011 02011-06-23June 23, 2011 *
76

 Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc., 564 U.S. ___ 02011-04-26April 26, 2011 02011-06-23June 23, 2011
77

 PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-30March 30, 2011 02011-06-23June 23, 2011 * *
78

 Bullcoming v. New Mexico, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-02March 2, 2011 02011-06-23June 23, 2011 * *
*

*
79

 CSX Transp., Inc. v. McBride, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-28March 28, 2011 02011-06-23June 23, 2011 * *
80

 Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-03-28March 28, 2011 02011-06-27June 27, 2011
81

 Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn., 564 U.S. ___ 02010-11-02November 2, 2010 02011-06-27June 27, 2011 1 2
82

 J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-01-11January 11, 2011 02011-06-27June 27, 2011 *
83

 Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-01-11January 11, 2011 02011-06-27June 27, 2011
84

 United States v. Juvenile Male, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-06-27June 27, 2011
85

 Leal Garcia v. Texas, 564 U.S. ___ 02011-07-07July 7, 2011
# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan

2010 term membership and statistics

This is the sixth term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure, and the first term for Justice Kagan.

Justice Appointed by Date confirmed  % in majority Opinions filed
Chief Justice John G. Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 91.7%
8

0

0

3

Total=11
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 87.1%
10

10

1

6

Total=27
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy February 18, 1988 94.1%
11

3

0

3

Total=17
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 87.1%
9

8

0

5

Total=22
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 72.9%
9

7

1

6

Total=23
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer August 3, 1994 77.6%
7

5

1

10

Total=23
Associate Justice Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 87.1%
7

6

1

4

Total=18
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 81.7%
7

9

0

6

Total=22
Associate Justice Elena Kagan August 7, 2010 76.8%
7

0

0

3

Total=10
Notes on statistics:
  • A justice is only included in the majority if he or she joined or concurred in full in the Court's judgment.
  • Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point.
  • The opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders and in-chambers opinions are not included.

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Court's opinions in Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega, S. A., 562 U.S. ___ (2010) and Flores-Villar v. United States, 564 U.S. ___ (2011) noted only that the lower court's judgment was affirmed by an equally divided court.
  2. ^ The Court's opinion in Tolentino v. New York, 563 U.S. ___ (2010) was a one-line dismissal of certiorari as improvidently granted.

References

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