2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Samuel Alito 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 fourth term of Alito's tenure on the Court.
Samuel Alito 2008 term statistics
7
 Majority or Plurality
8
 Concurrence
0
 Other
8
 Dissent
1
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 24
Bench opinions = 22 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous decisions: 4 Most joined by: Thomas (14) Least joined by: Stevens, Souter (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions



 Chambers v. United States 555 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Armed Career Criminal Act  • definition of "violent felony" Thomas



Locke v. Karass 555 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Lawful scope of non-union "service fees" Roberts, Scalia



Pearson v. Callahan 555 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Unanimous



Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Comm. 555 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Unanimous



Crawford v. Nashville 555 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Thomas



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

 First Amendment  • public forums  • government speech Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer



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

 Roberts, Scalia



Kansas v. Colorado 556 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Unanimous



Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs 556 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Unanimous



Corley v. United States 556 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Roberts, Scalia, Thomas



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

 Roberts, Kennedy; Breyer (in part)



Nken v. Holder 556 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Thomas



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



Flores-Figueroa v. United States 556 U.S. ___ (2009)



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

 Kennedy



Megginson v. United States 556 U.S. ___ (2009)
Alito dissented from the Court's summary vacatur and remand.



Grooms v. United States 556 U.S. ___ (2009)
Alito dissented from the Court's summary vacatur and remand.



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

 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg



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



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

 Kennedy; Thomas (in part)



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

 Scalia, Thomas



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

 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy



Horne v. Flores 557 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas



Ricci v. DeStefano 557 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Scalia, Thomas

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