2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

The 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2009 and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the first term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court .
Sonia Sotomayor 2009 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
2
 Concurrence
1
 Other
4
 Dissent
2
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 17
Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Stevens (12) Least joined by: Alito (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
1-01



Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter 558 U.S. 100 (2009)

 appealability of disclosure orders adverse to attorney-client privilege  • collateral order doctrine Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (in part)
Thomas
1-02



Wood v. Allen 558 U.S. 290 (2010)

 habeas corpus  • Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Stevens
1-03



Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States 559 U.S. 229 (2010)

 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005  • bankruptcy attorneys as debt relief agencies Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Thomas (in part)
Scalia
 Thomas
4-04



Graham County Soil and Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson 559 U.S. 280 (2010)

 False Claims Act  • bar on qui tam suits based on publicly disclosed allegations Breyer
Stevens
 Scalia
1-05



Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA 559 U.S. 573 (2010)

 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act  • exclusion of legal errors from bona fide error defense Roberts, Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
Scalia
 Breyer
 Kennedy
1-06



Hui v. Castaneda 559 U.S. 799 (2010)

 Federal Tort Claims Act  • Public Health Service employee immunity from liability Unanimous
4-07



Robertson v. United States ex rel. Watson 560 U.S. 272 (2010)

 criminal contempt proceedings initiated by private action Kennedy
per curiam
 Roberts
4-08



Berghuis v. Thompkins 560 U.S. 370 (2010)

 Fifth Amendment  • waiver of right to remain silent  • Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Kennedy
1-09



Carr v. United States 560 U.S. 438 (2010)

 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • registration requirements for interstate travel  • ex post facto application Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer; Scalia (in part)
Scalia
 Alito
1-10



Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. p. A. 560 U.S. 538 (2010)

 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • relation back doctrine Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Scalia
2-11



Astrue v. Ratliff 560 U.S. 586 (2010)

 Equal Access to Justice Act  • award of attorney's fees  • administrative offset to satisfy debt to government Stevens, Ginsburg
Thomas
1-12



Dillon v. United States 560 U.S. 817 (2010)

 Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • sentence reduction  • possession of crack cocaine Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
Stevens
5-13



Wrotten v. New York 560 U.S. 959 (2010)

 Sixth Amendment  • Confrontation Clause  • testimony by two-way video
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
4-14



Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. 561 U.S. 89 (2010)

 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act  • forum selection clause Stevens, Ginsburg
Kennedy
2-15



Doe v. Reed 561 U.S. 186 (2010)

 public disclosure of referendum petitions  • First Amendment  • free speech Stevens, Ginsburg
Roberts
 Stevens
 Scalia
 Breyer
 Alito
 Thomas
3-16



Granite Rock Co. v. Teamsters 561 U.S. 287 (2010)

 Labor Management Relations Act  • arbitration of collective bargaining agreement ratification date Stevens
Thomas
3-17



Skilling v. United States 561 U.S. 358 (2010)

 Enron scandal  • Sixth Amendment  • Article III  • change of venue  • juror prejudice from pretrial publicity  • honest services fraud Stevens, Breyer
Ginsburg
 Scalia
 Alito

References

Judicial opinions of Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (August 12, 1992 – October 7, 1998)
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Supreme Court of the United States (August 5, 2009 - present); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2009 term (October 5, 2009 - October 3, 2010)
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