Cases - 2009 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
Abbott v. Abbott 08-645 01/12/2010 05/17/2010 Anthony M. Kennedy 6-3
Alabama v. North Carolina 132ORIG 01/11/2010 06/01/2010 Antonin Scalia 6-3
Alvarez v. Smith 08-351 10/14/2009 12/08/2009 Stephen G. Breyer 8-1
American Needle Inc. v. National Football League 08-661 01/13/2010 05/24/2010 John Paul Stevens 9-0
Astrue v. Ratliff 08-1322 02/22/2010 06/14/2010
Beard v. Kindler 08-992 11/02/2009 12/08/2009 John G. Roberts, Jr. 8-0
Berghuis v. Smith 08-1402 01/20/2010 03/30/2010 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 9-0
Berghuis v. Thompkins 08-1470 03/01/2010 06/01/2010 Anthony M. Kennedy 5-4
Bilski v. Kappos 08-964 11/09/2009 06/28/2010 Anthony M. Kennedy 9-0
Black v. United States 08-876 12/08/2009 06/24/2010 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 9-0
Bloate v. United States 08-728 10/06/2009 03/08/2010 Clarence Thomas 7-2
Bobby v. Van Hook 09-144 11/09/2009
Briscoe v. Virginia 07-11191 01/11/2010 01/25/2010 9-0
Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder 09-60 03/31/2010 06/14/2010
Carr v. United States 08-1301 02/24/2010 06/01/2010 Sonia Sotomayor 6-3
Christian Legal Society Chapter v. Martinez 08-1371 04/19/2010 06/28/2010 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 5-4
City of Ontario v. Quon 08-1332 04/19/2010 06/17/2010 Anthony M. Kennedy 9-0
Conkright v. Frommert 08-810 01/20/2010 04/21/2010
Dillon v. United States 09-6338 03/30/2010 06/17/2010 Sonia Sotomayor 7-1
Doe #1 v. Reed 09-559 04/28/2010 06/21/2010 John G. Roberts, Jr. 8-1
Dolan v. United States 09-367 04/20/2010 06/14/2010
Florida v. Powell 08-1175 12/07/2009 02/23/2010 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 7-2
Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Oversight Board 08-861 12/07/2009 06/28/2010 John G. Roberts, Jr. 5-4
Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District v. United States 08-304 11/30/2009 03/30/2010
Graham v. Florida 08-7412 11/09/2009 05/17/2010 Anthony M. Kennedy 6-3
Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters 08-1214 01/19/2010 06/24/2010 Clarence Thomas 7-2
Hamilton v. Lanning 08-998 03/22/2010 06/07/2010 Samuel A. Alito, Jr. 8-1
Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. 09-448 04/26/2010 05/24/2010 Clarence Thomas 9-0
Health Care Service Corp. v. Pollitt 09-38 02/24/2010
Hemi Group LLC v. City of New York 08-969 11/03/2009 01/25/2010 John G. Roberts, Jr. 5-3
Hertz Corp. v. Friend 08-1107 11/10/2009 02/23/2010 Stephen G. Breyer 9-0
Holland v. Florida 09-5327 03/01/2010 06/14/2010
Hui v. Castaneda 08-1529 03/02/2010 05/03/2010 Sonia Sotomayor 9-0
Jefferson v. Upton 09–8852 05/24/2010 7-2
Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer, & Ulrich LPA 08-1200 01/13/2010 04/21/2010 Sonia Sotomayor 7-2
Johnson v. United States 08-6925 10/06/2009 03/02/2010 Antonin Scalia 7-2
Jones v. Harris Associates L.P. 08-586 11/02/2009 03/30/2010 Samuel A. Alito, Jr. 9-0
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corp. 08-1553 03/24/2010 06/21/2010 Anthony M. Kennedy 6-3
Kiyemba v. Obama 08-1234 03/01/2010 9-0
Krupski v. Costa Crociere, S.p.A. 09-337 04/21/2010 06/07/2010 Sonia Sotomayor 9-0
Kucana v. Holder 08-911 11/10/2009 01/20/2010 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 9-0
Levin v. Commerce Energy, Inc. 09-223 03/22/2010 06/01/2010 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 9-0
Lewis v. Chicago 08-974 02/22/2010 05/24/2010 Antonin Scalia 9-0
Mac's Shell Service v. Shell Oil Products Co. 08-240 01/19/2010 03/02/2010 Samuel A. Alito, Jr. 9-0
Magwood v. Patterson 09-158 03/24/2010 06/24/2010 Clarence Thomas 5-4
Maryland v. Shatzer 08-680 10/05/2009 02/24/2010 Antonin Scalia 9-0
McDaniel v. Brown 08-559
McDonald v. Chicago 08-1521 03/02/2010 06/28/2010 Samuel A. Alito, Jr. 5-4
Merck & Co. v. Reynolds 08-905 11/30/2009 04/27/2010 Stephen G. Breyer 9-0
Michigan v. Fisher 09-91 12/07/2009