2010 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The 2010 term of the Supreme Court of the United States 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.
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 voted without filing or joining an 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. 1 November 8, 2010
2
Abbott v. United States , 562 U.S. 8 October 4, 2010 November 15, 2010
3
Los Angeles County v. Humphries , 562 U.S. 29 October 5, 2010 November 30, 2010
4
Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega, S. A. ,[1] 562 U.S. 40 November 8, 2010 December 13, 2010
5
Madison County v. Oneida Indian Nation of N. Y. , 562 U.S. 42 January 10, 2011
6
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research v. United States , 562 U.S. 44 November 8, 2010 January 11, 2011
7
Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N. A. , 562 U.S. 61 October 4, 2010 January 11, 2011
8
Harrington v. Richter , 562 U.S. 86 October 12, 2010 January 19, 2011
9
Premo v. Moore , 562 U.S. 115 October 12, 2010 January 19, 2011
10
NASA v. Nelson , 562 U.S. 134 October 5, 2010 January 19, 2011
11
Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP , 562 U.S. 170 December 7, 2010 January 24, 2011
12
Ortiz v. Jordan , 562 U.S. 180 November 1, 2010 January 24, 2011
13
Chase Bank USA, N. A. v. McCoy , 562 U.S. 195 December 8, 2010 January 24, 2011
14
Swarthout v. Cooke , 562 U.S. 216 January 24, 2011
15
Bruesewitz v. Wyeth , 562 U.S. 223 October 12, 2010 February 22, 2011
16
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Dept. of Revenue , 562 U.S. 277 November 10, 2010 February 22, 2011
17
Walker v. Martin , 562 U.S. 307 November 29, 2010 February 23, 2011
18
Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. , 562 U.S. 323 November 3, 2010 February 23, 2011
19
Michigan v. Bryant , 562 U.S. 344 October 5, 2010 February 28, 2011
20
FCC v. AT&T Inc. , 562 U.S. 397 January 19, 2011 March 1, 2011
21
Staub v. Proctor Hospital , 562 U.S. 411 November 2, 2010 March 1, 2011
22
Henderson v. Shinseki , 562 U.S. 428 December 6, 2010 March 1, 2011
23
Snyder v. Phelps , 562 U.S. 443 October 10, 2010 March 2, 2011
24
Pepper v. United States , 562 U.S. 476 December 6, 2010 March 2, 2011
25
Skinner v. Switzer , 562 U.S. 521 October 13, 2010 March 7, 2011
26
Wall v. Kholi , 562 U.S. 545 November 29, 2010 March 7, 2011
27
Milner v. Department of Navy , 562 U.S. 562 December 1, 2010 March 7, 2011
28
Felkner v. Jackson , 562 U.S. 594 March 21, 2011
29
Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. , 563 U.S. 1 October 13, 2010 March 22, 2011
30
Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano , 563 U.S. 27 January 10, 2011 March 22, 2011
31
Connick v. Thompson , 563 U.S. 51 October 6, 2010 March 29, 2011
32
Astra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County , 563 U.S. 110 January 19, 2011 March 29, 2011
33
Tolentino v. New York ,[2] 563 U.S. 123 March 21, 2011 March 29, 2011
34
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn , 563 U.S. 125 November 3, 2010 April 4, 2011
35
Cullen v. Pinholster , 563 U.S. 170 November 9, 2010 April 4, 2011
36
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy v. Stewart , 563 U.S. 247 December 1, 2010 April 19, 2011
37
Sossamon v. Texas , 563 U.S. 277 November 2, 2010 April 20, 2011
38
United States v. Tohono O’odham Nation , 563 U.S. 307 November 1, 2010 April 26, 2011
39
AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion , 563 U.S. 333 November 9, 2010 April 27, 2011
40
Montana v. Wyoming , 563 U.S. 368 January 10, 2011 May 2, 2011
41
Bobby v. Mitts , 563 U.S. 395 May 2, 2011
42
Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk , 563 U.S. 401 March 1, 2011 May 16, 2011
43
CIGNA Corp. v. Amara , 563 U.S. 421 November 30, 2010 May 16, 2011
44
Kentucky v. King , 563 U.S. 452 January 12, 2011 May 16, 2011
45
General Dynamics Corp. v. United States , 563 U.S. 478 January 18, 2011 May 23, 2011
46
Brown v. Plata , 563 U.S. 493 November 30, 2010 May 23, 2011
47
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting , 563 U.S. 582 December 8, 2010 May 26, 2011
48
United States v. Tinklenberg , 563 U.S. 647 February 22, 2011 May 26, 2011
49
Fowler v. United States , 563 U.S. 668 March 29, 2011 May 26, 2011
50
Camreta v. Greene , 563 U.S. 692 March 1, 2011 May 26, 2011
51
Ashcroft v. al-Kidd , 563 U.S. 731 March 1, 2011 May 31, 2011
52
Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S. A. , 563 U.S. 754 February 23, 2011 May 31, 2011
53
Bd. of Trustees of Stanford Univ. v. Roche Molecular Sys. , 563 U.S. 776 February 28, 2011 June 6, 2011
54
Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co. , 563 U.S. 804 April 25, 2011 June 6, 2011
55
McNeill v. United States , 563 U.S. 816 April 25, 2011 June 6, 2011
56
Fox v. Vice , 563 U.S. 826 March 22, 2011 June 6, 2011
57
Sykes v. United States , 564 U.S. 1 January 12, 2011 June 9, 2011
58
Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. , 564 U.S. 50 March 30, 2011 June 9, 2011
59
DePierre v. United States , 564 U.S. 70 February 28, 2011 June 9, 2011
60
Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership , 564 U.S. 91 April 18, 2011 June 9, 2011
61
Nevada Comm'n on Ethics v. Carrigan , 564 U.S. 117 April 27, 2011 June 13, 2011
62
Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders , 564 U.S. 135 December 7, 2010 June 13, 2011
63
United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation , 564 U.S. 162 April 20, 2011 June 13, 2011
64
Flores-Villar v. United States ,[3] 564 U.S. 210 November 10, 2010 June 13, 2011
65
Bond v. United States , 564 U.S. 211 February 22, 2011 June 16, 2011
66
Davis v. United States , 564 U.S. 229 March 21, 2011 June 16, 2011
67
J. D. B. v. North Carolina , 564 U.S. 261 March 23, 2011 June 16, 2011
68
Smith v. Bayer Corp. , 564 U.S. 299 January 18, 2011 June 16, 2011
69
Tapia v. United States , 564 U.S. 319 April 18, 2011 June 16, 2011
70
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes , 564 U.S. 338 March 29, 2011 June 20, 2011
71
Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri , 564 U.S. 379 March 22, 2011 June 20, 2011
72
American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut , 564 U.S. 410 April 19, 2011 June 20, 2011
73
Turner v. Rogers , 564 U.S. 431 March 23, 2011 June 20, 2011
74
Stern v. Marshall , 564 U.S. 462 January 18, 2011 June 23, 2011
75
Freeman v. United States , 564 U.S. 522 February 23, 2011 June 23, 2011
76
Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. , 564 U.S. 552 April 26, 2011 June 23, 2011
77
PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing , 564 U.S. 604 March 30, 2011 June 23, 2011
78
Bullcoming v. New Mexico , 564 U.S. 647 March 2, 2011 June 23, 2011
79
CSX Transp., Inc. v. McBride , 564 U.S. 685 March 28, 2011 June 23, 2011
80
Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett , 564 U.S. 721 March 28, 2011 June 27, 2011
81
Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. , 564 U.S. 786 November 2, 2010 June 27, 2011
82
J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro , 564 U.S. 873 January 11, 2011 June 27, 2011
83
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown , 564 U.S. 915 January 11, 2011 June 27, 2011
84
United States v. Juvenile Male , 564 U.S. 932 June 27, 2011
85
Leal Garcia v. Texas , 564 U.S. 940 July 7, 2011
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Case name and citation
Argued
Decided
Roberts
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Alito
Sotomayor
Kagan
2010 term membership and statistics
This was the sixth term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure, and the first term for Justice Kagan.
Justice
Appointment history
Agreement with judgment
Opinions filed
Seniority
Name
President
Date confirmed
%
#
Total
Chief Justice
John Roberts
George W. Bush
September 29, 2005
91.7%
77/84
8
0
0
3
11
Associate Justice
Antonin Scalia
Ronald Reagan
September 26, 1986
87.1%
74/85
10
11
1
6
28
Associate Justice
Anthony Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
February 18, 1988
94.1%
80/85
11
3
0
3
17
Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas
George H. W. Bush
October 23, 1991
87.1%
74/85
9
8
0
5
22
Associate Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bill Clinton
August 10, 1993
72.9%
62/85
9
7
1
6
23
Associate Justice
Stephen Breyer
Bill Clinton
August 3, 1994
77.6%
66/85
7
5
1
10
23
Associate Justice
Samuel Alito
George W. Bush
January 31, 2006
87.1%
74/85
7
6
1
4
18
Associate Justice
Sonia Sotomayor
Barack Obama
August 6, 2009
81.7%
67/82
7
9
0
6
22
Associate Justice
Elena Kagan
Barack Obama
August 7, 2010
76.8%
43/56
7
0
0
3
10
Notes on statistics:
Opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders or in-chambers opinions are not included.
Agreement with the Court's judgment does not guarantee agreement with the reasoning expressed in its opinion. A justice is not considered in agreement if they dissented even in part. Agreement percentages are based only on the listed cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point.
Totals
75
49
4
46
174
Notes
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References
Supreme Court of the United States 2010 term
(October 4, 2010 - October 1, 2011)
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