2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The 2011 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2011, and concluded September 30, 2012. This was the nineteenth term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2011 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
5
Concurrence
0
Other
3
Dissent
6
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 21
Bench opinions = 20Opinions relating to orders = 1In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Breyer (13) Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas (4)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
401



Cavazos v. Smith • [full text]565 U.S. 1 (2011)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996Breyer, Sotomayor
per curiam
Ginsburg dissented from the Court's per curiam granting of certiorari and reversal of the Ninth Circuit's judgment (its third in the course of the litigation), believing the Court erred in reviewing "a notably fact-bound case" because it was "bent on rebuking the Ninth Circuit for what it conceives to be defiance of our prior remands...I would not ignore Smith’s plight and choose her case as a fit opportunity to teach the Ninth Circuit a lesson."
402



CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood565 U.S. 95 (2012)

Federal Arbitration Act  • Credit Repair Organizations Act
Scalia
Sotomayor
403



Minneci v. Pollard565 U.S. 118 (2012)

Eighth Amendment  • cruel and unusual punishment  • privately-run prison  • adequate alternative causes of action under state tort law
Breyer
Scalia
104



Perry v. New Hampshire565 U.S. 228 (2012)

Due Process Clause  • eyewitness identification made under suggestible circumstancesRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Thomas
Sotomayor
105



Maples v. Thomas565 U.S. 266 (2012)

habeas corpus  • excusable procedural default  • abandonment by counselRoberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Scalia
106



Golan v. Holder565 U.S. 302 (2012)

copyright  • Berne Convention  • public domainRoberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor
Breyer
107



Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC565 U.S. 368 (2012)

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991  • federal question jurisdiction  • presumption of concurrent jurisdiction with state courtsUnanimous
408



Kawashima v. Holder565 U.S. 478 (2012)

immigration law  • conviction for false tax return as basis for deportationBreyer, Kagan
Thomas
309



Howes v. Fields565 U.S. 499 (2012)

Miranda warning  • custodial status of prison inmate during interrogationBreyer, Sotomayor
Alito
410



Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Md.566 U.S. 30 (2012)

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993  • self-care provision  • Fourteenth Amendment  • abrogation of state sovereign immunityBreyer; Sotomayor, Kagan (in part)
Kennedy
Scalia
Thomas
311



Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.566 U.S. 93 (2012)

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act  • date of assessment of compensation rate
Sotomayor
212



Sackett v. EPA566 U.S. 120 (2012)

Clean Water Act  • discharge of pollutants into navigable waters  • finality of EPA compliance order under Administrative Procedure Act
Scalia
Alito
113



Vartelas v. Holder566 U.S. 257 (2012)

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996  • effect of conviction on lawful permanent resident seeking reentry  • antiretroactivity principleRoberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
214



Filarsky v. Delia566 U.S. 46 (2012)

qualified immunity  • private individuals temporarily working for government
Roberts
Sotomayor
115



Wood v. Milyard566 U.S. 463 (2012)

habeas corpus  • court of appeals raising sua sponte deliberately forfeited statute of limitation defenseRoberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
116



Astrue v. Capato566 U.S. 541 (2012)

Social Security  • eligibility of posthumously conceived children for survivor's benefits  • definition of child under state intestacy lawUnanimous
417



Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd.566 U.S. 560 (2012)

Court Interpreters Act  • document translation expenses as court costs awardable to prevailing partiesBreyer, Sotomayor
Alito
218



Reichle v. Howards566 U.S. 658 (2012)

First Amendment  • retaliatory arrest  • qualified immunity  • Secret ServiceBreyer
Thomas
219



FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.567 U.S. 239 (2012)

FCC regulation of indecent broadcasting content  • fleeting expletives or nudity  • Due Process Clause  • void for vagueness doctrine
Kennedy
320



National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius567 U.S. 519 (2012)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  • individual mandate  • Anti-Injunction Act  • Commerce Clause  • Necessary and Proper Clause  • Medicaid expansion  • coercive conditions on federal spendingSotomayor; Breyer, Kagan (in part)
Roberts
Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Thomas
221



FCC v. CBS Corp.567 U.S. 953 (2012)

FCC regulation of indecent broadcasting content  • Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy  • fleeting expletives
Roberts
Ginsburg concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.

References

  • "2011 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  • "2011 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  • "2011 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 23, 2012.