2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

none February 2026 September 2023 Clarence Thomas File:Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait.jpg 2010 twentieth October 4, 2010 October 1, 2011 9 8 0 6 0 22 1 0 1 Scalia, Kennedy, Alito (11) Kagan (1) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/10 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/10 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/10 October 2, 2011 Clarence Thomas opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 NASA v. Nelson concurrence 562 134 2011 background check of prospective federal employees informational privacy Privacy Act of 1974 Alito majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#NASA v. Nelson Scalia concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#NASA v. Nelson 02 Ortiz v. Jordan concurrence 562 180 2011 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appealability of denial of summary judgment motion after trial on the merits qualified immunity post-trial judicial review of sufficiency of the evidence Scalia, Kennedy Ginsburg majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Ortiz v. Jordan 03 CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Dept. of Revenue dissent 562 277 2011 Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 tax discrimination against rail carrier Ginsburg Kagan majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Dept. of Revenue 04 Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. concurrence 562 323 2011 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards on seat belt design state law torts against auto manufacturers federal preemption Breyer majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Sotomayor concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. 05 Michigan v. Bryant concurrence 562 344 2011 Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause hearsay exception for statements to help police address ongoing emergency Sotomayor majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Michigan v. Bryant Scalia dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Michigan v. Bryant Ginsburg dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Michigan v. Bryant 06 Pepper v. United States dissent 562 476 2011 Federal Sentencing Guidelines consideration of postsentencing rehabilitation Sotomayor majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Pepper v. United States Breyer concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Pepper v. United States Alito concurrencedissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Pepper v. United States 07 Skinner v. Switzer dissent 562 521 2011 postconviction access to DNA testing Section 1983 Rooker–Feldman doctrine Kennedy, Alito Ginsburg majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Skinner v. Switzer 08 Alderman v. United States dissent 562 1163 2011 Alderman v. United States (562 U.S. —)/Dissent Thomas Commerce Clause James Guelff and Chris McCurley Body Armor Act of 2002 Scalia (in part) Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, in a case involving whether a federal law against felons possessing body armor was constitutional after United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995), which was the first Supreme Court case since the New Deal to set limits upon Congress's Commerce Clause power. The lower court's opinion held, on the basis of an older case, Scarborough v. United States, 431 U. S. 563 (1977), that the federal law was presumptively constitutional and that it was therefore not subject to the three-part test established in Lopez for analyzing whether a federal law exceeded Commerce Clause powers. In his dissent, Thomas complained that the Court, in its refusal to review the lower court's decision, "tacitly accepts the nullification of our recent Commerce Clause jurisprudence." 09 Connick v. Thompson majority 563 51 2011 single violation as basis for Section 1983 claim failure to make Brady disclosure failure to train prosecutors Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito Scalia concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Connick v. Thompson Ginsburg dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Connick v. Thompson 10 Cullen v. Pinholster plurality 563 170 2011 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 introduction of new evidence in habeas corpus proceedings Sixth Amendment ineffective assistance of counsel Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy; Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan Alito concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Cullen v. Pinholster Breyer concurrencedissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Cullen v. Pinholster Sotomayor dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Cullen v. Pinholster 11 Sossamon v. Texas majority 563 277 2011 prisoners' rights Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Spending Clause sovereign immunity Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito Sotomayor dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Sossamon v. Texas 12 AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion concurrence 563 333 2011 Federal Arbitration Act federal preemption class actions Scalia majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion Breyer dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion 13 Montana v. Wyoming majority 563 368 2011 Yellowstone River Compact water law change in irrigation methods reducing downstream flow doctrine of appropriation doctrine of recapture Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor Scalia dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Montana v. Wyoming 14 Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk majority 563 401 2011 False Claims Act bar on qui tam suits based on public disclosures Freedom of Information Act responses Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito Ginsburg dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk 15 McNeill v. United States majority 563 816 2011 Armed Career Criminal Act sentencing enhancement for prior serious drug offense convictions Unanimous 16 Sykes v. United States concurrence 564 1 2011 Armed Career Criminal Act felony vehicle flight as predicate offense under residual clause Kennedy majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Sykes v. United States Scalia dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Sykes v. United States Kagan dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Sykes v. United States 17 Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. majority 564 50 2011 Telecommunications Act of 1996 incumbent local exchange carrier interconnection duty entrance facility as part of network Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor Scalia concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. 18 Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership concurrence 564 91 2011 Patent Act of 1952 presumption of patent validity on-sale bar clear and convincing evidence Sotomayor majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership Breyer concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership 19 Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders majority 564 135 2011 SEC Rule 10b-5 participation of corporate affiliate in making false statements Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito Breyer dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders 20 Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri concurrence 564 379 2011 employer retaliation First Amendment public employee speech Petition Clause Kennedy majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri Scalia concurrencedissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri 21 Turner v. Rogers dissent 564 431 2011 Due Process Clause right to counsel in civil contempt hearing for indigent defendant facing incarceration Scalia; Roberts, Alito (in part) Breyer majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Turner v. Rogers 22 PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing majority 564 604 2011 federal generic drug labeling requirements federal preemption Roberts, Scalia, Alito; Kennedy (part) Sotomayor dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing 23 Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. dissent 564 786 2011 First Amendment freedom of speech restriction on sale of violent video games to minors Scalia majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. Alito concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. Breyer dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn.