2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

none February 2026 September 2023 Samuel Alito File:Justice Alito official.jpg 2010 sixth October 4, 2010 October 1, 2011 7 6 1 6 1 18 3 0 0 Roberts (12) Kagan (4) 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 Samuel Alito opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 NASA v. Nelson majority 562 134 2011 background check of prospective federal employees informational privacy Privacy Act of 1974 Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor Scalia concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#NASA v. Nelson Thomas concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#NASA v. Nelson 02 Staub v. Proctor Hospital concurrence 562 411 2011 Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 influence of prior discrimination on subsequent decisionmaker Thomas Scalia majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Staub v. Proctor Hospital 03 Henderson v. Shinseki majority 562 428 2011 Veterans' Judicial Review Act Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims excusability of missing deadline for filing appeal Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor 04 Snyder v. Phelps dissent 562 443 2011 First Amendment free speech intentional infliction of emotional distress Roberts majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Snyder v. Phelps Breyer concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Snyder v. Phelps 05 Pepper v. United States concurrencedissent 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 Thomas dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Pepper v. United States 06 Wall v. Kholi majority 562 545 2011 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 tolling of habeas corpus statute of limitations motion to reduce sentence as application for collateral review Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part) Scalia concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Wall v. Kholi 07 Milner v. Department of Navy concurrence 562 562 2011 Freedom of Information Act exemption for internal personnel rules Kagan majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Milner v. Department of Navy Breyer dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Milner v. Department of Navy 08 Wong v. Smith dissent 562 1021 2010 Wong v. Smith/Dissent Alito judicial commenting on evidence judicial coercion of a jury verdict Roberts, Scalia Alito filed a dissent from the Court's denial of certiorari, where the lower court had granted habeas relief on the grounds that a judge's comments to a deadlocked jury about the evidence coerced them into returning a guilty verdict. Alito observed that the privilege of common law judges to comment on the evidence was centuries old, and no Supreme Court precedent had yet ruled on whether or when the exercise of that privilege constituted coercion. In Alito's view, therefore, the lower court's judgment was contrary to the requirement under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act that a state court judgment must be contrary to clearly established law in order to be set aside by a federal habeas court. 09 Harper v. Maverick Recording Co. dissent 562 1080 2010 Harper v. Maverick Recording Co./Dissent Alito copyright infringement statutory damages innocent infringer defense music downloading Alito filed a dissent from the Court's denial of certiorari, in a case involving a 16-year-old girl sued for illegally downloading music from the internet. The lower court had ruled the girl was ineligible for the "innocent infringer" defense, which would have reduced the statutory damages available, because it was foreclosed by 17 402(d), which applies when the defendant had access to a "phonorecord" bearing a copyright notice. Alito noted that the statutory definition of "phonorecord" only applied to material objects, and so there was a "strong argument" that §402(d) did not apply to downloaded digital music files. Though there was not yet a circuit split on the issue, Alito believed certiorari was appropriate because the issue was important and unlikely to be presented to the courts of appeals in many cases. 10 Huber v. New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection other 562 1302 2011 Fourth Amendment warrantless searches wetlands protection Roberts, Scalia, Thomas Alito filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. 11 Cullen v. Pinholster concurrence 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 Thomas majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#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 12 Kentucky v. King majority 563 452 2011 Fourth Amendment exigent circumstances police-created exigency Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Ginsburg dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Kentucky v. King 13 Brown v. Plata dissent 563 493 2011 Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Eighth Amendment prison overcrowding Roberts Kennedy majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Brown v. Plata Scalia dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Brown v. Plata 14 Fowler v. United States dissent 563 668 2011 federal witness tampering crime likelihood victim was intending to communicate with federal officer Ginsburg Breyer majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Fowler v. United States Scalia concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Fowler v. United States 15 Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S. A. majority 563 754 2011 patent law induced infringement willful blindness Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Kennedy dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S. A. 16 Nevada Comm'n on Ethics v. Carrigan concurrence 564 117 2011 vote recusal of state legislator with conflict of interest First Amendment overbreadth doctrine Scalia majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Nevada Comm'n on Ethics v. Carrigan Kennedy concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Nevada Comm'n on Ethics v. Carrigan 17 United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation majority 564 162 2011 fiduciary exception to attorney–client privilege general trust relationship between the United States and Indian tribes Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas Ginsburg concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation Sotomayor dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation 18 Davis v. United States (2011) Davis v. United States majority 564 229 2011 Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule good faith reliance on binding appellate precedent Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Kagan Sotomayor concurrence 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Davis v. United States Breyer dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Davis v. United States 19 J. D. B. v. North Carolina dissent 564 261 2011 Fifth Amendment Miranda warning effect of minor's age on determining custodial status Roberts, Scalia, Thomas Sotomayor majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#J. D. B. v. North Carolina 20 American Elec. Power Co. v. Connecticut concurrence 564 410 2011 Clean Air Act power plant carbon dioxide emissions standards federal common law nuisance claims Thomas Ginsburg majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#American Elec. Power Co. v. Connecticut 21 Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. concurrence 564 786 2011 First Amendment freedom of speech restriction on sale of violent video games to minors Roberts Scalia majority 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. Thomas dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. Breyer dissent 2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn.