2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

none February 2026 September 2023 Clarence Thomas File:Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait.jpg 2008 eighteenth October 6, 2008 October 4, 2009 9 7 3 4 0 21 2 0 3 Scalia (10 in full, 2 in part) Souter, Ginsburg (4 in full, 1 in part) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/08 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/08 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/08 March 20, 2010 Clarence Thomas opinions SCOTUSterm2006-2008 01 Altria Group, Inc. v. Good dissent 555 70 2008 tobacco litigation unfair trade practices Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act federal preemption Roberts, Scalia, Alito majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Altria Group, Inc. v. Good 02 Jimenez v. Quarterman majority 555 113 2009 habeas corpus Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 finality of conviction pending out-of-time appeal Unanimous 03 Waddington v. Sarausad majority 555 179 2009 habeas corpus Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 accomplice liability Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito dissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Waddington v. Sarausad 04 Carcieri v. Salazar majority 555 379 2009 Indian Reorganization Act legal status of Narragansett Tribe authority of Secretary of the Interior to take land in trust Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito concurrence Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Carcieri v. Salazar concurrencedissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Carcieri v. Salazar dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Carcieri v. Salazar 05 Negusie v. Holder dissent 555 511 2009 immigration law Refugee Act of 1980 persecutor bar for refugee applicants majority Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Negusie v. Holder concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Negusie v. Holder concurrencedissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Negusie v. Holder 06 Wyeth v. Levine concurrence 555 555 2009 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling federal preemption failure-to-warn of risks majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Wyeth v. Levine concurrence Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Wyeth v. Levine dissent Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Wyeth v. Levine 07 Walker v. Georgia concurrence 555 979 2008 Eighth Amendment death penalty proportionality review other Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Walker v. Georgia Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. 08 Bartlett v. Strickland concurrence 556 1 2009 Voting Rights Act of 1965 legislative redistricting vote dilution Scalia plurality Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Bartlett v. Strickland dissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Bartlett v. Strickland dissent Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Bartlett v. Strickland dissent Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Bartlett v. Strickland 09 Knowles v. Mirzayance majority 556 111 2009 Sixth Amendment ineffective assistance of counsel withdrawal of not guilty by reason of insanity plea Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg (in part) 10 Harbison v. Bell concurrence 556 180 2009 federally appointed counsel in state clemency proceedings certificate of appealability majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Harbison v. Bell concurrence Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Harbison v. Bell concurrencedissent Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Harbison v. Bell 11 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett majority 556 247 2009 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 arbitration clause in collective bargaining agreement Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett dissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett 12 Cone v. Bell dissent 556 449 2009 Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause state suppression of mitigating evidence adequate and independent state ground Scalia majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Cone v. Bell concurrence Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Cone v. Bell concurrencedissent Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Cone v. Bell 13 FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. (2009) FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. concurrence 556 502 2009 Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 indecency ban on broadcast television fleeting expletives majority Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. concurrence Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. dissent Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. dissent Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. 14 Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. majority 556 635 2009 appeal after removal to state court supplemental jurisdiction Unanimous concurrence Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. concurrence Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. 15 Haywood v. Drown dissent 556 729 2009 Section 1983 state limitation of liability against corrections officers Supremacy Clause Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part) majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Haywood v. Drown 16 United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York majority 556 928 2009 False Claims Act qui tam Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure status of United States when not intervening timeliness of appeal Unanimous 17 Thompson v. McNeil concurrence 556 1114 2009 Eighth Amendment death penalty substantial delay other Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Thompson v. McNeil dissent Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Thompson v. McNeil Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. 18 Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. majority 557 167 2009 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 disparate treatment claim but-for causation burden of persuasion Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. dissent Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. 19 Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder concurrencedissent 557 193 2009 Voting Rights Act of 1965 preclearance eligibility of utility district for bailout provision majority Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Northwest Austin Municipal Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder 20 Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts concurrence 557 305 2009 Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause forensic analyst affidavits majority Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts dissent Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts 21 Safford Unified School District v. Redding concurrencedissent 557 364 2009 Fourth Amendment strip search of public school student for contraband majority Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Safford Unified School Dist.#1 v. Redding concurrencedissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Safford Unified School Dist.#1 v. Redding concurrencedissent Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Safford Unified School Dist.#1 v. Redding 22 Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend majority 557 404 2009 maritime law Jones Act punitive damages Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer dissent Alito 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend 23 Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C. concurrencedissent 557 519 2009 National Banking Act fair-lending laws federal preemption Roberts, Kennedy, Alito majority Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L. L. C. References