2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

none February 2026 September 2023 Sonia Sotomayor File:Sonia Sotomayor in SCOTUS robe.jpg 2011 third October 3, 2011 September 30, 2012 6 7 1 7 1 19 3 0 0 Ginsburg, Kagan (8) Kennedy, Alito (4) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/11 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/11 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/11 October 23, 2012 Sonia Sotomayor opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood concurrence 565 95 2012 Federal Arbitration Act Credit Repair Organizations Act Kagan Scalia majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood Ginsburg dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood 02 Gonzalez v. Thaler majority 565 134 2012 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 habeas corpus statute of limitations Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan Scalia dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Gonzalez v. Thaler 03 Perry v. New Hampshire dissent 565 228 2012 Due Process Clause eyewitness identification made under suggestible circumstances Ginsburg majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Perry v. New Hampshire Thomas concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Perry v. New Hampshire 04 United States v. Jones (2012) United States v. Jones concurrence 565 400 2012 Fourth Amendment GPS tracking of suspect's vehicle Scalia majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#United States v. Jones Alito concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Jones 05 Messerschmidt v. Millender dissent 565 535 2012 Fourth Amendment law enforcement reliance on overbroad search warrant qualified immunity Ginsburg Roberts majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Messerschmidt v. Millender Breyer concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Messerschmidt v. Millender Kagan concurrencedissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Messerschmidt v. Millender 06 Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. concurrencedissent 565 625 2012 Locomotive Inspection Act injury from asbestos exposure state law claims for defective design and failure to warn federal preemption Ginsburg, Breyer Thomas majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. Kagan concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. 07 Buck v. Thaler dissent 565 1022 2011 Buck v. Thaler/Dissent Sotomayor death penalty Kagan Alito other 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Buck v. Thaler Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari in a case involving the murder conviction and death sentence of an African-American in Texas state court. During the sentencing phase, a psychologist had improperly testified that blacks were more likely to be violent. Though the psychologist was a defense witness called to testify that the defendant would not pose a continuing threat to society behind bars, on cross-examination the prosecution further elicited statements from the psychologist regarding race as a predictor of future violence. In Sotomayor's view, "the salient fact was that the prosecution invited the jury to consider race as a factor in sentencing." Sotomayor also noted that the State had misrepresented to the lower courts the nature of other Texas death sentences that had involved the same psychologist but had already been set for resentencing, and she believed the District Court should have the opportunity to evaluate this case with a clear record. Further reading AP/The Huffington Post Duane Buck, Texas Death Row Inmate, Refused Supreme Court Appeal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/duane-buck-supreme-court_n_1079716.html The Huffington Post November 7, 2011 08 Cash v. Maxwell other 565 1038 2012 Cash v. Maxwell/Statement Sotomayor Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act due process false testimony jailhouse informants Scalia dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Cash v. Maxwell Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. A state court had found there was no credible or persuasive evidence that a jailhouse informant had lied in a murder trial when testifying that the defendant had confessed to him. Sotomayor agreed with the Ninth Circuit's finding that this was unreasonable, in light of voluminous evidence that the informant had lied about confessions in many other trials and had concededly lied about other matters in this trial, and therefore passed the high hurdle for setting aside a state court conviction under AEDPA. Disagreeing with Scalia's dissent, Sotomayor took issue with his characterization of the evidence that the informant lied as merely "circumstantial". She wrote that the dissent "insists that it is possible that Storch [the informant] repeatedly falsely implicated other defendants, and fabricated other material facts at Maxwell's trial, but uncharacteristically told the truth about Maxwell's supposed confession. Of course, that is possible. But it is not reasonable, given the voluminous evidence that Storch was a habitual liar who even the State concedes told other material lies at Maxwell's trial." She also noted that the Ninth Circuit had conducted the proper review under the law, and that the main purpose of granting certiorari is to clarify the law. "Mere disagreement with the Ninth Circuit's highly factbound conclusion is, in my opinion, an insufficient basis for granting certiorari." 09 Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. majority 566 93 2012 Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act date of assessment of compensation rate Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan Ginsburg concurrencedissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. 10 Zivotofsky v. Clinton concurrence 566 189 2012 political question doctrine U.S. position on status of Jerusalem Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 passport designation of births in Jerusalem Breyer (in part) Roberts majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Zivotofsky v. Clinton Alito concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Zivotofsky v. Clinton Breyer dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Zivotofsky v. Clinton 11 FAA v. Cooper dissent 566 284 2012 Privacy Act of 1974 sovereign immunity damages for mental or emotional distress Ginsburg, Breyer Alito majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#FAA v. Cooper 12 Filarsky v. Delia concurrence 566 377 2012 qualified immunity private individuals temporarily working for government Roberts majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Filarsky v. Delia Ginsburg concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Filarsky v. Delia 13 Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S concurrence 566 399 2012 pharmaceutical patents counterclaim by generic drug companies to force correction of patent-holder use code Kagan majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S 14 Kappos v. Hyatt concurrence 566 431 2012 patent law introduction of new evidence in challenge to denial of patent application Breyer Thomas majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Kappos v. Hyatt 15 Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority majority 566 449 2012 Torture Victim Protection Act liability against organizations Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan; Scalia (in part) Breyer concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority 16 Hall v. United States majority 566 506 2012 bankruptcy priority of taxation on post-petition sale of farm assets Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito Breyer dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Hall v. United States 17 Blueford v. Arkansas dissent 566 599 2012 double jeopardy retrial after mistrial due to hung jury Ginsburg, Kagan Roberts majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Blueford v. Arkansas 18 Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter majority 567 182 2012 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act reimbursement of tribal contract support costs for public services Contract Disputes Act Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Kagan Roberts dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter 19 Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak dissent 567 209 2012 Indian Reorganization Act government acquisition of property to provide to Native Americans sovereign immunity Quiet Title Act prudential standing Kagan majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak 20 Knox v. Service Employees concurrence 567 298 2012 mootness due to voluntary cessation First Amendment compulsory fees for political lobbying by public sector agency shop Ginsburg Alito majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Knox v. Service Employees Breyer dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Knox v. Service Employees 21 Southern Union Co. v. United States majority 567 343 2012 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 Sixth Amendment right to jury determination of facts relating to criminal fines Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Kagan Breyer dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Southern Union Co. v. United States 22 Fairey v. Tucker dissent 567 924 2012 Fourteenth Amendment trial in absentia Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.