2011 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

October 2011 to October 2012 opinions February 2026 September 2023 150px|right The 2011 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2011, and concluded September 30, 2012. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion. Table key 2011 term opinions Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan 1 Cavazos v. Smith 565 1 November 1, 2011 October 31, 2011 join majority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 2 KPMG LLP v. Cocchi 565 18 November 7, 2011 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 3 Bobby v. Dixon 565 23 November 7, 2011 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 4 Greene v. Fisher 565 34 October 11, 2011 November 8, 2011 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 5 Judulang v. Holder 565 42 October 12, 2011 December 12, 2011 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 6 Hardy v. Cross 565 65 December 12, 2011 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 7 Smith v. Cain 565 73 November 8, 2011 January 10, 2012 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 8 CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood 565 95 October 11, 2011 January 10, 2012 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinconcurrence J2 9 Minneci v. Pollard 565 118 November 1, 2011 January 10, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 dissent 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 10 Gonzalez v. Thaler 565 134 November 2, 2011 January 10, 2012 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 11 Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC Hosanna-Tabor Evang. Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC 565 171 October 5, 2011 January 11, 2012 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence2 J1J2 12 Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP v. Valladolid 565 207 October 11, 2011 January 11, 2012 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrence J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 13 Perry v. New Hampshire 565 228 November 2, 2011 January 11, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 14 Maples v. Thomas 565 266 October 4, 2011 January 18, 2012 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 15 Golan v. Holder 565 302 October 5, 2011 January 18, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X 16 Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC 565 368 November 28, 2011 January 18, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 17 Perry v. Perez 565 388 January 20, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 18 United States v. Jones (2012) United States v. Jones 565 400 November 8, 2011 January 23, 2012 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrence1 J2 joinconcurrence1 J2 concurrence1 2 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joinconcurrence1 J2 19 Reynolds v. United States (2012) Reynolds v. United States 565 432 October 3, 2011 January 23, 2012 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 20 National Meat Assn. v. Harris 565 452 November 9, 2011 January 23, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 21 Ryburn v. Huff 565 469 January 23, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 22 Kawashima v. Holder 565 478 November 7, 2011 February 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 23 Howes v. Fields 565 499 October 4, 2011 February 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrencedissent 3 joinconcurrencedissent J3 majority 1 joinconcurrencedissent J3 joinmajority J1 24 Wetzel v. Lambert 565 520 February 24, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 25 Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown 565 530 February 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 26 Messerschmidt v. Millender 565 535 December 5, 2011 February 22, 2012 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 concurrencedissent 3 27 PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana 565 576 December 7, 2011 February 22, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 28 Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern Cal., Inc. 565 606 October 3, 2011 February 22, 2012 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 29 Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. 565 625 November 9, 2011 February 29, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinconcurrencedissent J3 joinconcurrencedissent J3 joinmajority J1 concurrencedissent 3 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 30 Martel v. Claire 565 648 December 6, 2011 March 5, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 31 Martinez v. Ryan 566 1 October 4, 2011 March 20, 2012 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 32 Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Md. 566 30 January 11, 2012 March 20, 2012 joinplurality J1 concurrence1 2 plurality 1X joinplurality concurrence2 2J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinplurality J1 partjoindissent J4X partjoindissent J4X 33 Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Lab., Inc. 566 66 December 7, 2011 March 20, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 34 Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. 566 93 January 11, 2012 March 20, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrencedissent 3 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 35 Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (2012) Sackett v. EPA 566 120 January 9, 2012 March 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 36 Missouri v. Frye 566 134 October 31, 2011 March 21, 2012 joindissent J4 dissent 4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 37 Lafler v. Cooper 566 156 October 31, 2011 March 21, 2012 partjoindissent1 J4X dissent1 4 majority 1 joindissent1 J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 38 Zivotofsky v. Clinton 566 189 November 7, 2011 March 26, 2012 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinconcurrence2 dissent 4J2X concurrence1 2 concurrence2 2 joinmajority J1 39 Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Simmonds 566 221 November 29, 2011 March 26, 2012 didnotparticipate X majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 40 Setser v. United States 566 231 November 30, 2011 March 28, 2012 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 41 Vartelas v. Holder 566 257 January 18, 2012 March 28, 2012 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 42 FAA v. Cooper 566 284 November 30, 2011 March 28, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 majority 1 dissent 4 didnotparticipate X 43 Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington 566 318 October 12, 2011 April 2, 2012 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 joinmajority J1 plurality 1X partjoinmajority J1X joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 44 Rehberg v. Paulk 566 356 November 1, 2011 April 2, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 45 Vasquez v. United States 566 378 March 21, 2012 April 2, 2012 In Vasquez v. United States, 566 U.S. 376 (2012), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 46 Filarsky v. Delia 566 377 January 17, 2012 April 17, 2012 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joinmajority J1 47 Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S 566 399 December 5, 2011 April 17, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 majority 1 48 Kappos v. Hyatt 566 431 January 9, 2012 April 18, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 49 Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority 566 449 February 28, 2012 April 18, 2012 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 50 Wood v. Milyard 566 463 February 27, 2012 April 24, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrence J2 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 51 United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC 566 478 January 17, 2012 April 25, 2012 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1X dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 plurality 1X joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 52 Hall v. United States 566 506 November 29, 2011 May 14, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 53 Astrue v. Capato 566 541 March 19, 2012 May 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 54 Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. 566 560 February 21, 2012 May 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 55 Holder v. Martinez Gutierrez 566 583 January 18, 2012 May 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 56 Blueford v. Arkansas 566 599 February 22, 2012 May 24, 2012 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 57 Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc. 566 624 February 21, 2012 May 24, 2012 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 58 RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank 566 639 April 23, 2012 May 29, 2012 joinmajority J1 majority 1 didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 59 Coleman v. Johnson 566 650 May 29, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 60 Reichle v. Howards 566 658 March 21, 2012 June 4, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 concurrence 2 joinconcurrence J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X 61 Armour v. Indianapolis 566 673 February 29, 2012 June 4, 2012 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 62 Elgin v. Department of Treasury 567 1 February 27, 2012 June 11, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 63 Parker v. Matthews 567 37 June 11, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 64 Williams v. Illinois 567 50 December 6, 2011 June 18, 2012 joinplurality J1 joindissent J4 joinplurality J1 concurrence1 2 joindissent J4 joinplurality concurrence2 2J1 plurality 1X joindissent J4 dissent 4 65 Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. 567 142 April 16, 2012 June 18, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 66 Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter 567 182 April 18, 2012 June 18, 2012 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 67 Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band... v. Patchak 567 209 April 24, 2012 June 18, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 majority 1 68 Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations (2012) FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. 567 239 January 10, 2012 June 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 69 Dorsey v. United States 567 260 April 17, 2012 June 21, 2012 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 70 Knox v. Service Employees 567 298 January 10, 2012 June 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrence J2 dissent 4 majority 1 concurrence 2 joindissent J4 71 Southern Union Co. v. United States 567 343 March 19, 2012 June 21, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 72 Arizona v. United States 567 387 April 25, 2012 June 25, 2012 joinmajority J1 concurrencedissent1 3 majority 1 concurrencedissent2 3 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrencedissent3 3 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X 73 Miller v. Alabama 567 460 March 20, 2012 June 25, 2012 dissent1 4 joindissent1 joindissent2 joindissent3 J4J4J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent1 dissent2 4J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joindissent1 dissent3 4J4 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 majority 1 74 American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock 567 516 June 25, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 75 National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius 567 519 March 26–28, 2012 June 28, 2012 plurality 1X dissent1 4 dissent1 4 dissent1 dissent2 4 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent 3J1X partjoinmajority partjoinconcurrencedissent J1XJ3X dissent1 4 partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent J1XJ3 partjoinmajority partjoinconcurrencedissent J1XJ3X 76 United States v. Alvarez 567 709 February 22, 2012 June 28, 2012 joinplurality J1 joindissent J4 plurality 1X joindissent J4 joinplurality J1 concurrence 2 dissent 4 joinplurality J1 joinconcurrence J2 77 First American Financial Corp. v. Edwards 567 756 November 28, 2011 June 28, 2012 In First American Financial Corp. v. Edwards, 567 U.S. 756 (2012), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 78 Tennant v. Jefferson County 567 758 September 25, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan 2011 term membership and statistics This was the seventh term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure and the second term with the same membership. John Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 70 77 7 1 0 4 Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 63 78 8 4 1 9 Anthony Kennedy Ronald Reagan February 18, 1988 72 77 9 0 0 2 Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 66 78 6 6 1 3 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 53 78 7 4 3 6 Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton August 3, 1994 60 78 7 5 0 10 Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 64 78 7 6 1 5 Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 61 77 6 7 1 5 Elena Kagan Barack Obama August 7, 2010 60 74 7 1 1 1 42 Individual opinion counts will not match the Court's totals; the dissent in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius that was jointly authored by Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito is counted separately for all four justices but counted only once in the Court's totals. Notes References Category:2011 term United States Supreme Court decisions 2011 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/11 2011 Term Opinions of the Court Supreme Court of the United States September 27, 2012 2011 October 3, 2011 September 30, 2012 Category:Lists of United States Supreme Court opinions by term