2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia

none February 2026 September 2023 Antonin Scalia File:Antonin Scalia, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg 2012 twenty-seventh October 1, 2012 October 6, 2013 8 5 1 12 0 24 2 0 2 Thomas (16) Breyer (4) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/12 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/12 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/12 October 7, 2013 Antonin Scalia opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 United States v. Bormes majority 568 6 7–16 2012 United States v. Bormes/Opinion of the Court Fair Credit Reporting Act Little Tucker Act waiver of sovereign immunity Unanimous Scalia's unanimous opinion for the Court held that the Little Tucker Act had no applicability to claims brought under the FCRA. The purpose of the Little Tucker Act was to provide judicial remedies for claims against the federal government that were authorized by statutes that did not provide a method for enforcement. As such, it is a gap-filling statute, and so the Court ruled that its provisions do not apply when another statute itself sets forth the conditions by which it is to be enforced, as the FCRA does. 02 Smith v. United States (2013) Smith v. United States majority 568 106 107–14 2013 withdrawal from a conspiracy as affirmative defense burden of proof Due Process Clause Unanimous 03 Bailey v. United States (2013) Bailey v. United States concurrence 568 186 203–06 2013 Fourth Amendment detention incident to the execution of a search warrant Ginsburg, Kagan Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Bailey v. United States Breyer dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Bailey v. United States 04 Henderson v. United States (2013) Henderson v. United States dissent 568 266 280–88 2013 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 52(b) plain error Thomas, Alito Breyer majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Henderson v. United States 05 Johnson v. Williams concurrence 568 289 306–12 2013 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 habeas corpus presumption of adjudication on the merits Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Johnson v. Williams 06 Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds dissent 568 455 483–86 2013 securities fraud Securities Exchange Act of 1934 §10(b) SEC Rule 10b-5 fraud-on-the-market theory materiality class certification Ginsburg majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds Thomas dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds 07 Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center concurrencedissent 568 597 616–26 2013 Clean Water Act Industrial Stormwater rule Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center Roberts concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center 08 Haynes v. Thaler dissent 568 970 971–73 2012 Haynes v. Thaler/Dissent Scalia ineffective assistance of counsel procedural default Thomas, Alito Scalia dissented from the Court's granting of a stay of execution. Sotomayor other 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Haynes v. Thaler 09 Florida v. Jardines majority 569 1 3–12 2013 Fourth Amendment detection dogs curtilage Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Kagan concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Florida v. Jardines Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Florida v. Jardines 10 Comcast Corp. v. Behrend majority 569 27 29–38 2013 antitrust law class action certification Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito Ginsburg and Breyer dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Comcast Corp. v. Behrend 11 US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen dissent 569 88 106–07 2013 Employee Retirement Income Security Act health plan reimbursement from recovery from third parties unjust enrichment double-recovery rule common-fund doctrine Roberts, Thomas, Alito Kagan majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen 12 Arlington v. FCC majority 569 290 293–307 2013 Telecommunications Act of 1996 Chevron deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdiction Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Breyer concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Arlington v. FCC Roberts dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Arlington v. FCC 13 McQuiggin v. Perkins dissent 569 383 401–12 2013 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 actual innocence miscarriage of justice Roberts, Thomas; Alito (in part) Ginsburg majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#McQuiggin v. Perkins 14 Trevino v. Thaler dissent 569 413 434 2013 ineffective assistance of counsel procedural default Thomas Breyer majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Trevino v. Thaler Roberts dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Trevino v. Thaler 15 Maryland v. King dissent 569 435 466–82 2013 Fourth Amendment DNA profiling of arrestees warrantless search Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Maryland v. King 16 Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. concurrence 569 576 596 2013 patent law gene patents DNA extraction BRCA mutation Thomas majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. 17 United States v. Davila concurrence 569 597 613 2013 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 11 vacatur of guilty pleas prejudicial error Thomas Ginsburg majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#United States v. Davilos 18 Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. majority 570 1 4–20 2013 National Voter Registration Act of 1993 Elections Clause Arizona Proposition 200 (2004) Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan; Kennedy (in part) Kennedy concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. Thomas dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. 19 USAID v. Alliance for Open Society (2013) Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. dissent 570 205 221–27 2013 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 Spending Clause conditions imposed on recipients of federal funding First Amendment free speech Thomas Roberts majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. 20 American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant majority 570 228 231–39 2013 Federal Arbitration Act Sherman Antitrust Act class action Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito Thomas concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant Kagan dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant 21 Fisher v. University of Texas (2013) Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin concurrence 570 297 315 2013 affirmative action race as factor in college admissions Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin Thomas concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin Ginsburg dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 22 United States v. Kebodeaux dissent 570 387 406 2013 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Necessary and Proper Clause Breyer majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#United States v. Kebodeaux Roberts concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#United States v. Kebodeaux Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Kebodeaux Thomas dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#United States v. Kebodeaux 23 Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl dissent 570 637 667–68 2013 Indian Child Welfare Act termination of parental rights Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Thomas concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Breyer concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Sotomayor dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 24 Sekhar v. United States majority 570 729 730–38 2013 Hobbs Act definition of extortion Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Sekhar v. United States 25 United States v. Windsor dissent 570 744 778–802 2013 Fifth Amendment equal protection Defense of Marriage Act same-sex marriage Thomas; Roberts (in part) Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#United States v. Windsor Roberts dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#United States v. Windsor Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Windsor 26 Brown v. Plata dissent 570 938 938–40 2013 Prison Litigation Reform Act prison overcrowding Thomas Scalia dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay.