2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

none February 2026 September 2023 Samuel Alito File:Justice Alito official.jpg 2008 fourth October 6, 2008 October 4, 2009 7 8 1 8 0 22 2 0 4 Thomas (14) Stevens, Souter (5) 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328175239/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/08 March 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328062857/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/08 March 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328175609/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/08 March 28, 2010 Samuel Alito opinions SCOTUSterm2006-2008 01 Chambers v. United States concurrence 555 122 2009 Armed Career Criminal Act definition of "violent felony" Thomas majority Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Chambers v. United States 02 Locke v. Karass concurrence 555 207 2009 First Amendment public employee union fees imposed on nonmembers Roberts, Scalia majority Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Locke v. Karass 03 Pearson v. Callahan majority 555 223 2009 qualified immunity Fourth Amendment consent-once-removed doctrine Unanimous 04 Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Comm. majority 555 246 2009 Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause sex discrimination Title IX section 1983 Unanimous 05 Crawford v. Nashville concurrence 555 271 2009 Title VII antiretaliation provision Thomas majority Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Crawford v. Nashville 06 Pleasant Grove City v. Summum majority 555 460 2009 First Amendment free speech government speech public forums Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer concurrence Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Pleasant Grove City v. Summum concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Pleasant Grove City v. Summum concurrence Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Pleasant Grove City v. Summum concurrence Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Pleasant Grove City v. Summum 07 Wyeth v. Levine dissent 555 555 2009 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act FDA-approved pharmaceutical labeling federal preemption failure-to-warn of risks Roberts, Scalia majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Wyeth v. Levine concurrence Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Wyeth v. Levine concurrence Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Wyeth v. Levine 08 Kansas v. Colorado majority 556 98 2009 original jurisdiction award of expert witness attendance fees Arkansas River Compact Unanimous concurrence Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Kansas v. Colorado 09 Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs majority 556 163 2009 Hawaii Admission Act Apology Resolution disposition of land ceded to State upon admission to Union Unanimous 10 Corley v. United States dissent 556 303 2009 confession after unreasonable delay Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure voluntariness of confession Roberts, Scalia, Thomas majority Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#Corley v. United States 11 Arizona v. Gant dissent 556 332 2009 Fourth Amendment search incident to arrest vehicle search Roberts, Kennedy; Breyer (in part) majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Arizona v. Gant concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Arizona v. Gant dissent Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Arizona v. Gant 12 Nken v. Holder dissent 556 418 2009 immigration law Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 stay of removal order Thomas majority Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Nken v. Holder concurrence Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Nken v. Holder 13 Cone v. Bell concurrencedissent 556 449 2009 Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause state suppression of mitigating evidence adequate and independent state ground 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 dissent Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Cone v. Bell 14 Flores-Figueroa v. United States concurrence 556 646 2009 federal criminal law identity theft knowing use of another person's identification majority Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Flores-Figueroa v. United States concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Flores-Figueroa v. United States 15 Montejo v. Louisiana concurrence 556 778 2009 Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination police interrogation after invocation of right to counsel Kennedy majority Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Montejo v. Louisiana dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Montejo v. Louisiana dissent Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Montejo v. Louisiana 16 Boyle v. United States majority 556 938 2009 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act association-in-fact enterprise Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Boyle v. United States 17 Megginson v. United States dissent 556 1230 2009 Fourth Amendment search incident to arrest vehicle search Alito dissented from the Court's summary vacatur and remand. 18 Grooms v. United States dissent 556 1231 2009 Fourth Amendment search incident to arrest vehicle search Alito dissented from the Court's summary vacatur and remand. 19 Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez concurrence 557 1 2009 Tonnage Clause local property tax on vessels majority Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez concurrence Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez 20 District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne concurrence 557 52 2009 Due Process Clause postconviction access to state evidence for DNA testing substantive due process Kennedy; Thomas (in part) majority Roberts 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne dissent Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne dissent Souter 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter#District Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne 21 Yeager v. United States dissent 557 110 2009 Double Jeopardy Clause issue preclusion inconsistency between acquittal and hung jury Scalia, Thomas majority Stevens 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Paul Stevens#Yeager v. United States concurrence Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Yeager v. United States dissent Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Yeager v. United States 22 Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend dissent 557 404 2009 maritime law Jones Act punitive damages Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy majority Thomas 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend 23 Horne v. Flores majority 557 433 2009 Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 state funding of English language instruction Article III standing Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relief from judgment based on changed circumstances No Child Left Behind Act Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas dissent Breyer 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Horne v. Flores 24 Ricci v. DeStefano concurrence 557 557 2009 Title VII disparate impact exams used for employee promotions Scalia, Thomas majority Kennedy 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Ricci v. DeStefano concurrence Scalia 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Ricci v. DeStefano dissent Ginsburg 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Ricci v. DeStefano