2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

none February 2026 September 2023 Ruth Bader Ginsburg File:Ruth Bader Ginsburg official SCOTUS portrait.jpg 2011 nineteenth October 3, 2011 September 30, 2012 7 5 6 3 0 20 1 2 Breyer (13) Scalia, Thomas (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 ruthbaderginsburgopinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 Cavazos v. Smith dissent 565 1 2011 Cavazos v. Smith/Dissent Ginsburg Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Breyer, Sotomayor per curiam majority 2011 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Cavazos v. Smith Ginsburg dissented from the Court's per curiam granting of certiorari and reversal of the Ninth Circuit's judgment (its third in the course of the litigation), believing the Court erred in reviewing "a notably fact-bound case" because it was "bent on rebuking the Ninth Circuit for what it conceives to be defiance of our prior remands...I would not ignore Smith’s plight and choose her case as a fit opportunity to teach the Ninth Circuit a lesson." 02 CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood dissent 565 95 2012 Federal Arbitration Act Credit Repair Organizations Act Scalia majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood Sotomayor concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood 03 Minneci v. Pollard dissent 565 118 2012 Eighth Amendment cruel and unusual punishment privately-run prison adequate alternative causes of action under state tort law Breyer majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Minneci v. Pollard Scalia concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Minneci v. Pollard 04 Perry v. New Hampshire majority 565 228 2012 Due Process Clause eyewitness identification made under suggestible circumstances Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan Thomas concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Perry v. New Hampshire Sotomayor dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Perry v. New Hampshire 05 Maples v. Thomas majority 565 266 2012 habeas corpus excusable procedural default abandonment by counsel Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan Alito concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Maples v. Thomas Scalia dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Maples v. Thomas 06 Golan v. Holder majority 565 302 2012 copyright Berne Convention public domain Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor Breyer dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Golan v. Holder 07 Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC majority 565 368 2012 Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 federal question jurisdiction presumption of concurrent jurisdiction with state courts Unanimous 08 Kawashima v. Holder dissent 565 478 2012 immigration law conviction for false tax return as basis for deportation Breyer, Kagan Thomas majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Kawashima v. Holder 09 Howes v. Fields concurrencedissent 565 499 2012 Miranda warning custodial status of prison inmate during interrogation Breyer, Sotomayor Alito majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Howes v. Fields 10 Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Md. dissent 566 30 2012 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 self-care provision Fourteenth Amendment abrogation of state sovereign immunity Breyer; Sotomayor, Kagan (in part) Kennedy plurality 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Md. Scalia concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Md. Thomas concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Md. 11 Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. concurrencedissent 566 93 2012 Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act date of assessment of compensation rate Sotomayor majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. 12 Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (2012) Sackett v. EPA concurrence 566 120 2012 Clean Water Act discharge of pollutants into navigable waters finality of EPA compliance order under Administrative Procedure Act Scalia majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Sackett v. EPA Alito concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Sackett v. EPA 13 Vartelas v. Holder majority 566 257 2012 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 effect of conviction on lawful permanent resident seeking reentry antiretroactivity principle Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Vartelas v. Holder 14 Filarsky v. Delia concurrence 566 46 2012 qualified immunity private individuals temporarily working for government Roberts majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Filarsky v. Delia Sotomayor concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Filarsky v. Delia 15 Wood v. Milyard majority 566 463 2012 habeas corpus court of appeals raising sua sponte deliberately forfeited statute of limitation defense Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan Thomas concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Wood v. Milyard 16 Astrue v. Capato majority 566 541 2012 Social Security eligibility of posthumously conceived children for survivor's benefits definition of child under state intestacy law Unanimous 17 Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. dissent 566 560 2012 Court Interpreters Act document translation expenses as court costs awardable to prevailing parties Breyer, Sotomayor Alito majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. 18 Reichle v. Howards concurrence 566 658 2012 First Amendment retaliatory arrest qualified immunity Secret Service Breyer Thomas majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Reichle v. Howards 19 Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations (2012) FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. concurrence 567 239 2012 FCC regulation of indecent broadcasting content fleeting expletives or nudity Due Process Clause void for vagueness doctrine Kennedy majority 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. 20 National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius concurrencedissent 567 519 2012 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act individual mandate Anti-Injunction Act Commerce Clause Necessary and Proper Clause Medicaid expansion coercive conditions on federal spending Sotomayor; Breyer, Kagan (in part) Roberts plurality 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius Thomas dissent 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius 21 FCC v. CBS Corp. concurrence 567 953 2012 FCC regulation of indecent broadcasting content Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy fleeting expletives Roberts concurrence 2011 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#FCC v. CBS Corp. Ginsburg concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.