2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas during the 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which began October 5, 2009 and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the nineteenth term of Thomas' tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2009 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality 14 Concurrence 0 Other 5 Dissent 1 Concurrence/dissent Total = 28 Bench opinions = 26 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous decisions: 2 Most joined by: Scalia (15) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Breyer (5)

Case	Issue	Joined by
Johnson v. Bredesen 558 U.S. ___ (2009)	Eighth Amendment: death penalty
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter 558 U.S. ___ (2009)
McDaniel v. Brown 558 U.S. ___ (2010)		Scalia
Presley v. Georgia 558 U.S. ___ (2010)		Scalia
Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n 558 U.S. ___ (2010)	First Amendment: free speech: campaign finance restrictions
Noriega v. Pastrana 559 U.S. ___ (2010)		Scalia
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari in a proceeding brought by former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to challenge his extradition to France upon his release from federal prison.
Wilkins v. Gaddy 559 U.S. ___ (2010)		Scalia
Maryland v. Shatzer 559 U.S. ___ (2010)
Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick 559 U.S. ___ (2010)	Copyright	Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
Bloate v. United States 559 U.S. ___ (2010)		Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States 559 U.S. ___ (2010)
United States Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa 559 U.S. ___ (2010)		Unanimous
Berghuis v. Smith 559 U.S. ___ (2010)
Jones v. Harris Associates 559 U.S. ___ (2010)
Perdue v. Kenny A. 559 U.S. ___ (2010)
Graham v. Florida 560 U.S. ___ (2010)		Scalia; Alito (in part)
United States v. Comstock 560 U.S. ___ (2010)		Scalia (in part)
United States v. O'Brien 560 U.S. ___ (2010)
Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co. 560 U.S. ___ (2010)		Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor; Stevens (in part)
Samantar v. Yousuf 560 U.S. ___ (2010)
Levin v. Commerce Energy, Inc. 560 U.S. ___ (2010)		Scalia
Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder 560 U.S. ___ (2010)
Astrue v. Ratliff 560 U.S. ___ (2010)		Unanimous
Schwab v. Reilly 560 U.S. ___ (2010)		Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, Sotomayor
Doe v. Reed 561 U.S. ___ (2010)
Granite Rock Co. v. Teamsters 561 U.S. ___ (2010)		Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Stevens, Sotomayor (in part)
Magwood v. Patterson 561 U.S. ___ (2010)		Scalia; Stevens, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part)
McDonald v. Chicago 561 U.S. ___ (2010)

References

• 2009 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinions.aspx?Term=09, retrieved October 4, 2010 .
• 2009 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders.aspx?Term=09, retrieved October 4, 2010 .
• 2009 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers.aspx?Term=09, retrieved October 4, 2010 .

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