2011 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

This is a list of the opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States delivered during its 2011 term, which 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


Delivered the Court's opinion

Joined the Court's opinion

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

Did not participate in the decision
  • Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
  • A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice concurred or dissented without filing a separate opinion.

2011 term opinions


Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan
1

 		Cavazos v. Smith, 565 U.S. ___ October 31, 2011
2

 		KPMG LLP v. Cocchi, 565 U.S. ___ November 7, 2011
3

 		Bobby v. Dixon, 565 U.S. ___ November 7, 2011
4

 		Greene v. Fisher, 565 U.S. ___ October 11, 2011 November 8, 2011
5

 		Judulang v. Holder, 565 U.S. ___ October 12, 2011 December 12, 2011
6

 		Hardy v. Cross, 565 U.S. ___ December 12, 2011
7

 		Smith v. Cain, 565 U.S. ___ November 8, 2011 January 10, 2012
8

 		CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood, 565 U.S. ___ October 11, 2011 January 10, 2012
9

 		Minneci v. Pollard, 565 U.S. ___ November 1, 2011 January 10, 2012




10

 		Gonzalez v. Thaler, 565 U.S. ___ November 2, 2011 January 10, 2012
11

 		Hosanna-Tabor Evang. Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC, 565 U.S. ___ October 5, 2011 January 11, 2012


1


2


2
12

 		Pacific Operators Offshore, LLP v. Valladolid, 565 U.S. ___ October 11, 2011 January 11, 2012
13

 		Perry v. New Hampshire, 565 U.S. ___ November 2, 2011 January 11, 2012


14

 		Maples v. Thomas, 565 U.S. ___ October 4, 2011 January 18, 2012


15

 		Golan v. Holder, 565 U.S. ___ October 5, 2011 January 18, 2012
16

 		Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC, 565 U.S. ___ November 28, 2011 January 18, 2012
17

 		Perry v. Perez, 565 U.S. ___ January 20, 2012


18

 		United States v. Jones, 565 U.S. ___ November 8, 2011 January 23, 2012 1 1 1


2
1
19

 		Reynolds v. United States, 565 U.S. ___ October 3, 2011 January 23, 2012
20

 		National Meat Assn. v. Harris, 565 U.S. ___ November 9, 2011 January 23, 2012
21

 		Ryburn v. Huff, 565 U.S. ___ January 23, 2012
22

 		Kawashima v. Holder, 565 U.S. ___ November 7, 2011 February 21, 2012
23

 		Howes v. Fields, 565 U.S. ___ October 4, 2011 February 21, 2012
24

 		Wetzel v. Lambert, 565 U.S. ___ February 21, 2012
25

 		Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown, 565 U.S. ___ February 21, 2012
26

 		Messerschmidt v. Millender, 565 U.S. ___ December 5, 2011 February 22, 2012


27

 		PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, 565 U.S. ___ December 7, 2011 February 22, 2012
28

 		Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern Cal., Inc., 565 U.S. ___ October 3, 2011 February 22, 2012
29

 		Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp., 565 U.S. ___ November 9, 2011 February 29, 2012


30

 		Martel v. Claire, 565 U.S. ___ December 6, 2011 March 5, 2012
31

 		Martinez v. Ryan, 566 U.S. ___ October 4, 2011 March 20, 2012
32

 		Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Md., 566 U.S. ___ January 11, 2012 March 20, 2012 * * *
33

 		Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Lab., Inc., 566 U.S. ___ December 7, 2011 March 20, 2012
34

 		Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc., 566 U.S. ___ January 11, 2012 March 20, 2012
35

 		Sackett v. EPA, 566 U.S. ___ January 9, 2012 March 21, 2012


1


2
36

 		Missouri v. Frye, 566 U.S. ___ October 31, 2011 March 21, 2012
37

 		Lafler v. Cooper, 566 U.S. ___ October 31, 2011 March 21, 2012 1* 1 1 2
38

 		Zivotofsky v. Clinton, 566 U.S. ___ November 7, 2011 March 26, 2012
2*

1 2
39

 		Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Simmonds, 566 U.S. ___ November 29, 2011 March 26, 2012
40

 		Setser v. United States, 566 U.S. ___ November 30, 2011 March 28, 2012
41

 		Vartelas v. Holder, 566 U.S. ___ January 18, 2012 March 28, 2012
42

 		FAA v. Cooper, 566 U.S. ___ November 30, 2011 March 28, 2012
43

 		Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington, 566 U.S. ___ October 12, 2011 April 2, 2012


1
* *


2
44

 		Rehberg v. Paulk, 566 U.S. ___ November 1, 2011 April 2, 2012
45

 		Vasquez v. United States,[1] 566 U.S. ___ April 2, 2012
46

 		Filarsky v. Delia, 566 U.S. ___ January 17, 2012 April 17, 2012


1


2
47

 		Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 566 U.S. ___ December 5, 2011 April 17, 2012


48

 		Kappos v. Hyatt, 566 U.S. ___ January 9, 2012 April 18, 2012




49

 		Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority, 566 U.S. ___ February 28, 2012 April 18, 2012 *


50

 		Wood v. Milyard, 566 U.S. ___ February 27, 2012 April 24, 2012
51

 		United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC, 566 U.S. ___ January 17, 2012 April 25, 2012
*

*
52

 		Hall v. United States, 566 U.S. ___ November 29, 2011 May 14, 2012
53

 		Astrue v. Capato, 566 U.S. ___ March 19, 2012 May 21, 2012
54

 		Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd., 566 U.S. ___ February 21, 2012 May 21, 2012
55

 		Holder v. Martinez Gutierrez, 566 U.S. ___ January 18, 2012 May 21, 2012
56

 		Blueford v. Arkansas, 566 U.S. ___ February 22, 2012 May 24, 2012
57

 		Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc., 566 U.S. ___ February 21, 2012 May 24, 2012
58

 		RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank, 566 U.S. ___ April 23, 2012 May 29, 2012
59

 		Coleman v. Johnson, 566 U.S. ___ May 29, 2012
60

 		Reichle v. Howards, 566 U.S. ___ March 21, 2012 June 4, 2012
61

 		Armour v. Indianapolis, 566 U.S. ___ February 29, 2012 June 4, 2012
62

 		Elgin v. Department of Treasury, 567 U.S. ___ February 27, 2012 June 11, 2012
63

 		Parker v. Matthews, 567 U.S. ___ June 11, 2012
64

 		Williams v. Illinois, 567 U.S. ___ December 6, 2011 June 18, 2012 1


2
*
65

 		Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 567 U.S. ___ April 16, 2012 June 18, 2012
66

 		Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 567 U.S. ___ April 18, 2012 June 18, 2012
67

 		Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band... v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ April 24 , 2012 June 18, 2012
68

 		FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., 567 U.S. ___ January 10, 2012 June 21, 2012
69

 		Dorsey v. United States, 567 U.S. ___ April 17, 2012 June 21, 2012
70

 		Knox v. Service Employees, 567 U.S. ___ January 10, 2012 June 21, 2012
71

 		Southern Union Co. v. United States, 567 U.S. ___ March 19, 2012 June 21, 2012
72

 		Arizona v. United States, 567 U.S. ___ April 25, 2012 June 25, 2012 1 2 3
73

 		Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. ___ March 20, 2012 June 25, 2012 1
1

2

3
1

2


1

3


74

 		American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock, 567 U.S. ___ June 25, 2012
75

 		National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 567 U.S. ___ March 26-28, 2012 June 28, 2012 * 1 1
1

2
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*
1
*

*

*
76

 		United States v. Alvarez, 567 U.S. ___ February 22, 2012 June 28, 2012 *
77

 		First American Financial Corp. v. Edwards,[2] 567 U.S. ___ June 28, 2012
78

 		Tennant v. Jefferson County, 567 U.S. ___ September 25, 2012
# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan

2011 term membership and statistics

This is the seventh term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure, and the second term with the current membership.

Justice Appointed by Date confirmed % in majority Opinions filed
Chief Justice John G. Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 90.9%
7

1

0

4

Total=12
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 80.8%
8

4

1

9

Total=22
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy February 18, 1988 93.5%
9

0

0

2

Total=11
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 84.6%
6

5

1

3

Total=15
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 67.9%
7

4

3

6

Total=20
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer August 3, 1994 76.9%
7

5

0

10

Total=22
Associate Justice Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 82.1%
7

6

1

5

Total=19
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 79.2%
6

7

1

5

Total=19
Associate Justice Elena Kagan August 7, 2010 81.1%
7

1

1

1

Total=10
Notes on statistics:
  • A justice is included in the majority only if he or she joined or concurred in full in the Court's judgment.
  • Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point.
  • The opinion counts include only the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders and in-chambers opinions are not included.

Notes

  1. ^ In Vasquez v. United States, 566 U.S. ___ (2012), the Court dismissed certiorari as improvidently granted.
  2. ^ In First American Financial Corp. v. Edwards, 567 U.S. ___ (2012), the Court dismissed certiorari as improvidently granted.

References

Further reading


Supreme Court of the United States 2011 term (October 3, 2011 - September 30, 2012)
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