2011 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

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2011 term opinions

|#=1 | Argued- date= November 1, 2011 |decision-date=October 31, 2011 |justice1-opinion 1=join majority |justice1-sort code=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=dissent |justice5-sortcode=4 |justice6-opinion1=joindissent |justice6-sortcode=J4 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joindissent |justice8-sortcode=J4 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=2 |decision-date=November 7, 2011 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=3 |decision-date=November 7, 2011 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=4 |argue-date=October 11, 2011 |decision-date=November 8, 2011 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=majority |justice2-sortcode=1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=5 |argue-date=October 12, 2011 |decision-date=December 12, 2011 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=majority |justice9-sortcode=1 |#=6 |decision-date=December 12, 2011 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=7 |argue-date=November 8, 2011 |decision-date=January 10, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=majority |justice1-sortcode=1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=dissent |justice4-sortcode=4 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=8 |argue-date=October 11, 2011 |decision-date=January 10, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=majority |justice2-sortcode=1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=dissent |justice5-sortcode=4 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=concurrence |justice8-sortcode=2 |justice9-opinion1=joinconcurrence |justice9-sortcode=J2 |#=9 |argue-date=November 1, 2011 |decision-date=January 10, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-opinion2=concurrence |justice2-sortcode=2J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-opinion2=joinconcurrence |justice4-sortcode=J1J2 |justice5-opinion1=dissent |justice5-sortcode=4 |justice6-opinion1=majority |justice6-sortcode=1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=10 |argue-date=November 2, 2011 |decision-date=January 10, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=dissent |justice2-sortcode=4 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=majority |justice8-sortcode=1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=11 |case-article=Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC |case-display=Hosanna-Tabor Evang. Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC |argue-date=October 5, 2011 |decision-date=January 11, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=majority |justice1-sortcode=1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-opinion2=concurrence1 |justice4-sortcode=2J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-opinion2=concurrence2 |justice7-sortcode=2J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-opinion2=joinconcurrence2 |justice9-sortcode=J1J2 |#=12 |argue-date=October 11, 2011 |decision-date=January 11, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=concurrence |justice2-sortcode=2 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=majority |justice4-sortcode=1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinconcurrence |justice7-sortcode=J2 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=13 |argue-date=November 2, 2011 |decision-date=January 11, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-opinion2=concurrence |justice4-sortcode=2J1 |justice5-opinion1=majority |justice5-sortcode=1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=dissent |justice8-sortcode=4 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=14 |argue-date=October 4, 2011 |decision-date=January 18, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=dissent |justice2-sortcode=4 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joindissent |justice4-sortcode=J4 |justice5-opinion1=majority |justice5-sortcode=1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-opinion2=concurrence |justice7-sortcode=2J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=15 |argue-date=October 5, 2011 |decision-date=January 18, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=majority |justice5-sortcode=1 |justice6-opinion1=dissent |justice6-sortcode=4 |justice7-opinion1=joindissent |justice7-sortcode=J4 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=didnotparticipate |justice9-sortcode=X |#=16 |argue-date=November 28, 2011 |decision-date=January 18, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=majority |justice5-sortcode=1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=17 |argue-date= |decision-date=January 20, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-opinion2=concurrence |justice4-sortcode=2J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=18 |case-article=United States v. Jones (2012) |case-display=United States v. Jones |argue-date=November 8, 2011 |decision-date=January 23, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=majority |justice2-sortcode=1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinconcurrence1 |justice5-sortcode=J2 |justice6-opinion1=joinconcurrence1 |justice6-sortcode=J2 |justice7-opinion1=concurrence1 |justice7-sortcode=2 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-opinion2=concurrence2 |justice8-sortcode=2J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinconcurrence1 |justice9-sortcode=J2 |#=19 |case-article=Reynolds v. United States (2012) |case-display=Reynolds v. United States |argue-date=October 3, 2011 |decision-date=January 23, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=dissent |justice2-sortcode=4 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joindissent |justice5-sortcode=J4 |justice6-opinion1=majority |justice6-sortcode=1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=20 |argue-date=November 9, 2011 |decision-date=January 23, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 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|justice6-sortcode=J4 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joindissent |justice9-sortcode=J4 |#=23 |argue-date=October 4, 2011 |decision-date=February 21, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=concurrencedissent |justice5-sortcode=3 |justice6-opinion1=joinconcurrencedissent |justice6-sortcode=J3 |justice7-opinion1=majority |justice7-sortcode=1 |justice8-opinion1=joinconcurrencedissent |justice8-sortcode=J3 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=24 |decision-date=February 24, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joindissent |justice5-sortcode=J4 |justice6-opinion1=dissent |justice6-sortcode=4 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joindissent |justice9-sortcode=J4 |#=25 |decision-date=February 21, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=26 |argue-date=December 5, 2011 |decision-date=February 22, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=majority |justice1-sortcode=1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 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|decision-date=February 22, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=dissent |justice1-sortcode=4 |justice2-opinion1=joindissent |justice2-sortcode=J4 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joindissent |justice4-sortcode=J4 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=majority |justice6-sortcode=1 |justice7-opinion1=joindissent |justice7-sortcode=J4 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=29 |argue-date=November 9, 2011 |decision-date=February 29, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=majority |justice4-sortcode=1 |justice5-opinion1=joinconcurrencedissent |justice5-sortcode=J3 |justice6-opinion1=joinconcurrencedissent |justice6-sortcode=J3 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=concurrencedissent |justice8-sortcode=3 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-opinion2=concurrence |justice9-sortcode=2J1 |#=30 |argue-date=December 6, 2011 |decision-date=March 5, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority |justice5-sortcode=J1 |justice6-opinion1=joinmajority |justice6-sortcode=J1 |justice7-opinion1=joinmajority |justice7-sortcode=J1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=majority |justice9-sortcode=1 |#=31 |argue-date=October 4, 2011 |decision-date=March 20, 2012 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=dissent |justice2-sortcode=4 |justice3-opinion1=majority |justice3-sortcode=1 |justice4-opinion1=joindissent |justice4-sortcode=J4 |justice5-opinion1=joinmajority 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2011 term membership and statistics

This was the seventh term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure and the second term with the same membership.

|CJ-first=John |CJ-last=Roberts |CJ-POTUSfirst=George W. |CJ-POTUSlast=Bush |CJ-date=September 29, 2005 |CJ-agreeing=70 |CJ-participated=77 |CJ-majority=7 |CJ-concurrence=1 |CJ-concurrencedissent=0 |CJ-dissent=4

|AJ1-first=Antonin |AJ1-last=Scalia |AJ1-POTUSfirst=Ronald |AJ1-POTUSlast=Reagan |AJ1-date=September 26, 1986 |AJ1-agreeing=63 |AJ1-participated=78 |AJ1-majority=8 |AJ1-concurrence=4 |AJ1-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ1-dissent=9

|AJ2-first=Anthony |AJ2-last=Kennedy |AJ2-POTUSfirst=Ronald |AJ2-POTUSlast=Reagan |AJ2-date=February 18, 1988 |AJ2-agreeing=72 |AJ2-participated=77 |AJ2-majority=9 |AJ2-concurrence=0 |AJ2-concurrencedissent=0 |AJ2-dissent=2

|AJ3-first=Clarence |AJ3-last=Thomas |AJ3-POTUSfirst=George H. W. |AJ3-POTUSlast=Bush |AJ3-date=October 23, 1991 |AJ3-agreeing=66 |AJ3-participated=78 |AJ3-majority=6 |AJ3-concurrence=6 |AJ3-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ3-dissent=3

|AJ4-first=Ruth Bader |AJ4-last=Ginsburg |AJ4-POTUSfirst=Bill |AJ4-POTUSlast=Clinton |AJ4-date=August 10, 1993 |AJ4-agreeing=53 |AJ4-participated=78 |AJ4-majority=7 |AJ4-concurrence=4 |AJ4-concurrencedissent=3 |AJ4-dissent=6

|AJ5-first=Stephen |AJ5-last=Breyer |AJ5-POTUSfirst=Bill |AJ5-POTUSlast=Clinton |AJ5-date=August 3, 1994 |AJ5-agreeing=60 |AJ5-participated=78 |AJ5-majority=7 |AJ5-concurrence=5 |AJ5-concurrencedissent=0 |AJ5-dissent=10

|AJ6-first=Samuel |AJ6-last=Alito |AJ6-POTUSfirst=George W. |AJ6-POTUSlast=Bush |AJ6-date=January 31, 2006 |AJ6-agreeing=64 |AJ6-participated=78 |AJ6-majority=7 |AJ6-concurrence=6 |AJ6-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ6-dissent=5

|AJ7-first=Sonia |AJ7-last=Sotomayor |AJ7-POTUSfirst=Barack |AJ7-POTUSlast=Obama |AJ7-date=August 6, 2009 |AJ7-agreeing=61 |AJ7-participated=77 |AJ7-majority=6 |AJ7-concurrence=7 |AJ7-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ7-dissent=5

|AJ8-first=Elena |AJ8-last=Kagan |AJ8-POTUSfirst=Barack |AJ8-POTUSlast=Obama |AJ8-date=August 7, 2010 |AJ8-agreeing=60 |AJ8-participated=74 |AJ8-majority=7 |AJ8-concurrence=1 |AJ8-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ8-dissent=1

Notes

References

References

1. In ''Vasquez v. United States'', 566 U.S. 376 (2012), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari [[Dismissed as improvidently granted. as improvidently granted]].
2. In ''First American Financial Corp. v. Edwards'', 567 U.S. 756 (2012), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari [[Dismissed as improvidently granted. as improvidently granted]].