2009

CaseDocket Number(s)Date ArguedDate DecidedAppealed Fromsort iconOutcomeVoteAuthorTopics
South Carolina v. North Carolina138 Original Jurisdiction10/05/200901/20/2010138 Original Jurisdiction5-4Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America08-1314Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three
Graham v. Florida08-741211/09/200905/17/2010District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District6-3Anthony M. Kennedy
Sullivan v. Florida08-762111/09/200905/17/2010District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Alabama v. North Carolina22O13201/11/201006/01/2010Original jurisdiction6-3Antonin Scalia
Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection08-115112/02/200906/17/2010Supreme Court of Florida8-0Antonin Scalia
Florida v. Powell08-1175 12/07/200902/23/2010Supreme Court of Florida7-2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Briscoe v. Virginia07-1119101/11/201001/25/2010Supreme Court of Virginia

In a per curiam opinion, the justices vacated and remanded the lower court's decision.

Per curiam
Walker v. Martin09-996U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
NRG Power Marketing v. Maine Public Utilities Commission08-67411/03/200901/13/2010United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 8-1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board08-86112/07/200906/28/2010United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 5-4
Kiyemba v. Obama8-1234 03/22/201003/01/2010United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

The court returned the case to the D.C. Circuit to determine what further proceedings in
that court, or in the district court, are necessary and appropriate for
disposition of the case “in light of the new developments.”  The
critical new development is that each of the seven petitioners in the
case, Chinese Uighurs challenging their detention at the military base
in Guantanamo Bay, has now received at least one offer of resettlement
by another country.
Bloate v. U.S.08-72810/06/200903/08/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 7-2Clarence Thomas
Pottawattamie County v. McGhee08-106511/04/200901/04/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Dismissed
Astrue v. Ratliff 08-132202/22/201006/14/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit9-0Clarence Thomas
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. U.S.08-111912/01/200903/08/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit9-0Sonia Sotomayor
Mayo v. U.S.09-837United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Pepper v. U.S.09-6822United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Wood v. Allen08-915611/04/200901/20/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit7-2Sonia Sotomayor
Holland v. Florida09-532703/01/201006/14/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit7-2Stephen G. Breyer
Krupski v. Costa Crociere09-33704/21/201006/07/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit9-0Sonia Sotomayor
CSX Transportation v. ADR09-520United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Bilski v. Kappos08-96411/09/200906/28/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit9-0
U.S. v. Tohono O’odham Nation09-846United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Henderson v. Shinseki09-1036United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Abbott v. Abbott08-64501/12/201005/17/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit6-3Anthony M. Kennedy
Skilling v. U.S. 08-139403/01/201006/24/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit9-0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder; Escobar v. Holder09-6003/31/201006/14/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit9-0John Paul Stevens
Connick v. Thompson09-571United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Sossamon v. Texas08-1438United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Skinner v. Switzer09-9000United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Mac’s Shell Service v. Shell Oil Products Co.; Shell Oil Products Co. v. Mac’s Shell Service08-240; 08-37201/19/201003/02/2010United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit9-0Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
U.S. v. O'Brien and Burgess08-156902/23/201005/24/2010United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit9-0Anthony M. Kennedy
Wall v. Kholi09-868United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District v. U.S., ex rel. Wilson08-30411/30/200903/30/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit7-2John Paul Stevens
U.S. v. Comstock08-122401/12/201005/17/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit7-2Stephen G. Breyer
Samantar v. Yousuf08-155503/03/201006/01/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit9-0John Paul Stevens
Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance 09-44804/26/201005/24/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit9-0Clarence Thomas
Snyder v. Phelps09-751United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
VOPA v. Reinhard09-529United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Janus Capital v. First Derivative Traders09-525United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United Student Aid Fund v. Espinosa 08-1134United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Weyhrauch v. U.S.08-119612/08/200906/24/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitPer curiam
Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters08-1214 01/19/201006/24/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit7-2Clarence Thomas
U.S. Aid Funds v. Espinosa08-113412/01/200903/23/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit9-0
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project; Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder 08-1498 ; 09-8902/23/201006/21/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit6-3John G. Roberts, Jr.
Migliaccio v. Castaneda; Henneford v. Castaneda 8-1529 ; 08-1547United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit; Union Pacific Railroad v. Regal-Beloit 08-1553; 08-155403/24/201006/21/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit6-3Anthony M. Kennedy
Barber v. Thomas 09-520103/30/201006/07/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit6-3Stephen G. Breyer
Christian Legal Society v. Martinez 08-137104/19/201006/28/2010United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit5-4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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