2008 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

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2008 term opinions

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|argue-date=October 14, 2008 |decision-date=January 14, 2009 |justice1-opinion1=joindissent |justice1-sortcode=J4 |justice2-opinion1=joinmajority |justice2-sortcode=J1 |justice3-opinion1=dissent |justice3-sortcode=4 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=joindissent |justice5-sortcode=J4 |justice6-opinion1=joindissent |justice6-sortcode=J4 |justice7-opinion1=majority |justice7-sortcode=1 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority |justice8-sortcode=J1 |justice9-opinion1=joinmajority |justice9-sortcode=J1 |#=11 |argue-date=October 15, 2008 |decision-date=January 21, 2009 |justice1-opinion1=joinmajority |justice1-sortcode=J1 |justice2-opinion1=joindissent |justice2-sortcode=J4 |justice3-opinion1=joinmajority |justice3-sortcode=J1 |justice4-opinion1=joinmajority |justice4-sortcode=J1 |justice5-opinion1=dissent |justice5-sortcode=4 |justice6-opinion1=majority |justice6-sortcode=1 |justice7-opinion1=joindissent |justice7-sortcode=J4 |justice8-opinion1=joinmajority 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2008 term membership and statistics

This was the fourth term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure and the third and last full term with the same membership, as Justice Souter retired after the term finished.

|CJ-first=John |CJ-last=Roberts |CJ-POTUSfirst=George W. |CJ-POTUSlast=Bush |CJ-date=September 29, 2005 |CJ-agreeing=68 |CJ-participated=83 |CJ-majority=8 |CJ-concurrence=4 |CJ-concurrencedissent=2 |CJ-dissent=3

|AJ1-first=John Paul |AJ1-last=Stevens |AJ1-POTUSfirst=Gerald |AJ1-POTUSlast=Ford |AJ1-date=December 19, 1975 |AJ1-agreeing=52 |AJ1-participated=83 |AJ1-majority=9 |AJ1-concurrence=3 |AJ1-concurrencedissent=2 |AJ1-dissent=15

|AJ2-first=Antonin |AJ2-last=Scalia |AJ2-POTUSfirst=Ronald |AJ2-POTUSlast=Reagan |AJ2-date=September 26, 1986 |AJ2-agreeing=70 |AJ2-participated=83 |AJ2-majority=11 |AJ2-concurrence=7 |AJ2-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ2-dissent=3

|AJ3-first=Anthony |AJ3-last=Kennedy |AJ3-POTUSfirst=Ronald |AJ3-POTUSlast=Reagan |AJ3-date=February 18, 1988 |AJ3-agreeing=78 |AJ3-participated=83 |AJ3-majority=7 |AJ3-concurrence=4 |AJ3-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ3-dissent=1

|AJ4-first=David |AJ4-last=Souter |AJ4-POTUSfirst=George H. W. |AJ4-POTUSlast=Bush |AJ4-date=October 9, 1990 |AJ4-agreeing=58 |AJ4-participated=83 |AJ4-majority=8 |AJ4-concurrence=2 |AJ4-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ4-dissent=10

|AJ5-first=Clarence |AJ5-last=Thomas |AJ5-POTUSfirst=George H. W. |AJ5-POTUSlast=Bush |AJ5-date=October 23, 1991 |AJ5-agreeing=68 |AJ5-participated=83 |AJ5-majority=9 |AJ5-concurrence=5 |AJ5-concurrencedissent=3 |AJ5-dissent=4

|AJ6-first=Ruth Bader |AJ6-last=Ginsburg |AJ6-POTUSfirst=Bill |AJ6-POTUSlast=Clinton |AJ6-date=August 10, 1993 |AJ6-agreeing=58 |AJ6-participated=83 |AJ6-majority=7 |AJ6-concurrence=1 |AJ6-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ6-dissent=9

|AJ7-first=Stephen |AJ7-last=Breyer |AJ7-POTUSfirst=Bill |AJ7-POTUSlast=Clinton |AJ7-date=August 3, 1994 |AJ7-agreeing=61 |AJ7-participated=83 |AJ7-majority=8 |AJ7-concurrence=7 |AJ7-concurrencedissent=3 |AJ7-dissent=11

|AJ8-first=Samuel |AJ8-last=Alito |AJ8-POTUSfirst=George W. |AJ8-POTUSlast=Bush |AJ8-date=January 31, 2006 |AJ8-agreeing=67 |AJ8-participated=83 |AJ8-majority=7 |AJ8-concurrence=8 |AJ8-concurrencedissent=1 |AJ8-dissent=6

Notes

References

References

1. In ''Bell v. Kelly'', 555 U.S. 55 (2008), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari [[Dismissed as improvidently granted. as improvidently granted]].
2. In ''Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams'', 556 U.S. 178 (2009), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari [[Dismissed as improvidently granted. as improvidently granted]].