2009 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
The 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2009, and concluded October 3, 2010. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.
Table key
2009 term opinions
2009 term membership and statistics
This was the fifth term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure, the first term for Justice Sotomayor, and the last term for Justice Stevens.
^In Briscoe v. Virginia, 559 U.S. 32 (2010), the Court vacated the Supreme Court of Virginia's judgment and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 557 U.S. 305 (2009).
^In Sullivan v. Florida, 560 U.S. 181 (2010), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted.
^In Robertson v. United States ex rel. Watson, 560 U.S. 272 (2010), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted.
^In United States v. Juvenile Male, 560 U.S. 558 (2010), the Court granted certiorari and certified a question to the Supreme Court of Montana; see later opinion at 564 U.S. 932 (2011).
^In Weyhrauch v. United States, 561 U.S. 476 (2010), the Court vacated the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's judgment and remanded for further consideration in light of Skilling v. United States, 561 U.S. 358 (2010), which was handed down the same day.
References
"2009 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 4, 2010.