Talk:Supreme Court of the United States

The 2009 term

Here are my workings for an analysis of which judge might be writing the Bilski opinion. It's based on this quick analysis: [1] [2] [3]

The Oct hearings

• Long name: South Carolina v. North Carolina
• Short name: South Carolina v. North Carolina
• Number: 138, Orig
• Opinion by: A

• Long name: Maryland v. Michael Blaine Shatzer, Sr
• Short name: Maryland v. Shatzer
• Number: 08–680
• Opinion by: AS

• Long name: Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Norman Carpenter
• Short name: Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter
• Number: 08–678
• Opinion by: SS

• Long name: United States v. Robert J. Stevens
• Short name: United States v. Stevens
• Number: 08–769
• Opinion by: R

• Long name: Curtis Darnell Johnson v. United States
• Short name: Johnson v. United States
• Number: 08–6925
• Opinion by: AS

• Long name: Taylor James Bloate v. United States
• Short name: Bloate v. United States
• Number: 08–728
• Opinion by: T

• Long name: Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Frank Buono
• Short name: Salazar v. Buono
• Number: 08–472
• Opinion by: K

• Long name: Reed Elsevier, Inc., et al. v. Irvin Muchnick, et al.
• Short name: Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick
• Number: 08–103
• Opinion by: T

• Long name: Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region
• Short name: Union Pacific R. Co. v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Gen. Comm. of Adjustment, Central Region
• Number: 08–604
• Opinion by: G

• Long name: Jose Padilla v. Kentucky
• Short name: Padilla v. Kentucky
• Number: 08–651
• Opinion by: JS

• Long name: Keith Smith, Warden v. Frank G. Spisak, Jr
• Short name: Smith v. Spisak
• Number: 08–724
• Opinion by: B

• Long name: Anita Alvarez, Cook County State’s Attorney v. Chermane Smith, et al.
• Short name: Alvarez v. Smith
• Number: 08–351
• Opinion by: B

• Long name: Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, et al. v. Kenny A., By His Next Friend Linda Winn, et al
• Short name: Perdue v. Kenny A.
• Number: 08–970
• Opinion by: A

Here's how many opinions were written by each judge:

• A:2
• AS:2
• B:2
• G:1
• JS:1
• K:1
• R:1
• SS:1
• T:2

The Nov hearings

• Long name: Jerry N. Jones, et al. v. Harris Associates L.P
• Short name: Jones v. Harris Associates L. P.
• Number: 08–586
• Opinion by: A

• Long name: Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Company
• Short name: Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P. A. v. Allstate Ins. Co.
• Number: 08–1008
• Opinion by: AS

• Long name: Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. Joseph J. Kindler
• Short name: Beard v. Kindler
• Number: 08–992
• Opinion by: R

• Long name: NRG Power Marketing, LLC, et al. v. Maine Public Utilities Commission, et al
• Short name: NRG Power Marketing, LLC v. Maine Pub. Util. Comm'n
• Number: 08–674
• Opinion by: G

• Long name: William G. Schwab v. Nadejda Reilly
• Short name: (no decision yet)
• Number: 08–538
• Opinion by: (no decision yet)

• Long name: Hemi Group, LLC and Kai Gachupin v. City of New York, New York
• Short name: Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York
• Number: 08–969
• Opinion by: R

• Long name: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, et al. v. Curtis W. McGhee, Jr., et al
• Short name: (no decision yet)
• Number: 08–1065
• Opinion by: (no decision yet)

• Long name: Holly Wood v. Richard F. Allen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al
• Short name: Wood v. Allen
• Number: 08–9156
• Opinion by: SS

• Long name: Terrance Jamar Graham v. Florida
• Short name: (no decision yet)
• Number: 08–7412
• Opinion by: (no decision yet)

• Long name: Joe Harris Sullivan v. Florida
• Short name: (no decision yet)
• Number: 08–7621
• Opinion by: (no decision yet)

• Long name: Bernard L. Bilski and Rand A. Warsaw v. David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office
• Short name: (no decision yet)
• Number: 08–964
• Opinion by: (no decision yet)

• Long name: Agron Kucana v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
• Short name: Kucana v. Holder
• Number: 08–911
• Opinion by: G

• Long name: The Hertz Corporation v. Melinda Friend, et al
• Short name: Hertz Corp. v. Friend
• Number: 08–1107
• Opinion by: B

Here's how many opinions were written by each judge:

• A:1
• AS:1
• B:1
• G:2
• R:2
• SS:1
• (no decision yet):5

Running total Oct+Nov

• (no decision yet):5
• A:3 Alito
• AS:3 Scalia
• B:3 Breyer
• G:3 Ginsburg
• R:3 Roberts
• SS:2 Sotomayor
• T:2 Thomas
• JS:1 Stevens
• K:1 Kennedy

The Dec hearings

• Long name: Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District, et al. v. United States, ex rel. Karen T. Wilson
• Short name: Graham County Soil and Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson
• Number: 08–304
• Opinion by: JS

• Long name: Merck & Co., Inc., et al. v. Richard Reynolds, et al
• Short name: Merck & Co. v. Reynolds
• Number: 08–905
• Opinion by: B

• Long name: Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A., et al. v. United States; and United States v. Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A., et al
• Short name: Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States
• Number: 08–1119 (and 08–1225 was consolidated with this case)
• Opinion by: SS

• Long name: United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Francisco J. Espinosa
• Short name: United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa
• Number: 08–1134
• Opinion by: T

• Long name: Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, et al
• Short name: (no decision yet)
• Number: 08–1151
• Opinion by: (no decision yet)

• Long name: Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, et al
• Short name: (no decision yet)
• Number: 08–861
• Opinion by: (no decision yet)

• Long name: Florida v. Kevin Dewayne Powell
• Short name: Florida v. Powell
• Number: 08–1175
• Opinion by: G

• Long name: Conrad M. Black, John A. Boultbee, and Mark S. Kipnis v. United States
• Short name: (no decision yet)
• Number: 08–876
• Opinion by: (no decision yet)

• Long name: Bruce Weyhrauch v. United States
• Short name: (no decision yet)
• Number: 08–1196
• Opinion by: (no decision yet)

• Long name: Stolt-Nielsen S.A., et al. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp
• Short name: Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.
• Number: 08–1198
• Opinion by: A

(no decision yet):4 A:1 B:1 G:1 JS:1 SS:1 T:1

Running total Oct+Nov+Dec:

• (no decision yet): 9
• A: 4 Alito
• B: 4 Breyer
• G: 4 Ginsburg
• AS: 3 Scalia
• R: 3 Roberts
• SS: 3 Sotomayor
• T: 3 Thomas
• JS: 2 Stevens
• K: 1 Kennedy