# 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

* The 2008 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2008, and concluded October 4, 2009. This was the sixteenth term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court.
* Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2008 term statistics
* 7
* Majority or Plurality
* 1
* Concurrence
* 1
* Other
* 9
* Dissent
* 1
* Concurrence/dissent
* Total =
* 19
* Bench opinions = 18
* Opinions relating to orders = 0
* In-chambers opinions = 1
* Unanimous opinions: 3
* Most joined by: Souter (10)
* Least joined by: Roberts (4)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 401 | Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. | 555 U.S. 7 (2008) | National Environmental Policy Act • impact of naval sonar testing on marine mammals • environmental impact statements | Souter | Roberts Breyer |
| 402 | Herring v. United States | 555 U.S. 135 (2009) | Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule • effect of police negligence on search | Stevens, Souter, Breyer | Roberts Breyer |
| 103 | Oregon v. Ice | 555 U.S. 160 (2009) | Sixth Amendment • right to jury trial • imposition of consecutive sentences for multiple offenses | Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito | Scalia |
| 104 | Arizona v. Johnson | 555 U.S. 323 (2009) | Fourth Amendment • investigatory stop • search of passenger during traffic stop | Unanimous | |
| 205 | Ysursa v. Pocatello Ed. Assn. | 555 U.S. 353 (2009) | First Amendment • public employee unions • state ban on payroll deductions for political activities | | Roberts Breyer Stevens Souter |
| 106 | United States v. Hayes | 555 U.S. 415 (2009) | Gun Control Act of 1968 • domestic violence predicate offense | Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (in part) | Roberts |
| 407 | Bartlett v. Strickland | 556 U.S. 1 (2009) | Voting Rights Act of 1965 • legislative redistricting • vote dilution | | Kennedy Thomas Souter Breyer |
| 108 | Vaden v. Discover Bank | 556 U.S. 49 (2009) | Federal Arbitration Act • petition in federal court to compel arbitration • federal question jurisdiction | Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas | Roberts |
| 109 | Vermont v. Brillon | 556 U.S. 81 (2009) | Sixth Amendment • Speedy Trial Clause • delay attributable to court-appointed defense counsel | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Alito | Breyer |
| 110 | Rivera v. Illinois | 556 U.S. 148 (2009) | Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • right to fair trial before impartial jury • good-faith error in denying peremptory challenge | Unanimous | |
| 411 | FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. | 556 U.S. 502 (2009) | Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 • indecency ban on broadcast television • fleeting expletives | | Scalia Kennedy Thomas Stevens Breyer |
| 412 | Burlington N. & S. F. R. Co. v. United States | 556 U.S. 599 (2009) | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act • cleanup cost liability for arranger of hazardous waste disposal | | Stevens |
| 413 | AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen | 556 U.S. 701 (2009) | Pregnancy Discrimination Act • calculating pregnancy leave for pension plan accrual | Breyer | Souter Stevens |
| 114 | Bobby v. Bies | 556 U.S. 825 (2009) | Double Jeopardy Clause • issue preclusion • relitigation of defendant's mental retardation | Unanimous | |
| 415 | CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley | 556 U.S. 838 (2009) | Federal Employers' Liability Act • asbestos litigation • jury instruction on fear-of-cancer damages | | per curiam Stevens |
| 516 | Conkright v. Frommert | 556 U.S. 1401 (2009) | effect of request for view of Solicitor General on likelihood of granting certiorari | | |
| Ginsburg denied the request for a stay of the lower court's judgment. ||||||
| 417 | Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council | 557 U.S. 261 (2009) | Clean Water Act • Army Corps of Engineers authority to issue slurry discharge permit | Stevens, Souter | Kennedy Scalia Breyer |
| 318 | Safford Unified School District v. Redding | 557 U.S. 364 (2009) | Fourth Amendment • strip search of public school student for contraband | | Souter Stevens Thomas |
| 419 | Ricci v. DeStefano | 557 U.S. 557 (2009) | Title VII • disparate impact • exams used for employee promotions | Stevens, Souter, Breyer | Kennedy Scalia Alito |