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{{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=02 , case=Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC , type=concurrence , volume=562 , page=223 , year=2011 , issues= National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 {{* state law design defect claims {{* federal preemption , joined= , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=03 , case=Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. , type=majority , volume=562 , page=323 , year=2011 , issues=
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was enacted in the United States in 1966 to empower the federal government to set and administer new safety standards for motor vehicles and road traffic safety. The Act was the first mandatory fede ...
{{* Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards on
seat belt A seat belt (also known as a safety belt, or spelled seatbelt) is a vehicle safety device designed to secure the driver or a passenger of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result during a collision or a sudden stop. A seat belt reduc ...
design {{* state law torts against auto manufacturers {{* federal preemption , joined=Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=04 , case=Snyder v. Phelps , type=concurrence , volume=562 , page=443 , year=2011 , issues= First Amendment {{* free speech {{* intentional infliction of emotional distress , joined= , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Snyder v. Phelps , otheropinion2author=Alito , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Snyder v. Phelps , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=05 , case=Pepper v. United States , type=concurrence , volume=562 , page=476 , year=2011 , issues= Federal Sentencing Guidelines {{* consideration of postsentencing rehabilitation , joined= , otheropinion1author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Pepper v. United States , otheropinion2author=Alito , , otheropinion2type=concurrencedissent , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Pepper v. United States , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Pepper v. United States , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=06 , case=Milner v. Department of Navy , type=dissent , volume=562 , page=562 , year=2011 , issues=
Freedom of Information Act Freedom of Information Act may refer to the following legislations in different jurisdictions which mandate the national government to disclose certain data to the general public upon request: * Freedom of Information Act 1982, the Australian act * ...
{{* exemption for internal personnel rules , joined= , otheropinion1author=Kagan , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Milner v. Department of Navy , otheropinion2author=Alito , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Milner v. Department of Navy , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=07 , case=Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. , type=majority , volume=563 , page=1 , year=2011 , issues= Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 {{* antiretaliation provision {{* oral intracompany complaints , joined=Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=08 , case=Cullen v. Pinholster , type=concurrencedissent , volume=563 , page=170 , year=2011 , issues= Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 {{* introduction of new evidence in habeas corpus proceedings {{* Sixth Amendment {{* ineffective assistance of counsel , joined= , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Cullen v. Pinholster , otheropinion2author=Alito , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Cullen v. Pinholster , otheropinion3author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Cullen v. Pinholster , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=09 , case=AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , type=dissent , volume=563 , page=333 , year=2011 , issues=
Federal Arbitration Act The United States Arbitration Act (, codified at ), more commonly referred to as the Federal Arbitration Act or FAA, is an act of Congress that provides for judicial facilitation of private dispute resolution through arbitration. It applies in bo ...
{{* federal preemption {{* class actions , joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=10 , case=CIGNA Corp. v. Amara , type=majority , volume=563 , page=421 , year=2011 , issues= ERISA {{* failure to provide proper notice of plan changes {{* court authority to reform plan as equitable relief , joined=Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#CIGNA Corp. v. Amara , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=11 , case=Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting , type=dissent , volume=563 , page=582 , year=2011 , issues= Immigration Reform and Control Act {{* Legal Arizona Workers Act {{* state requirement that businesses use E-Verify {{* suspension or revocation of business licenses for hiring unauthorized aliens {{* federal preemption , joined=Ginsburg , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=12 , case=United States v. Tinklenberg , type=majority , volume=563 , page=647 , year=2011 , issues= Speedy Trial Act of 1974 {{* effect of pretrial motions on delay , joined=Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor; Roberts, Scalia, Thomas (in part) , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#United States v. Tinklenberg , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=13 , case=Fowler v. United States , type=majority , volume=563 , page=668 , year=2011 , issues=federal witness tampering crime {{* likelihood victim was intending to communicate with federal officer , joined=Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=concurrence , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Fowler v. United States , otheropinion2author=Alito , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Fowler v. United States , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=14 , case=Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior Univ. v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. , type=dissent , volume=563 , page=776 , year=2011 , issues= patent law {{* University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980 {{* vesting of federally funded patents in inventors or contractors , joined=Ginsburg , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior Univ. v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior Univ. v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=15 , case=Kiyemba v. Obama , type=other , volume=563 , page=954 , year=2011 , issues=
Guantanamo Bay detainees As of October 29, 2022, This list of Guantánamo prisoners has the known identities of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, but is compiled from various sources and is incomplete. In official documents, the United States Depar ...
, joined=Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor , summary=Breyer filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of ''certiorari''. {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=16 , case=Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership , type=concurrence , volume=564 , page=91 , year=2011 , issues= Patent Act of 1952 {{* presumption of patent validity {{*
on-sale bar In United States patent law, the on-sale bar is a limitation on patentability codified at . It provides that an invention cannot be patented if it has been for sale for over one year prior to the patent filing. 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) (a) Novelty; Pri ...
{{* clear and convincing evidence , joined=Scalia, Alito , otheropinion1author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership , otheropinion2author=Thomas , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=17 , case=Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders , type=dissent , volume=564 , page=135 , year=2011 , issues= SEC Rule 10b-5 {{* participation of corporate affiliate in making false statements , joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=18 , case-article=Davis v. United States (2011) , case-display=Davis v. United States , type=dissent , volume=564 , page=229 , year=2011 , issues= Fourth Amendment {{* exclusionary rule {{* good faith reliance on binding appellate precedent , otheropinion1author=Alito , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Davis v. United States , otheropinion2author=Sotomayor , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Davis v. United States , joined=Ginsburg , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=19 , case=Turner v. Rogers , type=majority , volume=564 , page=431 , year=2011 , issues=
Due Process Clause In United States constitutional law, a Due Process Clause is found in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, which prohibits arbitrary deprivation of "life, liberty, or property" by the government except as ...
{{* right to counsel in civil contempt hearing for indigent defendant facing incarceration , joined=Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Thomas , , otheropinion1type=dissent , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Turner v. Rogers , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=20 , case=Stern v. Marshall , type=dissent , volume=564 , page=462 , year=2011 , issues= Article III {{* bankruptcy court authority to decide state law counterclaim , joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Roberts , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Stern v. Marshall , otheropinion2author=Scalia , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Stern v. Marshall , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=21 , case=Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. , type=dissent , volume=564 , page=552 , year=2011 , issues=state law restrictions on sale or disclosure of drug prescriber information {{* First Amendment {{* free speech , joined=Ginsburg, Kagan , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=22 , case=Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. , type=dissent , volume=564 , page=786 , year=2011 , issues= First Amendment {{*
freedom of speech Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recogni ...
{{* restriction on sale of violent video games to minors , joined= , otheropinion1author=Scalia , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. , otheropinion2author=Alito , , otheropinion2type=concurrence , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. , otheropinion3author=Thomas , , otheropinion3type=dissent , , otheropinion3link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=23 , case=J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro , type=concurrence , volume=564 , page=873 , year=2011 , issues= Fourteenth Amendment {{*
Due Process Clause In United States constitutional law, a Due Process Clause is found in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, which prohibits arbitrary deprivation of "life, liberty, or property" by the government except as ...
{{* personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturer in state product liability suit {{* purposeful availment of the forum , joined=Alito , otheropinion1author=Kennedy , , otheropinion1type=plurality , , otheropinion1link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro , otheropinion2author=Ginsburg , , otheropinion2type=dissent , , otheropinion2link=2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro , summary= {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=24 , case=Leal Garcia v. Texas , type=dissent , volume=564 , page=940 , year=2011 , issues= Vienna Convention on Consular Relations {{* domestication of international law {{*
due process Due process of law is application by state of all legal rules and principles pertaining to the case so all legal rights that are owed to the person are respected. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual pers ...
, joined=Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan , otheropinion1author=''per curiam'' , , otheropinion1type=majority , , otheropinion1link=2010 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Leal Garcia v. Texas , summary=Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of a stay of execution {{SCOTUS-justice-listentry , #=25 , case1=Valle v. Florida , type=dissent , volume=564 , page=1067 , year=2011 , issues= Eighth Amendment {{*
death penalty Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
, joined= , summary=Breyer dissented from the Court's denial of stay, in a case arguing that executing the petitioner after he spent 33 years on death row constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.