The Supreme Court of the United States handed down thirteen ''

per curiam In law, a ''per curiam'' decision (or opinion) is a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple judges in which the decision rendered is made by the court (or at least, a majority of the court) acting collectively (and typically, though not ...

'' opinions during its 2011 term, which began October 3, 2011 and concluded September 30, 2012.The descriptions of two opinions have been omitted: Because ''per curiam'' decisions are issued from the Court as an institution, these opinions all lack the attribution of authorship or joining votes to specific justices. All justices on the Court at the time the decision was handed down are assumed to have participated and concurred unless otherwise noted.

Court membership

Chief Justice:

John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including '' Nat ...

Associate Justices: Antonin Scalia,

Anthony Kennedy Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by Presid ...

Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1 ...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg ( ; ; March 15, 1933September 18, 2020) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. She was nominated by Presiden ...

, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito,

Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Maria Sotomayor (, ; born June 25, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since ...

, Elena Kagan

''Cavazos v. Smith''

''KPMG LLP v. Cocchi''

''Bobby v. Dixon''

''Hardy v. Cross''

''Perry v. Perez''

''Ryburn v. Huff''

''Wetzel v. Lambert''

''Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown''

''Coleman v. Johnson''

''Parker v. Matthews''

''American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock''

''Tennant v. Jefferson County''

Notes

References

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