The

Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...

handed down ten '' per curiam'' opinions during its 2010 term, which began October 4, 2010 and concluded October 1, 2011.The descriptions of three 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 Associate Justices:

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, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg,

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, Sonia Sotomayor,

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''Wilson v. Corcoran''

''Madison County v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York''

''Swarthout v. Cooke''

''Felkner v. Jackson''

''Bobby v. Mitts''

''United States v. Juvenile Male''

''Leal Garcia v. Texas''

Notes

References

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