2010 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Elena Kagan during the 2010 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which began October 4, 2010 and concluded October 1, 2011. This was the first term of Kagan's tenure on the Court.
Elena Kagan 2010 term statistics 7 Majority or Plurality 0 Concurrence 0 Other 3 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 10 Bench opinions = 10 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous decisions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg (14) Least joined by: Thomas (5)

Type	Case	Citation	Issues	Joined by	Other opinions
1-01	Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N. A. • [full text]	01562 U.S. ___ (2011)	Chapter 13  • Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act  • means test	Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor	Scalia
Kagan's opinion for the Court held that a car-ownership allowance for Chapter 13 debtors to shield an expense-related portion of their income from creditors was not available to debtors who owned their car outright and thus did not make loan or lease payments. The Court based its ruling on the statutory language that such allowances must be "applicable" to the debtor, and in its view, therefore, must relate to an expense the debtor actually has; and on commentary authored by the Internal Revenue Services that explained the cost allowance tables expressly incorporated by the statute.
1-02	CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Dept. of Revenue	02562 U.S. ___ (2011)	Tax Discrimination	Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor	Thomas
The Court held that CSX Transportation could sue the state over a tax that applied in a discriminatory fashion against trains.
1-03	Milner v. Department of Navy	03562 U.S. ___ (2011)		Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor	Alito Breyer
4-04	Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn	04563 U.S. ___ (2011)	First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • taxpayer standing	Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor	Kennedy Scalia
1-05	Camreta v. Greene	05563 U.S. ___ (2011)		Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, Alito	Scalia Kennedy
1-06	Fox v. Vice	06563 U.S. ___ (2011)		Unanimous
4-07	Sykes v. United States	07564 U.S. ___ (2011)		Ginsburg	Kennedy Thomas Scalia
1-08	Smith v. Bayer Corp.	08564 U.S. ___ (2011)		Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor; Thomas (in part)
1-09	Tapia v. United States	09564 U.S. ___ (2011)		Unanimous	Sotomayor
4-10	Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett	10564 U.S. ___ (2011)		Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor	Roberts

References

• 2010 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 2, 2011 .
• 2010 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 2, 2011 .
• 2010 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 2, 2011 .