Type |
Case |
Citation |
Issues |
Joined by |
Other opinions |
4-01
|
New Hampshire Right to Life v. Department of Health and Human Services |
01577 U.S. ___ (2015)
|
Freedom of Information Act |
Scalia |
|
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
4-02
|
Friedman v. Highland Park |
02577 U.S. ___ (2015)
|
Second Amendment • right to keep and bear arms • municipal ban on semiautomatic firearms and high-capacity magazines |
Scalia |
|
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
4-03
|
DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia |
03577 U.S. ___ (2015)
|
Federal Arbitration Act |
|
|
|
1-04
|
Montanile v. Board of Trustees of Nat. Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan |
04577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 • equitable remedies for plan enforcement |
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan; Alito (in part) |
|
|
2-05
|
Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez |
05577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Article III • Case or Controversy Clause • effect of unaccepted settlement offer or offer of judgment on mootness • Telephone Consumer Protection Act • liability of federal contractor |
|
|
|
4-06
|
Montgomery v. Louisiana |
06577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Eighth Amendment • mandatory life imprisonment of minors • retroactivity of new constitutional rules |
|
|
|
1-07
|
Musacchio v. United States |
07577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
challenge to sufficiency of evidence based on incorrect jury instructions • waiver of statute of limitations |
Unanimous |
|
|
2-08
|
California Building Industry Assn. v. San Jose |
08577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
ordinance requiring new developments include low income housing • Fifth Amendment • Takings Clause |
|
|
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari. |
2-09
|
Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. |
09577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 • preemption of state law health care disclosure requirements |
|
|
|
4-10
|
American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County |
10577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
First Amendment • free speech • public forum doctrine • advertising in public transit areas |
Alito |
|
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
4-11
|
Nebraska v. Colorado |
11577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
discretion to decline original jurisdiction suits • Colorado Amendment 64 |
Alito |
|
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of leave to file complaint. |
4-12
|
Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo |
12577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 • certification of class action • compensibility for varying times spent donning and doffing protective gear |
Alito |
|
|
1-13
|
Nebraska v. Parker |
13577 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Omaha Indian Reservation • diminishment of reservation boundaries |
Unanimous[2] |
|
|
2-14
|
Luis v. United States |
14578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
pretrial asset freezing • Sixth Amendment • right to counsel of one's choice |
|
|
|
2-15
|
Evenwel v. Abbott |
15578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
legislative redistricting based on total state population • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • one person, one vote doctrine |
|
|
|
4-16
|
Kakarala v. Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. |
16578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
federal court review of orders remanding cases to state court |
|
|
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
4-17
|
Welch v. United States |
17578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Armed Career Criminal Act • retroactive effect of court decision on collateral review |
|
|
|
2-18
|
Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing, LLC |
18578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Federal Power Act • interstate wholesale electricity rates • federal preemption |
|
|
|
4-19
|
Arrigoni Enterprises, LLC. v. Durham |
19578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fifth Amendment • Takings Clause • exhaustion of remedies under state procedures |
Kennedy |
|
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |
4-20
|
Heffernan v. City of Paterson |
20578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
First Amendment • free speech by government employees • demotion based on employer's factual mistake regarding engagement in protected activity |
Alito |
|
|
4-21
|
Ocasio v. United States |
21578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Hobbs Act • conspiracy |
|
|
|
2-22
|
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins |
22578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 • Article III • injury-in-fact |
|
|
|
4-23
|
Husky Int’l Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz |
23578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
bankruptcy law • Chapter 7 • discharge exception for actual fraud |
|
|
|
2-24
|
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning |
24578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 • removal jurisdiction • federal question jurisdiction |
Sotomayor |
|
|
4-25
|
United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Bible |
25578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
administrative law • deference to agency interpretation |
|
|
Thomas dissented from the denial of certiorari. |
2-26
|
CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC |
26578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Title VII • award of attorney's fees to prevailing party |
|
|
|
2-27
|
Betterman v. Montana |
27578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Sixth Amendment • Speedy Trial Clause • postconviction delay in sentencing |
Alito |
|
|
4-28
|
Foster v. Chatman |
28578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • racial discrimination in juror peremptory challenges • adequate and independent state ground |
|
|
|
4-29
|
Green v. Brennan |
29578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Title VII • constructive discharge • statute of limitations |
|
|
|
2-30
|
Adams v. Alabama |
30578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Eighth Amendment • mandatory life imprisonment of minors • retroactivity of new constitutional rules |
Alito |
|
Thomas concurred in the Court's decision to grant certiorari, vacate the lower court's opinion, and remand. |
4-31
|
Lynch v. Arizona |
31578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • death penalty • right to inform jury at sentencing of parole ineligibility |
Alito |
|
|
2-32
|
Ross v. Blake |
32578 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 • exhaustion of remedies |
|
|
|
4-33
|
Williams v. Pennsylvania |
33579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • Due Process Clause • judicial recusal due to prior involvement as prosecutor |
|
|
|
4-34
|
Dietz v. Bouldin |
34579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
district court recall of jury in civil case after discharge |
Kennedy |
|
|
2-35
|
Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle |
35579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Double Jeopardy Clause • sovereignty of Puerto Rico |
|
|
|
1-36
|
Puerto Rico v. Franklin Cal. Tax-Free Trust |
36579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
bankruptcy law • preemption of municipal bankruptcy laws • Puerto Rican government-debt crisis |
Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Kagan |
|
|
2-37
|
United States v. Bryant |
37579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
federal crime of domestic violence in Indian lands • tribal court conviction as predicate offense • Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 • Sixth Amendment • Assistance of Counsel Clause • Fifth Amendment • Due Process Clause |
|
|
|
1-38
|
Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States |
38579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 • Department of Defense contracting with veteran-owned small businesses |
Unanimous[2] |
|
|
1-39
|
Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar |
39579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
False Claims Act • implied false certification theory • failure to disclose noncompliance with legal requirements |
Unanimous[2] |
|
|
4-40
|
Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro |
40579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fair Labor Standards Act • overtime exemption for automobile service advisors |
Alito |
|
|
1-41
|
Utah v. Strieff |
41579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule • attenuation doctrine |
Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito |
|
|
2-42
|
Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee |
42579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act • appealability of decision to conduct inter partes review |
|
|
|
4-43
|
Taylor v. United States |
43579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Hobbs Act • robbery of drug dealers as satisfaction of commerce requirement |
|
|
|
4-44
|
Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin |
44579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause • affirmative action • race-conscious college admissions program |
|
|
|
3-45
|
Birchfield v. North Dakota |
45579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourth Amendment • search incident to arrest • drunk driving • implied consent to breathalyzer or blood alcohol content tests |
|
|
|
2-46
|
Mathis v. United States |
46579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Armed Career Criminal Act • sentence enhancement for prior convictions |
|
|
|
4-47
|
Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt |
47579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
Fourteenth Amendment • abortion • regulation of abortion providers • Texas Senate Bill 5 • res judicata |
|
|
|
4-48
|
Voisine v. United States |
48579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
federal criminal law • prohibition on firearm ownership for misdemeanor domestic violence conviction • Second Amendment |
Sotomayor (in part) |
|
|
4-49
|
Delaware Strong Families v. Denn |
49579 U.S. ___ (2016)
|
First Amendment • campaign finance reform • mandated disclosure of anonymous donors |
|
|
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. |