2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the tenth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
Samuel Alito 2014 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
9
Concurrence
0
Other
15
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 33
Bench opinions = 30 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Thomas (14) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Kagan (4)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Frank v. Walker 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

state voter identification law Scalia, Thomas
Alito dissented from the Court's vacatur of the lower court's stay.
202



Volkman v. United States 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

causation of death by unlawful distribution of controlled substance Thomas
Alito concurred in the Court's vacatur and remand of the lower court's decision.
403



Kalamazoo County Road Comm'n v. Deleon 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

employment discrimination  • granting of requested transfer as adverse employment action
Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
204



T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Telecommunications Act of 1996  • denial by local government of cell phone tower placement
Sotomayor
Roberts
Thomas
105



Holt v. Hobbs 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act  • prison regulation of beard growth  • Islamic beard customs Unanimous
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
406



Christeson v. Roper 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • equitable tolling  • substitution of counsel Thomas
per curiam
407



North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Sherman Antitrust Act  • state-action antitrust immunity Scalia, Thomas
Kennedy
208



Yates v. United States 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

catching of undersized fish  • destruction of tangible object to impede federal investigation
Ginsburg
Kagan
209



Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

status of Amtrak as governmental entity  • Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008  • separation of powers  • nondelegation doctrine
Kennedy
Thomas
210



Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Administrative Procedure Act  • exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirements  • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulations
Sotomayor
Scalia
Thomas
111



B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

trademark law  • issue preclusion  • adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Ginsburg
Thomas
212



Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act  • disparate treatment claim
Breyer
Scalia
Kennedy
413



Rodriguez v. United States 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fourth Amendment  • traffic stop  • dog sniff of car for drugs  • reasonable suspicion
Ginsburg
Kennedy
Thomas
414



United States v. Kwai Fun Wong 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Federal Tort Claims Act  • statute of limitations  • equitable tolling Roberts, Scalia, Thomas
Kagan
415



Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

First Amendment  • freedom of speech  • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates
Roberts
Ginsburg
Breyer
Scalia
Kennedy
116



Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

state credit for income tax paid to other states  • Dormant Commerce Clause  • internal consistency test Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor
Scalia
Thomas
Ginsburg
117



City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990  • obligation to provide accommodations to mentally ill arrestee  • Fourth Amendment  • improvidently granted certiorari Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor
Scalia
118



Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

False Claims Act  • qui tam  • statute of limitations  • Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act Unanimous
219



Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

bankruptcy law  • Article III  • consent to adjudication by bankruptcy courts
Sotomayor
Roberts
Thomas
320



Elonis v. United States 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

federal crime against communicating threat  • scienter
Roberts
Thomas
221



EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Title VII  • refusal to hire applicant because of religious practices  • disparate treatment  • failure to accommodate
Scalia
Thomas
222



Reed v. Town of Gilbert 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

First Amendment  • free speech  • content-based restrictions  • regulation of signs on private property Sotomayor
Thomas
Breyer
Kagan
423



Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

First Amendment  • free speech  • government speech  • specialty license plates Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy
Breyer
124



Ohio v. Clark 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Sixth Amendment  • Confrontation Clause  • admissibility of statements by child abuse victim to teacher  • mandatory reporting obligations Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia
Thomas
125



Davis v. Ayala 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Equal Protection Clause  • race-based peremptory challenge in jury selection  • ex parte hearing of prosecutor's justification of challenges  • harmless error Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Kennedy
Thomas
Sotomayor
426



Brumfield v. Cain 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Eighth Amendment  • execution of the intellectually disabled  • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Roberts
Sotomayor
Thomas
427



Kingsley v. Hendrickson 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • excessive force against pretrial detainee
Breyer
Scalia
428



Los Angeles v. Patel 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fourth Amendment  • mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection  • facial challenge Thomas
Sotomayor
Scalia
429



Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

patent law  • post-expiration royalty payments  • stare decisis Roberts, Thomas
Kagan
430



Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fair Housing Act  • state allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits  • disparate impact Roberts, Scalia, Thomas
Kennedy
Thomas
431



Johnson v. United States 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Armed Career Criminal Act  • residual clause  • Fifth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • void for vagueness
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
432



Obergefell v. Hodges 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

same-sex marriage  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • Equal Protection Clause Scalia, Thomas
Kennedy
Roberts
Scalia
Thomas
133



Glossip v. Gross 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • use of midazolam in lethal injection Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Scalia
Thomas
Breyer
Sotomayor

References

  • "2014 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  • "2014 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  • "2014 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.