2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Neil Gorsuch

The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the fourth term of Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch's tenure on the Court.
Neil Gorsuch 2019 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
2
Other
3
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissent Total = 17
Bench opinions = 13 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Thomas (7 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Kavanaugh (3 in full, 1 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
201



Retirement Plans Comm. of IBM v. Jander 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

ERISA
per curiam
Kagan
102



Rodriguez v. FDIC 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

federal common law  • entitlement to tax refund among affiliated corporations in absence of allocation agreement Unanimous
103



Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Civil Rights Act of 1866  • race as but-for causation Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Ginsburg (in part)
Ginsburg
204



Department of Homeland Security v. New York 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Thomas
Gorsuch concurred in the Court's grant of application for stay.
505



Guedes v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

firearm laws  • classification of bump stock as illegal machine gun  • Chevron deference
Gorsuch filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
506



Archdiocese of Washington v. Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

First Amendment  • public transit rejection of religious advertising Thomas
Gorsuch filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
307



Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act  • state law claims  • potentially responsible parties Thomas
Roberts
Alito
408



Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

patent law  • inter partes review Sotomayor (in part)
Ginsburg
109



Ramos v. Louisiana 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sixth Amendment  • unanimity of jury verdict Ginsburg, Breyer; Sotomayor, Kavanaugh (in part)
Thomas
Sotomayor
Kavanaugh
Alito
110



Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

trademark law  • Lanham Act  • award of profits for infringement Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh
Alito
Sotomayor
111



Opati v. Republic of Sudan 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act  • exception for state-sponsored terrorism  • punitive damages  • retroactive application to preenactment claims Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
112



Bostock v. Clayton County 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Title VII  • LGBTQ employment discrimination  • sex discrimination Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Kavanaugh
413



June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

abortion laws  • requirement that abortion clinic doctors have hospital admitting privileges  • Fourteenth Amendment  • stare decisis  • third-party standing
Breyer
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Kavanaugh
214



Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools  • First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
315



Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991  • prohibition of robocalls to cell phones  • exception for government debt collection  • First Amendment  • free speech Thomas (in part)
Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
Breyer
116



McGirt v. Oklahoma 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Major Crimes Act  • status of Creek Reservation  • Oklahoma Enabling Act Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
Thomas
417



Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Alito
Kavanaugh
Gorsuch dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief.

References

  • "2019 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.