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The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the twenty-ninth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2019 term statistics
5
Majority or Plurality
14
Concurrence
0
Other
20
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissent Total = 41
Bench opinions = 31 Opinions relating to orders = 10 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Gorsuch (15 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Sotomayor (2)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Rotkiske v. Klemm 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
Ginsburg
202



Monasky v. Taglieri 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

International Child Abduction Remedies Act  • habitual residence of child
Ginsburg
Alito
203



Hernandez v. Mesa 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Fourth Amendment  • Fifth Amendment  • cross-border shooting by federal agent Gorsuch
Alito
Ginsburg
204



Kansas v. Garcia 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986  • fraudulent employee documents  • federal preemption Gorsuch
Alito
Breyer
405



Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Immigration and Nationality Act  • judicial review of removal proceedings  • statute of limitations Alito (in part)
Breyer
206



Allen v. Cooper 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

copyright law  • Intellectual Property Clause  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Copyright Remedy Clarification Act of 1990  • state sovereign immunity from infringement claims
Kagan
Breyer
407



CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

admiralty law  • warranty of safety  • safe-berth clause Alito
Sotomayor
108



Kansas v. Glover 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Fourth Amendment  • investigative traffic stop due to revoked license Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Kagan
Sotomayor
409



Babb v. Wilkie 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967  • age as factor in federal-sector personnel actions
Alito
Sotomayor
210



Lipschultz v. Charter Advanced Services 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

state regulation of voice over IP  • federal preemption  • Article VI  • Supremacy Clause Gorsuch
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
411



Arizona v. California 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Article III  • original jurisdiction Alito
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of motion for leave to file a complaint.
412



Baldwin v. United States 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

administrative law  • Chevron deference  • Article III  • Administrative Procedure Act
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
413



VF Jeanswear LP v. EEOC 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Civil Rights Act of 1964  • Title VII  • investigative power of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after lawsuit filed
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
214



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

Sixth Amendment  • unanimity of jury verdict  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Privileges and Immunities Clause
Gorsuch
Sotomayor
Kavanaugh
Alito
415



County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Clean Water Act  • pollutant discharge without permit into navigable waters Gorsuch
Breyer
Kavanaugh
Alito
416



Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

copyright law  • government edicts doctrine  • copyrightability of annotated legislative code Alito; Breyer (in part)
Roberts
Ginsburg
217



United States v. Sineneng-Smith 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

First Amendment  • overbreadth doctrine
Ginsburg
118



GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Federal Arbitration Act  • New York Convention  • equitable estoppel  • enforcement of arbitration agreement by nonsignatories Unanimous
Sotomayor
219



Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act  • Article II  • Appointments Clause
Breyer
Sotomayor
220



Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • Article III  • standing Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
421



Nasrallah v. Barr 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

immigration law  • Convention Against Torture  • judicial review of factual challenges to removal order Alito
Kavanaugh
122



United States Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Assn. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

United States Forest Service authority to grant pipeline right-of-way  • National Trails System Act  • Mineral Leasing Act Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh; Ginsburg (in part)
Sotomayor
423



Robinson v. Department of Education 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Fair Credit Reporting Act  • sovereign immunity Kavanaugh
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
424



Wexford Health v. Garrett 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995  • exhaustion of remedies  • postrelease amended complaint
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
425



Jarchow v. State Bar of Wis. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Gorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
426



Rogers v. Grewal 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Kavanaugh (in part)
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
427



Baxter v. Bracey 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
328



Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal. 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  • Administrative Procedure Act Alito, Gorsuch
Roberts
Alito
Sotomayor
Kavanaugh
429



Liu v. SEC 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

securities law  • disgorgement as equitable relief
Sotomayor
230



Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act  • eligibility for asylum  • habeas corpus  • Article One  • Suspension Clause  • Due Process Clause
Alito
Breyer
Sotomayor
331



Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act  • limitations on removal of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director  • Article Two  • separation of powers Gorsuch
Roberts
Kagan
432



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
Alito
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
233



Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003  • policy statements against prostitution and sex trafficking as requirement for funding  • First Amendment  • free speech  • speech by foreign affiliates of U.S. organizations
Kavanaugh
Breyer
234



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

state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools  • First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause  • Establishment Clause Gorsuch
Roberts
Alito
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
235



Chiafalo v. Washington 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Article II  • Electoral College  • state law penalty for faithless electors  • Twelfth Amendment  • Tenth Amendment Gorsuch (in part)
Kagan
136



Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010  • religious and moral exemptions from contraceptive mandate  • Administrative Procedure Act  • Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Alito
Kagan
Ginsburg
237



Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

First Amendment  • ministerial exception to employment discrimination claims Gorsuch
Alito
Sotomayor
438



Trump v. Vance 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Article II  • Supremacy Clause  • issuance of state criminal subpoena to sitting president
Roberts
Kavanaugh
Alito
439



Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

issuance of congressional subpoena to sitting president  • separation of powers
Roberts
Alito
440



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

Major Crimes Act  • status of Creek Reservation  • Oklahoma Enabling Act
Gorsuch
Roberts
441



Kansas v. Boettger 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

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.