2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the sixth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
Sonia Sotomayor 2014 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
2
Other
8
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 20
Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Kagan (13) Least joined by: Roberts, Scalia (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
501



Redd v. Chappell 574 U.S. 1041 (2014)

state law guarantee of counsel in habeas corpus proceedings Breyer
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
202



Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk 574 U.S. 37 (2014)

Fair Labor Standards Act  • Portal-to-Portal Act  • compensation for postwork antitheft screening of employees Kagan
Thomas
103



Warger v. Shauers 574 U.S. 40 (2014)

Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b)  • inadmissibility of statements made during jury deliberation  • challenge to trial verdict based on dishonesty during voir dire Unanimous
404



Heien v. North Carolina 574 U.S. 71 (2014)

Fourth Amendment  • reasonableness of search  • mistake of law by police
Roberts
Kagan
105



T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell 574 U.S. 293 (2015)

Telecommunications Act of 1996  • denial by local government of cell phone tower placement Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Alito
Roberts
Thomas
406



Warner v. Gross 574 U.S. 1112 (2015)

Eighth Amendment  • capital punishment  • lethal injection Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of stays of execution of sentences of death.
207



Holt v. Hobbs 574 U.S. 352 (2015)

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act  • prison regulation of beard growth  • Islamic beard customs
Alito
Ginsburg
408



Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean 574 U.S. 400 (2015)

Homeland Security Act  • Aviation and Transportation Security Act  • unauthorized disclosure of security operations by Federal Air Marshall  • Sensitive Security Information  • Whistleblower Protection Act Kennedy
Roberts
109



Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank 574 U.S. 418 (2015)

trademark law  • priority right  • tacking  • determination by jury Unanimous
110



Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. 575 U.S. 92 (2015)

Administrative Procedure Act  • exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirements Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Alito (in part)
Scalia
Thomas
Alito
411



Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. 575 U.S. 336 (2015)

Medicaid  • Supremacy Clause  • implied right of action Kennedy, Ginsburg, Kagan
Scalia
Breyer
112



Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif 575 U.S. 665 (2015)

bankruptcy law  • Article III  • consent to adjudication by bankruptcy courts Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Alito (in part)
Alito
Roberts
Thomas
213



Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC 576 U.S. 135 (2015)

bankruptcy law  • Chapter 11  • attorney's fee application  • award of attorneys fees for defending application  • American Rule
Thomas
Breyer
414



Davis v. Ayala 576 U.S. 290 (2015)

Equal Protection Clause  • race-based peremptory challenge in jury selection  • ex parte hearing of prosecutor's justification of challenges  • harmless error Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Alito
Kennedy
Thomas
115



Brumfield v. Cain 576 U.S. 305 (2015)

Eighth Amendment  • execution of the intellectually disabled  • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Thomas
Alito
416



Horne v. Department of Agriculture 576 U.S. 377 (2015)

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937  • National Raisin Reserve  • Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause
Roberts
Thomas
Breyer
117



Los Angeles v. Patel 576 U.S. 409 (2015)

Fourth Amendment  • mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection  • facial challenge Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Scalia
Alito
518



Carlton v. United States 576 U.S. 1044 (2015)

sentence enhancement based on factual error  • plain error review Breyer
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
419



Glossip v. Gross 576 U.S. 949 (2015)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • use of midazolam in lethal injection Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Alito
Scalia
Thomas
Breyer
420



Jordan v. Fisher 576 U.S. 1071 (2015)

prosecutorial vindictiveness  • certificate of appealability Ginsburg, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

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.