2020 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

The 2020 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2020, and concluded October 3, 2021. This was the twelfth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
Sonia Sotomayor 2020 term statistics
6
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
6
Other
18
Dissent
3
Concurrence/dissent Total = 39
Bench opinions = 20 Opinions relating to orders = 19 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Kagan (16) Least joined by: Barrett (2 in full, 1 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
501



Kaur v. Maryland 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
502



Henness v. DeWine 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
403



Ross v. National Urban League 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay.
404



Merrill v. People First of Alabama 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Breyer, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay.
405



Valentine v. Collier 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application to vacate stay.
406



Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Kagan
per curiam
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Roberts
Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for injunctive relief.
207



Carney v. Adams 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Breyer
108



Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn. 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
409



Bernard v. United States 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari and application for stay of execution.
410



Bourgeois v. Watson 592 U.S. ___ (2020)

Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari and application for stay of execution.
411



FDA v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Kagan
Roberts
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay.
212



Chicago v. Fulton 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Alito
413



United States v. Higgs 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of certiorari before judgment and summary reversal, and application to vacate stay of execution.
414



Francois v. Wilkinson 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application for stay of removal.
115



Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Bd. 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Roberts, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh
Thomas
216



Brownback v. King 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Federal Tort Claims Act
Thomas
417



Smith v. Titus 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
518



Longoria v. United States 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Gorsuch
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
119



Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid 592 U.S. ___ (2021)

Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barett
Alito
420



Whatley v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
521



Brown v. Polk County 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
122



Carr v. Saul 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Roberts, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Thomas, Breyer, Gorsuch, Barrett (in part)
Thomas
Breyer
423



Jones v. Mississippi 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer, Kagan
Kavanaugh
Thomas
524



Calvert v. Texas 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
425



BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Gorsuch
226



CIC Servs., LLC v. IRS 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Kagan
Kavanaugh
427



Johnson v. Precythe 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer, Kagan
Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
128



United States v. Palomar-Santiago 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Unanimous
529



National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer, Kavanaugh
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
230



Terry v. United States 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Thomas
331



Greer v. United States 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Kavanaugh
232



Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer, Kagan
Thomas
Gorsuch
Alito
333



Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Barrett
Gorsuch
334



Collins v. Yellen 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer
Alito
Thomas
Gorsuch
Kagan
135



Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Roberts, Breyer, Kavanaugh, Barrett; Alito (in part)
Gorsuch
436



Hernandez v. Peery 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
437



Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer, Kagan
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
438



Dunn v. Reeves 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Kagan
per curiam
439



Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson 594 U.S. ___ (2021)

Breyer, Kagan
Roberts
Breyer
Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief.

References

  • "2020 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  • "2020 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  • "2020 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved April 20, 2021.