2016 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

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The 2016 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 3, 2016, and concluded October 1, 2017. This was the eighth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
Sonia Sotomayor 2016 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
5
Concurrence
1
Other
10
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 24
Bench opinions = 15 Opinions relating to orders = 9 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Ginsburg (11) Least joined by: Gorsuch (1)[1]
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Elmore v. Holbrook 580 U.S. 938 (2016)

 Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel  • death penalty  • mitigating factors at sentencing Ginsburg
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
202



Tatum v. Arizona 580 U.S. 952 (2016)

 Eighth Amendment  • life imprisonment of minors
Alito
Sotomayor concurred in the Court's decision to grant, vacate, and remand.
103



Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc. 580 U.S. 53 (2016)

 patent law  • relevant article of manufacture in multicomponent product for determining damages Unanimous[2]
104



Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp. 580 U.S. 82 (2017)

 Federal National Mortgage Association  • sue-and-be-sued clause  • federal jurisdiction Unanimous[2]
405



Arthur v. Dunn 580 U.S. 1141 (2017)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • lethal injection Breyer
106



Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. 580 U.S. 140 (2017)

 patent law  • infringement of multicomponent inventions Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Thomas, Alito (in part)
Alito
207



Beckles v. United States 580 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • residual clause  • Due Process Clause  • void for vagueness doctrine
Thomas
Kennedy
Ginsburg
208



Perez v. Florida 580 U.S. ___ (2017)

 First Amendment  • threatening speech
Sotomayor concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
409



NLRB v. SW General, Inc 580 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 Ginsburg
Roberts
Thomas
210



Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 First Amendment  • commercial speech  • regulation of communication of prices  • price difference for credit card transactions Alito
Roberts
Breyer
111



McLane Co. v. EEOC 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 EEOC subpoenas  • standard of review of district court order to quash Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Ginsburg
412



McGehee v. Hutchinson 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • lethal injection
Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of a stay and of certiorari.
413



Salazar-Limon v. Houston 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 summary judgment  • excessive force Ginsburg
Alito
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
114



Lewis v. Clarke 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 tribal sovereign immunity  • lawsuit against tribal employee as individual Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Thomas
Ginsburg
415



Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act  • bankruptcy law  • filing of obviously time-barred proof of claim Ginsburg, Kagan
Breyer
416



Arthur v. Dunn 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • lethal injection
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay of execution and of certiorari.
317



BNSF R. Co. v. Tyrrell 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Federal Employers' Liability Act  • personal jurisdiction over railroads  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause
Ginsburg
118



Honeycutt v. United States 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984  • liability of co-conspirators Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
119



Kokesh v. SEC 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 SEC disgorgement  • statute of limitations Unanimous
220



Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • church plans
Kagan
421



Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty. 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • personal jurisdiction  • specific jurisdiction
Alito
422



Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

 First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause  • Establishment Clause  • eligibility of religious organization for government grant Ginsburg
Roberts
Thomas
Breyer
Gorsuch
523



Mathis v. Shulkin 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Board of Veterans' Appeals  • presumption of competence of medical examiners rendering opinion against claim
Gorsuch
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
424



Otte v. Morgan 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty Ginsburg
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of a stay and of certiorari.

Notes

  1. ^ Gorsuch joined the Court midterm. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Thomas joined the fewest of Sotomayor's opinions, with five in full, one in part.
  2. ^ a b This opinion was handed down prior to the confirmation of Justice Gorsuch, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices then on the Court.

References

  • "2016 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  • "2016 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  • "2016 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved July 27, 2017.


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