2013 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

The 2013 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2013 and concluded October 5, 2014. This was the fifth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court .
Sonia Sotomayor 2013 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
0
Other
7
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 21
Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 5 Most joined by: Ginsburg (12) Least joined by: Scalia (5 in full, 2 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
2-01



Burt v. Titlow 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

Sixth Amendment   ineffective assistance of counsel
Alito
Ginsburg
4-02



Woodward v. Alabama 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

judicial override of jury sentencing determination   Sixth Amendment   right to jury trial   Eighth Amendment   death penalty Breyer (in part)
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
1-03



Kansas v. Cheever 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

Fifth Amendment   privilege against self-incrimination   voluntary intoxication defense   court-ordered psychiatric evaluation Unanimous
2-04



Daimler AG v. Bauman 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

Fourteenth Amendment   due process   personal jurisdiction
Ginsburg
1-05



Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp. 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005   definition of "mass action" Unanimous
1-06



Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

Aviation and Transportation Security Act   immunity to liability for defamation claims   material falsity standard Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Thomas, Kagan (in part)
Scalia
4-07



Lawson v. FMR LLC 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002   whistleblower protection for subcontractor employees Kennedy, Alito
Ginsburg
Scalia
2-08



BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

consent to arbitration by treaty   Federal Arbitration Act
Breyer
Roberts
4-09



Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875   abandonment of right-of-way   extinguishment of easement
Roberts
1-10



United States v. Castleman 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

possession of firearms by those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Scalia
Alito
4-11



Schuette v. BAMN 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Michigan Civil Rights Initiative   Fourteenth Amendment   Equal Protection Clause   racial preferences in college admission Ginsburg
Kennedy
Roberts
Scalia
Breyer
4-12



Paroline v. United States 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Violence Against Women Act of 1994   restitution for possession of child pornography   causation of victim's losses
Kennedy
Roberts
1-13



Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Patent Act   fee shifting provision   meaning of "exceptional cases" Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan; Scalia (in part)
1-14



Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc. 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Patent Act   fee shifting provision   standard of review of fee award Unanimous
2-15



Robers v. United States 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 Ginsburg
Breyer
2-16



Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act   tribal sovereign immunity
Kagan
Scalia
Thomas
Ginsburg
4-17



Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

Immigration and Nationality Act   priority date for visa eligibility   Child Status Protection Act Breyer; Thomas (in part)
Kagan
Roberts
Alito
1-18



Clark v. Rameker 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

exemption of retirement funds from Chapter 7 bankruptcy estates   individual retirement accounts Unanimous
2-19



Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

patent law   ineligibility of claims directed to an abstract idea Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
1-20



Lane v. Franks 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

First Amendment   free speech   speech by government employees   retaliation for sworn testimony given outside scope of employment Unanimous
Thomas
4-21



Wheaton College v. Burwell 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act   contraceptive mandate   Religious Freedom Restoration Act Ginsburg, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's order granting an injunction.

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