2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014 and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the twenty-ninth term of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Court .
Antonin Scalia 2014 term statistics
9
 Majority or Plurality
4
 Concurrence
1
 Other
14
 Dissent
2
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 30
Bench opinions = 28 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Thomas (16 in full, 2 in part) Least joined by: Sotomayor (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
4-01



Jones v. United States 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Sixth Amendment  • right to jury trial  • sentencing based on judicial fact-finding Thomas, Ginsburg
Scalia dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
5-02



Whitman v. United States 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Securities Exchange Act of 1934  • deference to agency interpretation of statutes  • rule of lenity Thomas
Scalia filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
4-03



Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

 jurisdiction over denial of appeal Kennedy, Kagan; Thomas (in part)
Ginsburg
 Thomas
1-04



Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Truth in Lending Act  • rescission by borrower Unanimous
1-05



Whitfield v. United States 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 federal criminal law  • enhanced sentencing penalty for forced accompaniment during bank robbery Unanimous
1-06



Jennings v. Stephens 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure  • defense of judgment on alternative grounds Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
3-07



Kansas v. Nebraska 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Republican River Compact
Kagan
 Roberts
 Thomas
1-08



Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 discriminatory taxation of rail carrier Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
2-09



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

 Administrative Procedure Act  • exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirements  • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulations
Sotomayor
 Thomas
 Alito
2-10



Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Securities Act of 1933  • opinions in registration statement later proved incorrect
Kagan
 Thomas
4-11



Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Pregnancy Discrimination Act  • disparate treatment claim Kennedy, Thomas
Breyer
 Alito
 Kennedy
4-12



Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • redistricting  • racial gerrymandering  • Voting Rights Act of 1965 Roberts, Thomas, Alito
Breyer
 Thomas
1-13



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

 Medicaid  • Supremacy Clause  • implied right of action Roberts, Thomas, Alito; Breyer (in part)
Breyer
 Sotomayor
4-14



Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Natural Gas Act  • federal preemption of state antitrust laws Roberts
Breyer
 Thomas
4-15



Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 First Amendment  • freedom of speech  • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates Thomas
Roberts
 Ginsburg
 Breyer
 Kennedy
 Alito
4-16



Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 state credit for income tax paid to other states  • Dormant Commerce Clause  • internal consistency test Thomas (in part)
Alito
 Thomas
 Ginsburg
3-17



City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990  • obligation to provide accommodations to mentally ill arrestee  • improvidently granted certiorari Kagan
Alito
4-18



Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 patent law  • induced infringement  • belief in patent invalidity as defense Roberts
Kennedy
1-19



EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Title VII  • refusal to hire applicant because of religious practices  • disparate treatment  • failure to accommodate Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
 Thomas
4-20



Zivotofsky v. Kerry 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 diplomatic recognition  • separation of powers  • Article Two  • U.S. position on status of Jerusalem  • Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003  • passport designation of births in Jerusalem Roberts, Alito
Kennedy
 Breyer
 Thomas
 Roberts
1-21



Kerry v. Din 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Immigration and Nationality Act  • exclusion of alien for terrorist activities  • denial of spouse's visa  • Due Process Clause  • substantive due process  • liberty interest in marriage Roberts, Thomas
Kennedy
 Breyer
2-22



Ohio v. Clark 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Sixth Amendment  • Confrontation Clause  • admissibility of statements by child abuse victim to teacher  • mandatory reporting obligations Ginsburg
Alito
 Thomas
4-23



Kingsley v. Hendrickson 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • excessive force against pretrial detainee Roberts, Thomas
Breyer
 Alito
4-24



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

 Fourth Amendment  • mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection  • facial challenge Roberts, Thomas
Sotomayor
 Alito
4-25



King v. Burwell 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  • federally established health care exchanges  • federal tax credit subsidies for individual purchase of health insurance Thomas, Alito
Roberts
1-26



Johnson v. United States 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Armed Career Criminal Act  • residual clause  • Fifth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • void for vagueness Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kennedy
 Thomas
 Alito
4-27



Obergefell v. Hodges 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 same-sex marriage  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • Equal Protection Clause Thomas
Kennedy
 Roberts
 Thomas
 Alito
1-28



Michigan v. EPA 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Clean Air Act  • regulation of power plant emissions  • relevance of cost to decision to regulate Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
Thomas
 Kagan
4-29



Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Elections Clause  • legislative redistricting  • Arizona Proposition 106 (2000)  • gerrymandering  • Article III  • standing of legislature to bring suit Thomas
Ginsburg
 Roberts
 Thomas
2-30



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

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • use of midazolam in lethal injection Thomas
Alito
 Thomas
 Breyer
 Sotomayor

References

Judicial opinions of Antonin Scalia
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Supreme Court of the United States 2014 term (October 6, 2014 - October 4, 2015)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Scalia | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan
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