2013 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The 2013 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2013 and concluded October 5, 2014. This was the twenty-first term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2013 term statistics
7
 Majority or Plurality
4
 Concurrence
0
 Other
5
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 16
Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Sotomayor (10) Least joined by: Kennedy, Alito (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions



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

 Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel
Alito
 Sotomayor



 Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Younger abstention Unanimous



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

 Fourteenth Amendment  • due process  • personal jurisdiction Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Sotomayor



 Burrage v. United States 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Controlled Substances Act  • sentence enhancement  • causation of drug-related death Sotomayor
Scalia



 Fernandez v. California 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Fourth Amendment  • warrantless searches  • consent of co-occupant to search Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
 Scalia
 Thomas



 United States v. Apel 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

 criminal trespass at military installation  • public easement  • First Amendment  • free speech  • public forum doctrine Sotomayor
Roberts
 Alito



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

 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  • whistleblower protection for subcontractor employees Roberts, Breyer, Kagan; Scalia, Thomas (in part)
Scalia
 Sotomayor



 EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L. P. 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Clean Air Act  • national ambient air quality standards  • Good Neighbor Provision  • Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Scalia



 Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 copyright  • statute of limitations  • laches Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer



 Wood v. Moss 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 First Amendment  • viewpoint discrimination  • Secret Service crowd control  • qualified immunity Unanimous



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

 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act  • tribal sovereign immunity
Kagan
 Sotomayor
 Scalia
 Thomas



 Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 patent law  • definiteness requirement Unanimous



CTS Corp. v. Waldburger 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980  • federal preemption of state statutes of limitations  • statute of repose Breyer
Kennedy
 Scalia



 Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd. 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act  • postjudgment discovery of judgment debtor's extraterritorial assets
Scalia



 Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Securities Exchange Act of 1934  • SEC Rule 10b-5  • rebuttable presumption of reliance on material misrepresentation  • class certification Breyer, Sotomayor
Roberts
 Thomas



 Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Religious Freedom Restoration Act  • Affordable Care Act  • contraceptive mandate  • religious-based objection by for-profit corporation Sotomayor; Breyer, Kagan (in part)
Alito
 Kennedy
 Breyer and Kagan

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