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 will conclude October 4, 2015. This is the twenty-ninth term of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Court.
Antonin Scalia 2014 term statistics (in progress)
5
 Majority or Plurality
2
 Concurrence
1
 Other
6
 Dissent
1
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 15
Bench opinions = 13 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: - Least joined by: -
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions



 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.



 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.



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

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



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

 Truth in Lending Act  • rescission by borrower Unanimous



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

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



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

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



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

 Republican River Compact
Kagan
 Roberts
 Thomas



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

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



 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



 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



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

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



 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



 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



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

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



 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

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