2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

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-fourth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2014 term statistics (in progress)
3
 Majority or Plurality
4
 Concurrence
1
 Other
10
 Dissent
1
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 19
Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: - Least joined by: -
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions



 Maricopa County v. Lopez-Valenzuela 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Arizona Proposition 100 (2006)  • standard for granting writ of certiorari Scalia
Thomas filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of an application for a stay, saying he joined it because he did not believe four justices would vote to grant certiorari. He expressed hope, however, that his prediction would prove wrong, as the lower court's decision had invalidated a state constitutional amendment, and he thought the Court "owe[d] the people of Arizona the respect of our review."



 Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Fair Labor Standards Act  • Portal-to-Portal Act  • compensation for theft prevention screening of employees Unanimous
Sotomayor



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

 jurisdiction over denial of appeal
Ginsburg
 Scalia



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

 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure  • defense of judgment on alternative grounds Kennedy, Alito
Scalia



 T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Telecommunications Act of 1996  • denial by local government of cell phone tower placement
Sotomayor
 Alito
 Roberts



 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 patent law  • claim construction  • appellate standard of review  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Alito
Breyer



 Plumley v. Austin 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 greater sentence after new trial  • presumption of vindictiveness Scalia
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.



 M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Employee Retirement Income Security Act  • Labor Management Relations Act  • interpretation of collective bargaining agreements Unanimous
Ginsburg



 Strange v. Searcy 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 same-sex marriage Scalia
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay.



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

 Republican River Compact
Kagan
 Roberts
 Scalia



 Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Tax Injunction Act  • state collection of online sales tax  • online retailer reporting requirements Unanimous
Kennedy
 Ginsburg



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

 discriminatory taxation of rail carrier Ginsburg
Scalia



 Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 status of Amtrak as governmental entity  • Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008  • separation of powers  • nondelegation doctrine
Kennedy
 Alito



 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  • separation of powers
Sotomayor
 Scalia
 Alito



 B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 trademark law  • issue preclusion  • adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Scalia
Alito
 Ginsburg



 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
 Scalia



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

 Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • redistricting  • racial gerrymandering  • Voting Rights Act of 1965
Breyer
 Scalia



 Rodriguez v. United States 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Fourth Amendment  • traffic stop  • dog sniff of car for drugs  • reasonable suspicion Alito; Kennedy (in part)
Ginsburg
 Kennedy
 Alito



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

 Natural Gas Act  • federal preemption of state antitrust laws
Breyer
 Scalia

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