2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts
| The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the eighth term of Chief Justice John Roberts's tenure on the Court. | 
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Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. | 568 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Article III • Case or Controversy Clause • mootness | Unanimous |
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Chafin v. Chafin | 568 U.S. ___ (2013) |
International Child Abduction Remedies Act • Article III • Case or Controversy Clause • mootness | Unanimous |
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Gunn v. Minton | 568 U.S. ___ (2013) |
patent law • legal malpractice • subject-matter jurisdiction | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||
| Roberts' unanimous opinion for the Court held that a state court had jurisdiction to decide a legal malpractice lawsuit that required resolution of a patent law issue, because the lawsuit did not "arise under" federal patent law and thus did not fall within federal courts' exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction over patent law claims. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Gabelli v. SEC | 568 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Investment Advisers Act • statute of limitations | Unanimous | ||||||||||||||
| Roberts' unanimous opinion for the Court held that the five-year statute of limitations within which the SEC must seek civil penalties under the Investment Advisers Act begins when the fraud occurs, not when it is discovered. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center | 568 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Clean Water Act • Industrial Stormwater rule | Alito |
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Wos v. E. M. A. | 568 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Medicaid anti-lien provision • state recovery of tort awards for medical expenditures | Scalia, Thomas |
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Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. | 569 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Alien Tort Statute • extraterritoriality | Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito |
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Missouri v. McNeely | 569 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Fourth Amendment • exigent circumstances • drunk driving • government-compelled blood alcohol test | Breyer, Alito |
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Arlington v. FCC | 569 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Telecommunications Act of 1996 • Chevron deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdiction | Kennedy, Alito |
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Trevino v. Thaler | 569 U.S. ___ (2013) |
ineffective assistance of counsel • procedural default | Alito |
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Alleyne v. United States | 570 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • mandatory minimum sentencing • judicial factfinding | Scalia, Kennedy |
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FTC v. Actavis, Inc. | 570 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 • Federal Trade Commission Act • generic drugs | Scalia, Thomas |
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Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. | 570 U.S. ___ (2013) |
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 • Spending Clause • conditions imposed on recipients of federal funding • First Amendment • free speech | Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor |
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United States v. Kebodeaux | 570 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act • Necessary and Proper Clause |
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Shelby County v. Holder | 570 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 • coverage formula • preclearance • Fifteenth Amendment | Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito |
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Hollingsworth v. Perry | 570 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Article III • standing • California Proposition 8 | Scalia, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan |
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United States v. Windsor | 570 U.S. ___ (2013) |
Fifth Amendment • equal protection • Defense of Marriage Act • same-sex marriage |
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References
- "2012 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- "2012 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- "2012 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2013.