2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the twenty-second term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2014 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
0
Other
3
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 16
Bench opinions = 13 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Sotomayor (11 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Thomas (2)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



North Carolina v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina 574 U.S. 927 (2014)

Voting Rights Act of 1965 Sotomayor
Ginsburg dissented from the Court's granting of a stay pending the filing of a petition for certiorari.
402



Veasey v. Perry 574 U.S. 951 (2014)

state voter identification law Sotomayor, Kagan
Ginsburg dissented from the Court's denial of an application to vacate a stay.
103



Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens 574 U.S. 81 (2014)

removal jurisdiction  • sufficiency of allegations  • jurisdiction over denial of appeal Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
Scalia
Thomas
204



Holt v. Hobbs 574 U.S. 370 (2015)

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act  • prison regulation of beard growth  • Islamic beard customs Sotomayor
Alito
Sotomayor
105



Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp. 574 U.S. 405 (2015)

appellate jurisdiction over final decisions  • finality of dismissal of case from pending multidistrict litigation Unanimous
206



M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett 574 U.S. 443 (2015)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act  • Labor Management Relations Act  • interpretation of collective bargaining agreements Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
107



Yates v. United States 574 U.S. 528 (2015)

catching of undersized fish  • destruction of tangible object to impede federal investigation Roberts, Breyer, Sotomayor
Alito
Kagan
208



Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl 575 U.S. 19 (2015)

Tax Injunction Act  • state collection of online sales tax  • online retailer reporting requirements Breyer; Sotomayor (in part)
Thomas
Kennedy
209



B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. 575 U.S. 160 (2015)

trademark law  • issue preclusion  • adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Alito
Thomas
110



Rodriguez v. United States 575 U.S. 348 (2015)

Fourth Amendment  • traffic stop  • dog sniff of car for drugs  • reasonable suspicion Roberts, Scalia, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kennedy
Thomas
Alito
211



Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar 575 U.S. 457 (2015)

First Amendment  • freedom of speech  • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates Breyer (in part)
Roberts
Breyer
Scalia
Kennedy
Alito
112



Harris v. Viegelahn 575 U.S. 510 (2015)

conversion of Chapter 13 bankruptcy case to Chapter 7  • return of post-petition wages not distributed by Chapter 13 trustee Unanimous
413



Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne 575 U.S. 581 (2015)

state credit for income tax paid to other states  • Dormant Commerce Clause  • internal consistency test Scalia, Kagan
Alito
Scalia
Thomas
114



Mellouli v. Lynch 575 U.S. 798 (2015)

removal of alien for state law drug paraphernalia conviction Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
215



Hittson v. Chatman 576 U.S. 1028 (2015)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996  • review where last decision was unexplained order Kagan
Ginsburg concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
116



Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n 576 U.S. 787 (2015)

Elections Clause  • legislative redistricting  • Arizona Proposition 106 (2000)  • gerrymandering  • Article III  • standing of legislature to bring suit Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
Scalia
Thomas

References

  • "2014 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  • "2014 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  • "2014 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.