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2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

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The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the fourteenth term of Associate Justice Samuel Alito's tenure on the Court.
Samuel Alito 2018 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
1
Other
11
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 26
Bench opinions = 20 Opinions relating to orders = 6 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Kavanaugh (14) Least joined by: Ginsburg (2)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
201



Hester v. United States 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Sixth Amendment  • right to determination by jury of facts supporting restitution order
Gorsuch
Alito concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
402



White v. Kentucky 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • determination of intellectual disability Thomas, Gorsuch
Alito dissented from the Court's grant of certiorari, vacatur of the lower court's decision, and remand.
503



Kennedy v. Bremerton School District 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause  • Free Speech Clause  • Establishment Clause  • visible prayer by public school official Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Alito filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
404



Moore v. Texas 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution  • death penalty  • execution of the intellectually disabled Thomas, Gorsuch
per curiam
Roberts
405



Madison v. Alabama 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • mental competence at time of execution  • amnesia Thomas, Gorsuch
Kagan
106



Nielsen v. Preap 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996  • detention of aliens without bond for commission of certain crimes Roberts, Kavanaugh; Thomas, Gorsuch (in part)
Thomas
Kavanaugh
Breyer
107



Republic of Sudan v. Harrison 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976  • service on foreign state Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
408



Dahne v. Richey 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment  • free speech  • prisoners' rights  • choice of language in inmate grievance Thomas, Kavanaugh
Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
409



Murphy v. Collier 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • death penalty  • choice of spiritual advisor at execution Thomas, Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Alito dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay of execution.
210



Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

FDA approval of pharmaceutical labeling  • preemption of state failure-to-warn law Roberts, Kavanaugh
Breyer
Thomas
411



Herrera v. Wyoming 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

effect of statehood on Native American treaty rights Roberts, Thomas, Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
412



Santos v. United States 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Armed Career Criminal Act  • definition of "violent felony" Thomas
Alito dissented from the Court's grant of certiorari, vacatur, and remand.
413



Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

removal jurisdiction  • Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  • third-party counterclaims Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
414



Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Article III  • standing of single chamber of bicameral legislature  • legislative redistricting Roberts, Breyer, Kavanaugh
Ginsburg
115



Gamble v. United States 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fifth Amendment  • Double Jeopardy Clause  • dual sovereignty doctrine Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Ginsburg
Gorsuch
116



American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • cross as public war memorial Roberts, Breyer, Kavanaugh; Kagan (in part)
Thomas
Breyer
Kagan
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Ginsburg
217



Gundy v. United States 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • authority of Attorney General to determine pre-act offender registration requirements  • Article I  • nondelegation doctrine
Kagan
Gorsuch
418



Rehaif v. United States 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

federal firearms laws  • firearm possession by alien in country illegally  • scienter Thomas
Breyer
219



North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • state taxation of trust based on beneficiary residence Roberts, Gorsuch
Sotomayor
220



Flowers v. Mississippi 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

jury selection  • racially motivated peremptory strike
Kavanaugh
Thomas
121



Dutra Group v. Batterton 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

admiralty law  • unseaworthiness  • punitive damages Roberts, Thomas, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Ginsburg
222



Iancu v. Brunetti 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

trademark law  • Lanham Act  • registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks  • First Amendment  • free speech
Kagan
Roberts
Breyer
Sotomayor
123



Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Article I  • Commerce Clause  • residency requirement for retail liquor store license  • Twenty-first Amendment Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh
Gorsuch
424



United States v. Haymond 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fifth Amendment  • Sixth Amendment  • right to jury trial  • mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography  • judicial finding of fact Roberts, Thomas, Kavanaugh
Gorsuch
Breyer
325



Department of Commerce v. New York 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

addition of citizenship question to 2020 United States Census  • Article I  • Enumeration Clause  • Administrative Procedures Act  • Article III  • standing
Roberts
Thomas
Breyer
126



Mitchell v. Wisconsin 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fourth Amendment  • blood alcohol test taken from unconscious driver  • exigent circumstances Roberts, Breyer, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Sotomayor
Gorsuch

References

  • "2018 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  • "2018 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  • "2018 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.