2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts

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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. File-Official roberts CJ cropped.jpg
John Roberts 2012 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
0
Other
6
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 17
Bench opinions = 17Opinions relating to orders = 0In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 4 Most joined by: Alito (11) Least joined by: Sotomayor, Kagan (5)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
101



Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. 568 U.S. 85, 88–102 (2013)

Article III   Case or Controversy Clause   mootness Unanimous
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102



Chafin v. Chafin 568 U.S. 165, 168–180 (2013)

International Child Abduction Remedies Act   Article III   Case or Controversy Clause   mootness Unanimous
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Ginsburg
103



Gunn v. Minton 568 U.S. 251, 253–265 (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.
104



Gabelli v. SEC 568 U.S. 442, 444–454 (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.
205



Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center 568 U.S. 597, 615–16 (2013)

Clean Water Act   Industrial Stormwater ruleAlito
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Kennedy
406



Wos v. E. M. A. 568 U.S. 627, 647–66 (2013)

Medicaid anti-lien provision   state recovery of tort awards for medical expendituresScalia, Thomas
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Kennedy
107



Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 569 U.S. 108, 111–25 (2013)

Alien Tort Statute   extraterritoriality Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
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Kennedy
308



Missouri v. McNeely 569 U.S. 141, 166–76 (2013)

Fourth Amendment   exigent circumstances   drunk driving   government-compelled blood alcohol test Breyer, Alito
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Sotomayor
409



Arlington v. FCC 569 U.S. 290, 312–28 (2013)

Telecommunications Act of 1996   Chevron deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdictionKennedy, Alito
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Scalia
410



Trevino v. Thaler 569 U.S. 413, 430–34 (2013)

ineffective assistance of counsel   procedural default Alito
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Breyer
411



Alleyne v. United States 570 U.S. 99, 124–32 (2013)

Sixth Amendment   right to a jury trial   mandatory minimum sentencing   judicial factfindingScalia, Kennedy
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Thomas
412



FTC v. Actavis, Inc. 570 U.S. 136, 160–77 (2013)

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984   Federal Trade Commission Act   generic drugs Scalia, Thomas
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Breyer
113



Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. 570 U.S. 205, 208–21 (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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Scalia
214



United States v. Kebodeaux 570 U.S. 387, 399–403 (2013)

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act   Necessary and Proper Clause
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Breyer
115



Shelby County v. Holder 570 U.S. 529, 534–557 (2013)

Voting Rights Act of 1965   coverage formula   preclearance   Fifteenth Amendment Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito
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Thomas
116



Hollingsworth v. Perry 570 U.S. 693, 697–715 (2013)

Article III   standing   California Proposition 8 Scalia, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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Kennedy
417



United States v. Windsor 570 U.S. 744, 775–78 (2013)

Fifth Amendment   equal protection   Defense of Marriage Act   same-sex marriage
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Kennedy

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