2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

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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 sixth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court. Sonia Sotomayor in SCOTUS robe.jpg
Sonia Sotomayor 2014 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
2
Other
8
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 20
Bench opinions = 16Opinions relating to orders = 4In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Kagan (13) Least joined by: Roberts, Scalia (3)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
501



Redd v. Chappell574 U.S. 1041 (2014)

state law guarantee of counsel in habeas corpus proceedingsBreyer
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
202



Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk 574 U.S. 37 (2014)

Fair Labor Standards Act   Portal-to-Portal Act   compensation for postwork antitheft screening of employeesKagan
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Thomas
103



Warger v. Shauers 574 U.S. 40 (2014)

Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b)   inadmissibility of statements made during jury deliberation   challenge to trial verdict based on dishonesty during voir dire Unanimous
404



Heien v. North Carolina 574 U.S. 71 (2014)

Fourth Amendment   reasonableness of search   mistake of law by police
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Roberts
105



T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell 574 U.S. 293 (2015)

Telecommunications Act of 1996   denial by local government of cell phone tower placementScalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
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Alito
406



Warner v. Gross574 U.S. 1112 (2015)

Eighth Amendment   capital punishment   lethal injection Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of stays of execution of sentences of death.
207



Holt v. Hobbs 574 U.S. 352 (2015)

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act   prison regulation of beard growth   Islamic beard customs
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Alito
408



Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean 574 U.S. 400 (2015)

Homeland Security Act   Aviation and Transportation Security Act   unauthorized disclosure of security operations by Federal Air Marshall   Sensitive Security Information   Whistleblower Protection Act Kennedy
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Roberts
109



Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank 574 U.S. 418 (2015)

trademark law   priority right   tacking   determination by juryUnanimous
110



Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. 575 U.S. 92 (2015)

Administrative Procedure Act   exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirementsRoberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Alito (in part)
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Scalia
411



Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. 575 U.S. 336 (2015)

Medicaid   Supremacy Clause   implied right of action Kennedy, Ginsburg, Kagan
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Scalia
112



Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif 575 U.S. 665 (2015)

bankruptcy law   Article III   consent to adjudication by bankruptcy courts Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Alito (in part)
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Alito
213



Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC 576 U.S. 135 (2015)

bankruptcy law   Chapter 11   attorney's fee application   award of attorneys fees for defending application   American Rule
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Thomas
414



Davis v. Ayala 576 U.S. 290 (2015)

Equal Protection Clause   race-based peremptory challenge in jury selection   ex parte hearing of prosecutor's justification of challenges   harmless error Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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Alito
115



Brumfield v. Cain 576 U.S. 305 (2015)

Eighth Amendment   execution of the intellectually disabled   Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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Thomas
416



Horne v. Department of Agriculture 576 U.S. 377 (2015)

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937   National Raisin Reserve   Fifth Amendment   Takings Clause
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Roberts
117



Los Angeles v. Patel 576 U.S. 409 (2015)

Fourth Amendment   mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection   facial challenge Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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Scalia
518



Carlton v. United States576 U.S. 1044 (2015)

sentence enhancement based on factual error   plain error review Breyer
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
419



Glossip v. Gross 576 U.S. 949 (2015)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   use of midazolam in lethal injection Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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Alito
420



Jordan v. Fisher576 U.S. 1071 (2015)

prosecutorial vindictiveness   certificate of appealability Ginsburg, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

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