2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

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The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015, and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the twenty-ninth term of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy's tenure on the Court. Anthony Kennedy (2009, cropped).jpg
Anthony Kennedy 2015 term statistics
9
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
0
Other
1
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 12
Bench opinions = 12Opinions relating to orders = 0In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Breyer (9) Least joined by: Scalia (0) [1]
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
101



Montgomery v. Louisiana 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Eighth Amendment   mandatory life imprisonment of minors   retroactivity of new constitutional rulesRoberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Scalia
102



Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974   preemption of state law health care disclosure requirementsRoberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
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Thomas
103



Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938   certification of class action   compensibility for varying times spent donning and doffing protective gearRoberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Roberts
404



Luis v. United States 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

pretrial asset freezing   Sixth Amendment   right to counsel of one's choiceAlito
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Breyer
105



Welch v. United States 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Armed Career Criminal Act   retroactive effect of court decision on collateral review Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Thomas
106



Molina-Martinez v. United States 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Federal Sentencing Guidelines   sentencing based on incorrect rangeRoberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Alito
107



CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Title VII   award of attorney's fees to prevailing party Unanimous [2]
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Thomas
208



Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Clean Water Act   United States Army Corps of Engineers jurisdictional determination   Administrative Procedure Act reviewabilityThomas, Alito
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Roberts
109



Williams v. Pennsylvania 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Fourteenth Amendment   Due Process Clause   judicial recusal due to prior involvement as prosecutorGinsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
110



Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Fair Labor Standards Act   overtime exemption for automobile service advisorsRoberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
111



Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Fourteenth Amendment   Equal Protection Clause   affirmative action   race-conscious college admissions programGinsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
212



Mathis v. United States 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Armed Career Criminal Act   sentence enhancement for prior convictions
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Kagan

Notes

  1. All but one of Kennedy's opinions were issued after Justice Scalia's death. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Thomas joined the fewest of Kennedy's opinions, with three.
  2. This opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court.

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