2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts

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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 Chief Justice John Roberts's tenure on the Court. File-Official roberts CJ cropped.jpg
John Roberts 2018 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
0
Other
3
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 13
Bench opinions = 12Opinions relating to orders = 1In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Alito (9 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Sotomayor (2 in full, 1 in part)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
101



Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Serv. 586 U.S. ___ (2018)

Endangered Species Act of 1973   designation of critical habitat Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
Kavanaugh did not participate.
202



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

Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution   death penalty   execution of the intellectually disabled
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per curiam
103



Jam v. International Finance Corp. 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

International Organizations Immunities Act   relationship to Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
Kavanaugh did not participate.
404



Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855   state taxation of fuel importersThomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
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Breyer
105



Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Federal Arbitration Act   contractual agreement to class action arbitrationThomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
406



Myers v. United States587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Armed Career Criminal Act   "violent felony" classificationThomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
Roberts dissented from the Court's grant of certiorari, summary vacatur, and remand.
107



Nieves v. Bartlett 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment   free speech   retaliatory arrest   Fourth Amendment   probable cause Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Thomas (in part)
408



Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Atomic Energy Act   federal preemption of state uranium mining lawsBreyer, Alito
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Gorsuch
109



Knick v. Township of Scott 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fifth Amendment   Takings Clause   state court exhaustion of remedies Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
310



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

trademark law   Lanham Act   registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks   First Amendment   free speech
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Kagan
211



Kisor v. Wilkie 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

administrative law   deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulation
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Kagan
112



Rucho v. Common Cause 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

legislative redistricting   partisan gerrymandering   political question doctrine   Article I   Elections Clause   First Amendment   Fourteenth Amendment   Equal Protection Clause Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Federal courts do not have the jurisdiction to hear partisan gerrymandering cases because they are nonjusticiable political questions.
113



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 Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh (in part)
Because the reason it made the decision was pretextual and not related to the actual purpose, the Department of Commerce cannot add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

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