2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

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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 tenth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court. Sonia Sotomayor in SCOTUS robe.jpg
Sonia Sotomayor 2018 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
7
Other
17
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 35
Bench opinions = 19Opinions relating to orders = 16In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Ginsburg (13) Least joined by: Thomas (4)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
501



Apodaca v. Raemisch586 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment   solitary confinement
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
402



Zagorski v. Parker586 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   lethal injection by midazolam Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application for stay of execution and certiorari.
403



Brown v. United States586 U.S. ___ (2018)

United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines   sentence enhancement for habitual offenders with violent crime convictions   vagueness doctrine Ginsburg
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
504



Townes v. Alabama586 U.S. ___ (2018)

death penalty punishment   Fourteenth Amendment   Due Process Clause   jury instructions   prosecutorial burden of proof on each element of crime   failure to preserve audio record
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
405



Zagorski v. Haslam586 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   lethal injection by midazolam
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application for stay of execution and certiorari.
406



Reynolds v. Florida586 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   jury instructions
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Thomas
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
407



Miller v. Parker586 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   electric chair
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application for stay of execution and certiorari.
408



Lance v. Sellers586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   Sixth Amendment   ineffective assistance of counsel Ginsburg, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
409



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

Armed Career Criminal Act   definition of "physical force"Roberts, Ginsburg, Kagan
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Thomas
510



Schock v. United States586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Article One   Rulemaking Clause
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
111



Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

deadline for appealing class action decertification   equitable tolling Unanimous
112



Garza v. Idaho 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Sixth Amendment   ineffective assistance of counsel   failure to file notice of appeal   waiver of right to appealRoberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh
513



Tharpe v. Ford586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Sixth Amendment   racial bias of juror
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
214



Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act   nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings
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Breyer
215



Sturgeon v. Frost 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act   National Park Service regulatory authority over running riverGinsburg
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Kagan
416



Biestek v. Berryhill 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Social Security Administration claims process   effect of expert denying data request on evidentiary value of testimony
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Kagan
417



Bucklew v. Precythe 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   challenges to method of execution
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Gorsuch
418



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

Federal Arbitration Act   contractual agreement to class action arbitration
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Roberts
419



Abdur'rahman v. Parker587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty punishment   challenges to method of execution
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
120



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

effect of statehood on Native American treaty rightsGinsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch
221



Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

bankruptcy law   Chapter 11   debtor rejection of executory contract
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Kagan
422



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

First Amendment   free speech   retaliatory arrest   Fourth Amendment   probable cause
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Roberts
123



Smith v. Berryhill 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

judicial review of final decision by Social Security Administration Unanimous
424



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

tolling of supervised release for new imprisonment   Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch
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Thomas
125



Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

patent law   Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011   eligibility of federal government to initiate Patent Trial and Appeal Board post-patent issuance reviewRoberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
426



Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment   public-access television   government-designated private entity as state actorGinsburg, Breyer, Kagan
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Kavanaugh
127



McDonough v. Smith 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Section 1983   prosecution based on false evidence   statute of limitations Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kavanaugh
128



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 residenceUnanimous
329



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

trademark law   Lanham Act   registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks   First Amendment   free speech Breyer
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Kagan
430



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

Fourth Amendment   blood alcohol test taken from unconscious driver   exigent circumstances Ginsburg, Kagan
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Alito
431



McGee v. McFadden588 U.S. ___ (2019)

death penalty   Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996   habeas corpus   certificate of appealability   withholding of exculpatory evidence
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
532



Bowles v. Florida588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   execution of the intellectually disabled
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
533



Crutsinger v. Davis588 U.S. ___ (2019)

habeas corpus   Federal Rules of Civil Procedure   reopening of final judgment
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
434



Barr v. East Bay Sanctuary Covenant588 U.S. ___ (2019)

asylum policy   requirement to apply for asylum in other countries while traveling Ginsburg
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay.
535



Sparks v. Davis588 U.S. ___ (2019)

death penalty   pro-death penalty attire worn by courtroom employee during sentencing
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.

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