2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Brett Kavanaugh

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The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the second term of Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh's tenure on the Court. Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh Official Portrait.jpg
Brett Kavanaugh 2019 term statistics
6
Majority or Plurality
5
Concurrence
2
Other
4
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 18
Bench opinions = 14Opinions relating to orders = 4In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Gorsuch (7) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan (1)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
101



McKinney v. Arizona 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   Sixth Amendment   right to jury determination of facts   reweighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances by appellate court   retroactivity of constitutional rules on collateral or direct reviewsRoberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch
202



Shular v. United States 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Armed Career Criminal Act   definition of serious drug offense
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Ginsburg
503



Paul v. United States589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Kavanaugh filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
504



Avery v. United States589 U.S. ___ (2020)

successive petitions for postconviction relief
Kavanaugh filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
205



Ramos v. Louisiana 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Sixth Amendment   unanimity of jury verdict
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Gorsuch
206



County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Clean Water Act   pollutant discharge without permit into navigable waters
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Breyer
107



Barton v. Barr 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

immigration law   cancellation of removal eligibilityRoberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch
208



New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. City of New York 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Second Amendment   firearm regulations
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per curiam
109



Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974   Article III   standing Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch
110



Nasrallah v. Barr 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

immigration law   Convention Against Torture   judicial review of factual challenges to removal orderRoberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch
411



Bostock v. Clayton County 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Title VII   LGBTQ employment discrimination   sex discrimination
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Gorsuch
412



South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom590 U.S. ___ (2020)

First Amendment   Free Exercise Clause   state public health orders in response to COVID-19 pandemic   impact of restrictions on religious services Thomas, Gorsuch
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Roberts
Kavanaugh dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief.
313



Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal. 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals   Administrative Procedure Act
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Roberts
414



June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

abortion laws   requirement that abortion clinic doctors have hospital admitting privileges   Fourteenth Amendment   stare decisis   third-party standing
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Breyer
115



Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003   policy statements against prostitution and sex trafficking as requirement for funding   First Amendment   free speech   speech by foreign affiliates of U.S. organizationsRoberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch
116



Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991   prohibition of robocalls to cell phones   exception for government debt collection   First Amendment   free speech Roberts, Alito; Thomas (in part)
217



Trump v. Vance 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Article II   Supremacy Clause   issuance of state criminal subpoena to sitting presidentGorsuch
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Roberts
418



Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak591 U.S. ___ (2020)

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Alito
Kavanaugh dissented from the Court's denial of application for injunctive relief.

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