2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Neil Gorsuch

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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 fourth term of Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch's tenure on the Court. Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch Official Portrait.jpg
Neil Gorsuch 2019 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
2
Other
3
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissentTotal = 17
Bench opinions = 13Opinions relating to orders = 4In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Thomas (7 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Kavanaugh (3 in full, 1 in part)
TypeCaseCitationIssuesJoined byOther opinions
201



Retirement Plans Comm. of IBM v. Jander 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

ERISA
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per curiam
102



Rodriguez v. FDIC 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

federal common law   entitlement to tax refund among affiliated corporations in absence of allocation agreementUnanimous
103



Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Civil Rights Act of 1866   race as but-for causation Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Ginsburg (in part)
204



Department of Homeland Security v. New York589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Thomas
Gorsuch concurred in the Court's grant of application for stay.
505



Guedes v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives589 U.S. ___ (2020)

firearm laws   classification of bump stock as illegal machine gun   Chevron deference
Gorsuch filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
506



Archdiocese of Washington v. Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority589 U.S. ___ (2020)

First Amendment   public transit rejection of religious advertisingThomas
Gorsuch filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
307



Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act   state law claims   potentially responsible partiesThomas
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Roberts
408



Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

patent law   inter partes review Sotomayor (in part)
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Ginsburg
109



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

Sixth Amendment   unanimity of jury verdict Ginsburg, Breyer; Sotomayor, Kavanaugh (in part)
110



Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

trademark law   Lanham Act   award of profits for infringementRoberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh
111



Opati v. Republic of Sudan 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act   exception for state-sponsored terrorism   punitive damages   retroactive application to preenactment claimsRoberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
112



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

Title VII   LGBTQ employment discrimination   sex discriminationRoberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
413



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
214



Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools   First Amendment   Free Exercise Clause
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Roberts
315



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 Thomas (in part)
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Kavanaugh
116



McGirt v. Oklahoma 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Major Crimes Act   status of Creek Reservation   Oklahoma Enabling Act Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
417



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

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

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