2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014 and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the sixth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court .
Sonia Sotomayor 2014 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
3
Concurrence
2
Other
8
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 20
Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Kagan (13) Least joined by: Roberts, Scalia (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
5-01



Redd v. Chappell 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

state law guarantee of counsel in habeas corpus proceedings Breyer
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
2-02



Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

Fair Labor Standards Act   Portal-to-Portal Act   compensation for postwork antitheft screening of employees Kagan
Thomas
1-03



Warger v. Shauers 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b)   inadmissibility of statements made during jury deliberation   challenge to trial verdict based on dishonesty during voir dire Unanimous
4-04



Heien v. North Carolina 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

Fourth Amendment   reasonableness of search   mistake of law by police
Roberts
Kagan
1-05



T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Telecommunications Act of 1996   denial by local government of cell phone tower placement Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Alito
Roberts
Thomas
4-06



Warner v. Gross 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Eighth Amendment   capital punishment   lethal injection Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of stays of execution of sentences of death.
2-07



Holt v. Hobbs 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act   prison regulation of beard growth   Islamic beard customs
Alito
Ginsburg
4-08



Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Homeland Security Act   Aviation and Transportation Security Act   unauthorized disclosure of security operations by Federal Air Marshall   Sensitive Security Information   Whistleblower Protection Act Kennedy
Roberts
1-09



Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

trademark law   priority right   tacking   determination by jury Unanimous
1-10



Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Administrative Procedure Act   exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirements Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Alito (in part)
Scalia
Thomas
Alito
4-11



Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Medicaid   Supremacy Clause   implied right of action Kennedy, Ginsburg, Kagan
Scalia
Breyer
1-12



Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

bankruptcy law   Article III   consent to adjudication by bankruptcy courts Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Alito (in part)
Alito
Roberts
Thomas
2-13



Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

bankruptcy law   Chapter 11   attorney's fee application   award of attorneys fees for defending application   American Rule
Thomas
Breyer
4-14



Davis v. Ayala 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Equal Protection Clause   race-based peremptory challenge in jury selection   ex parte hearing of prosecutor's justification of challenges   harmless error Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Alito
Kennedy
Thomas
1-15



Brumfield v. Cain 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Eighth Amendment   execution of the intellectually disabled   Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Thomas
Alito
4-16



Horne v. Department of Agriculture 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937   National Raisin Reserve   Fifth Amendment   Takings Clause
Roberts
Thomas
Breyer
1-17



Los Angeles v. Patel 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fourth Amendment   mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection   facial challenge Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Scalia
Alito
5-18



Carlton v. United States 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

sentence enhancement based on factual error   plain error review Breyer
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
4-19



Glossip v. Gross 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Eighth Amendment   death penalty   use of midazolam in lethal injection Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Alito
Scalia
Thomas
Breyer
4-20



Jordan v. Fisher 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

prosecutorial vindictiveness   certificate of appealability Ginsburg, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

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