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2013 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

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The 2013 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2013, and concluded October 5, 2014. This was the fifth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
Sonia Sotomayor 2013 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
6
Concurrence
0
Other
7
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 21
Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 5 Most joined by: Ginsburg (12) Least joined by: Scalia (5 in full, 2 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
201



Burt v. Titlow 571 U.S. 24 (2013)

Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel
Alito
Ginsburg
402



Woodward v. Alabama 571 U.S. 1045 (2013)

judicial override of jury sentencing determination  • Sixth Amendment  • right to jury trial  • Eighth Amendment  • death penalty Breyer (in part)
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
103



Kansas v. Cheever 571 U.S. 87 (2013)

Fifth Amendment  • privilege against self-incrimination  • voluntary intoxication defense  • court-ordered psychiatric evaluation Unanimous
204



Daimler AG v. Bauman 571 U.S. 142 (2013)

Fourteenth Amendment  • due process  • personal jurisdiction
Ginsburg
105



Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp. 571 U.S. 161 (2013)

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  • definition of "mass action" Unanimous
106



Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper 571 U.S. 237 (2014)

Aviation and Transportation Security Act  • immunity to liability for defamation claims  • material falsity standard Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Thomas, Kagan (in part)
Scalia
407



Lawson v. FMR LLC 571 U.S. 461 (2014)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  • whistleblower protection for subcontractor employees Kennedy, Alito
Ginsburg
Scalia
208



BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina 572 U.S. 45 (2014)

consent to arbitration by treaty  • Federal Arbitration Act
Breyer
Roberts
409



Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States 572 U.S. 111 (2014)

General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875  • abandonment of right-of-way  • extinguishment of easement
Roberts
110



United States v. Castleman 572 U.S. 157 (2014)

possession of firearms by those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Scalia
Alito
411



Schuette v. BAMN 572 U.S. 337 (2014)

Michigan Civil Rights Initiative  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • racial preferences in college admission Ginsburg
Kennedy
Roberts
Scalia
Breyer
412



Paroline v. United States 572 U.S. 472 (2014)

Violence Against Women Act of 1994  • restitution for possession of child pornography  • causation of victim's losses
Kennedy
Roberts
113



Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. 572 U.S. 545 (2014)

Patent Act  • fee shifting provision  • meaning of "exceptional cases" Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan; Scalia (in part)
114



Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc. 572 U.S. 559 (2014)

Patent Act  • fee shifting provision  • standard of review of fee award Unanimous
215



Robers v. United States 572 U.S. 647 (2014)

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 Ginsburg
Breyer
216



Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community 572 U.S. 804 (2014)

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act  • tribal sovereign immunity
Kagan
Scalia
Thomas
Ginsburg
417



Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio 573 U.S. 81 (2014)

Immigration and Nationality Act  • priority date for visa eligibility  • Child Status Protection Act Breyer; Thomas (in part)
Kagan
Roberts
Alito
118



Clark v. Rameker 573 U.S. 122 (2014)

exemption of retirement funds from Chapter 7 bankruptcy estates  • individual retirement accounts Unanimous
219



Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l 573 U.S. 227 (2014)

patent law  • ineligibility of claims directed to an abstract idea Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
120



Lane v. Franks 573 U.S. 228 (2014)

First Amendment  • free speech  • speech by government employees  • retaliation for sworn testimony given outside scope of employment Unanimous
Thomas
421



Wheaton College v. Burwell 573 U.S. 959 (2014)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  • contraceptive mandate  • Religious Freedom Restoration Act Ginsburg, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's order granting an injunction.

References

  • "2013 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • "2013 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • "2013 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2014.