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2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

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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 eleventh term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
Sonia Sotomayor 2019 term statistics
5
Majority or Plurality
8
Concurrence
10
Other
14
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 38
Bench opinions = 22 Opinions relating to orders = 16 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg (15) Least joined by: Thomas (2 in full, 1 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
201



Rotkiske v. Klemm 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Statute of limitations  • Equitable tolling  • Statutory interpretation
Thomas
Ginsburg
102



Peter v. NantKwest, Inc. 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

American Rule  • Attorney fees  • Patents Unanimous
103



CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

admiralty law  • warranty of safety  • safe-berth clause Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
404



Kansas v. Glover 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Fourth Amendment  • investigative traffic stop due to revoked license
Thomas
Kagan
205



Babb v. Wilkie 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967  • age as factor in federal-sector personnel actions Ginsburg
Alito
Thomas
506



Rhines v. Young 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

state clemency process  • access by defendant's experts
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
407



Peithman v. United States 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

civil forfeiture  • joint and several liability
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
508



Isom v. Arkansas 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
509



Schexnayder v. Vannoy 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
510



Cottier v. United States 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
411



Wolf v. Cook County 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

immigration law  • inadmissibility of those likely to become public charge  • standard for granting stay
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay.
512



Reed v. Texas 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

actual innocence
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the denial of certiorari.
513



Halprin v. Davis 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Due Process Clause  • racial judicial bias
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the denial of certiorari.
214



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

Sixth Amendment  • unanimity of jury verdict
Gorsuch
Thomas
Kavanaugh
Alito
215



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

trademark law  • Lanham Act  • award of profits for infringement
Gorsuch
Alito
416



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

immigration law  • cancellation of removal eligibility Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Kavanaugh
117



Maine Community Health Options v. United States 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  • government obligation to reimburse insurer losses from online exchanges Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Thomas, Gorsuch (in part)
Alito
118



Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

trademark law  • res judicata  • defense preclusion Unanimous
219



GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Federal Arbitration Act  • New York Convention  • equitable estoppel  • enforcement of arbitration agreement by nonsignatories
Thomas
220



Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act  • Article II  • Appointments Clause
Breyer
Thomas
421



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

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  • Article III  • standing Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Kavanaugh
Thomas
422



United States Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Assn. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

United States Forest Service authority to grant pipeline right-of-way  • National Trails System Act  • Mineral Leasing Act Kagan
Thomas
523



Valentine v. Collier 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Eighth Amendment  • COVID-19 pandemic  • Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995  • exhaustion of remedies Ginsburg
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of application to vacate stay.
524



St. Hubert v. United States 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
325



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

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  • Administrative Procedure Act
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Kavanaugh
126



Liu v. SEC 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

securities law  • disgorgement as equitable relief Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
427



Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act  • eligibility for asylum  • habeas corpus  • Article One  • Suspension Clause  • Due Process Clause Kagan
Alito
Thomas
Breyer
428



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

state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools  • First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
Breyer
229



Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V. 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

trademark law  • eligibility of generic term combined with domain name for protection
Ginsburg
Breyer
230



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
Kavanaugh
Breyer
Gorsuch
431



Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

First Amendment  • ministerial exception to employment discrimination claims Ginsburg
Alito
Thomas
432



Barr v. Lee 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty Ginsburg, Kagan
per curiam
Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay or vacatur.
533



Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Twenty-sixth Amendment
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of application to vacate stay.
434



Barr v. Purkey 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay or vacatur.
435



Raysor v. DeSantis 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Ginsburg, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of application to vacate stay.
436



Little v. Reclaim Idaho 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Ginsburg
Roberts
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay.
437



Barnes v. Ahlman 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Ginsburg
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay.
538



Mitchell v. United States 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of application for stay of execution.

References

  • "2019 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  • "2019 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  • "2019 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 20, 2020.