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2017 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

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The 2017 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 2, 2017, and concluded September 30, 2018. This was the ninth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
Sonia Sotomayor 2017 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
7
Concurrence
3
Other
17
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 34
Bench opinions = 23 Opinions relating to orders = 11 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg (19) Least joined by: Alito (3 in full, 1 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Truehill v. Florida 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • jury instructions Ginsburg, Breyer
Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
402



Reeves v. Alabama 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Ginsburg, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
503



Floyd v. Alabama 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • discriminatory peremptory challenges Breyer
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
204



District of Columbia v. Wesby 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment  • probable cause  • totality of the circumstances  • qualified immunity
Thomas
Ginsburg
105



National Assn. of Mfrs. v. Department of Defense 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Clean Water Act  • judicial review of EPA rulemaking  • Waters of the United States Rule Unanimous
206



Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act  • whistleblower protection Breyer
Ginsburg
Thomas
107



Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act  • state sponsorship of terrorism  • attachment Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch
408



Murphy v. Smith 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Prison Litigation Reform Act  • attorney's fees award apportionment Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Gorsuch
409



Middleton v. Florida 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
210



Patchak v. Zinke 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Indian Reorganization Act  • Gun Lake Act  • Article III
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Roberts
111



Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc. 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

bankruptcy law  • Chapter 11  • trustee power to set aside transfers  • securities safe harbor Unanimous
212



U.S. Bank N.A. v. Village at Lakeridge, LLC 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Kennedy, Thomas, Gorsuch
Kagan
Kennedy
413



Wessinger v. Vannoy 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
514



Campbell v. Ohio 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • life in prison without parole  • nonappealability of state murder conviction
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
215



Ayestas v. Davis 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

habeas corpus  • court ordered funding for investigation Ginsburg
Alito
416



Kisela v. Hughes 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment  • use of deadly force  • qualified immunity Ginsburg
per curiam
417



Guardado v. Jones 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • jury instructions
418



Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Alien Tort Statute  • suits against foreign corporations Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Kennedy
Thomas
Alito
Gorsuch
119



Collins v. Virginia 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment  • motor vehicle exception to warrant requirement  • search of curtilage Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch
Thomas
Alito
220



Hughes v. United States 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • eligibility for reduction in sentencing range
Kennedy
Roberts
121



Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

bankruptcy law  • misrepresentations about single asset of debtor Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan; Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch (in part)
422



Trevino v. Davis 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel  • death penalty Ginsburg
223



China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • denial of class certification  • tolling of statute of limitations
Ginsburg
424



Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

National Voter Registration Act  • Help America Vote Act of 2002  • deregistration for failure to vote
Alito
Thomas
Breyer
425



Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment  • free speech  • state law ban on political apparel at polling places Breyer
Roberts
126



Rosales-Mireles v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • errors in calculating sentencing range Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch
Thomas
427



Kaczmar v. Florida 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • jury instructions
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
128



Pereira v. Sessions 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996  • removal proceedings  • effect of notice to appear on continuous presence Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch
Kennedy
Alito
429



Lucia v. SEC 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

SEC administrative law judges  • Appointments Clause Ginsburg
Kagan
Thomas
Breyer
430



Abbott v. Perez 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

legislative redistricting  • Voting Rights Act  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • racial gerrymandering Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Alito
Thomas
531



Peede v. Jones 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel Ginsburg
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
432



Trump v. Hawaii 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Executive Order 13780  • Immigration and Nationality Act  • Article III  • First Amendment  • Establishment Clause Ginsburg
Roberts
Kennedy
Thomas
Breyer
433



Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

labor law  • application of public sector union fees to non-members  • First Amendment  • free speech  • freedom of association
Alito
Kagan
434



Irick v. Tennessee 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • lethal injection
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of a stay.

References

  • "2017 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  • "2017 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  • "2017 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 6, 2018.