2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the twenty-eighth term of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy's tenure on the Court.
Anthony Kennedy 2014 term statistics
6
Majority or Plurality
4
Concurrence
0
Other
3
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 13
Bench opinions = 13 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan (6) Least joined by: Thomas (1 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC
574 U.S. ___ (2015)

Sherman Antitrust Act  • state-action antitrust immunity Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
202



Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Tax Injunction Act
 • state collection of online sales tax  • online retailer reporting requirements
Thomas
Ginsburg
103



Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

status of Amtrak as governmental entity Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
Alito
404



Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act  • disparate treatment claim
Breyer
Alito
Scalia
405



Rodriguez v. United States 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fourth Amendment  • traffic stop  • dog sniff of car for drugs  • reasonable suspicion
Ginsburg
Thomas
Alito
406



Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

First Amendment  • freedom of speech  • ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates
Roberts
Ginsburg
Breyer
Scalia
Alito
107



Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

patent law  • induced infringement  • belief in patent invalidity as defense Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Thomas (in part)
Scalia
108



Zivotofsky v. Kerry 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

U.S. position on status of Jerusalem  • Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003  • passport
designation of births in Jerusalem
Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer
Thomas
Roberts
Scalia
209



Kerry v. Din 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Alito
Scalia
Breyer
210



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

solitary confinement
Alito
Thomas
Sotomayor
111



Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.
576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Fair Housing Act  • state allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits  • disparate impact
Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Thomas
Alito
212



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

void for vagueness
Scalia
Thomas
Alito
113



Obergefell v. Hodges 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

same-sex marriage  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • Equal Protection Clause Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Roberts
Scalia
Thomas
Alito

References

  • "2014 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  • "2014 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  • "2014 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015.