2017 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

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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 twenty-seventh term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2017 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
15
Concurrence
0
Other
13
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 35
Bench opinions = 31 Opinions relating to orders = 4 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0 Most joined by: Gorsuch (14 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Ginsburg, Sotomayor (2)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. v. United States 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Indian Commerce Clause  • Indian Reorganization Act
 • taking of state land into trust
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
402



Tharpe v. Sellers
583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Alito, Gorsuch
per curiam
103



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

Fourth Amendment  • probable cause  • totality of the circumstances  • qualified immunity Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
404



Silvester v. Becerra 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Second Amendment  • right to bear arms  • state law firearm purchase waiting period
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
205



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

Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act  • whistleblower protection Alito, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
106



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

Indian Reorganization Act  • Gun Lake Act  • Article III Breyer, Alito, Kagan
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Roberts
207



Jennings v. Rodriguez 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Gorsuch (in part)
Alito
Breyer
408



Garco Construction, Inc. v. Speer 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Gorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
409



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

interference with
IRS
proceeding
Alito
Breyer
110



Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro
584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fair Labor Standards Act  • exemption from overtime
pay for salesmen
Roberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Ginsburg
411



Sessions v. Dimaya 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

void for vagueness
doctrine
Kennedy, Alito (in part)
Kagan
Gorsuch
Roberts
212



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

Alien Tort Statute  • suits against foreign corporations
Kennedy
Alito
Gorsuch
Sotomayor
113



Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

patent law  • inter partes review  • cancellation of patent by United States Patent and Trademark Office  • Article III Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer
Gorsuch
214



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

expectation of privacy
of driver not listed on rental agreement
Gorsuch
Kennedy
Alito
215



Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.
584 U.S. ___ (2018)

anticommandeering doctrine
Alito
Breyer
Ginsburg
216



Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fair Labor Standards Act
 • concerted action in employment disputes
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
417



Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

immovable property
exception
Alito
Gorsuch
Roberts
218



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

Fourth Amendment  • motor vehicle exception to warrant requirement  • search of curtilage  • exclusionary rule  • Supremacy Clause
Sotomayor
Alito
219



Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n
584 U.S. ___ (2018)

public accommodations
Gorsuch
Kennedy
Kagan
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
220



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

Help America Vote Act of 2002
 • deregistration for failure to vote
Alito
Breyer
Sotomayor
221



Gill v. Whitford 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Equal Protection
Gorsuch
Roberts
Kagan
422



Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

retaliatory arrest  • probable cause
Kennedy
423



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

United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure  • errors in calculating sentencing range Alito
Sotomayor
224



South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

state taxation of
internet commerce  • Commerce Clause
 • physical presence of out of state seller
Kennedy
Gorsuch
Roberts
225



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

SEC administrative law judges  • Appointments Clause Gorsuch
Kagan
Breyer
Sotomayor
426



Carpenter v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Fourth Amendment  • acquisition of cell site records without search warrant
Roberts
Kennedy
Alito
Gorsuch
127



WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

patent law  • recovery of foreign profits as infringement damages Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Gorsuch
228



Ortiz v. United States 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

Court of Military Commission Review
Kagan
Alito
129



Ohio v. American Express Co. 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

antitrust law  • Sherman Antitrust Act  • antisteering provisions in two-sided credit card markets Roberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Breyer
230



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

racial gerrymandering
Gorsuch
Alito
Sotomayor
231



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

Executive Order 13780  • Immigration and Nationality Act  • Article III  • First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • authority of district court to issue universal injunction
Roberts
Kennedy
Breyer
Sotomayor
132



National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment  • free speech  • abortion  • crisis pregnancy center notice and disclosure requirements regarding licensure and abortion service availability Roberts, Kennedy, Alito, Gorsuch
Kennedy
Breyer
433



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

tri-state water dispute Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch
Breyer
434



North Carolina v. Covington 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

racial gerrymandering
per curiam
435



Rowan County v. Lund 585 U.S. ___ (2018)

First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • legislative prayer Gorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.

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.