2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts information
The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the fourteenth term of Chief Justice John Roberts's tenure on the Court.
John Roberts 2018 term statistics
7
Majority or Plurality
2
Concurrence
0
Other
3
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent
Total =
13
Bench opinions = 12
Opinions relating to orders = 1
In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 0
Most joined by: Alito (9 in full, 1 in part)
Least joined by: Ginsburg, Sotomayor (2 in full, 1 in part)
Type
Case
Citation
Issues
Joined by
Other opinions
101
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Serv.
586 U.S. ___ (2018)
Endangered Species Act of 1973 • designation of critical habitat
Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.
586 U.S. ___ (2019)
Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855 • state taxation of fuel importers
Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
Breyer
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
105
Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela
587 U.S. ___ (2019)
Federal Arbitration Act • contractual agreement to class action arbitration
Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Kagan
406
Myers v. United States
587 U.S. ___ (2019)
Armed Career Criminal Act • "violent felony" classification
Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
Roberts dissented from the Court's grant of certiorari, summary vacatur, and remand.
107
Nieves v. Bartlett
587 U.S. ___ (2019)
First Amendment • free speech • retaliatory arrest • Fourth Amendment • probable cause
Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Thomas (in part)
Thomas
Ginsburg
Gorsuch
Sotomayor
408
Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren
587 U.S. ___ (2019)
Atomic Energy Act • federal preemption of state uranium mining laws
Breyer, Alito
Gorsuch
Ginsburg
109
Knick v. Township of Scott
588 U.S. ___ (2019)
Fifth Amendment • Takings Clause • state court exhaustion of remedies
Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Kagan
310
Iancu v. Brunetti
588 U.S. ___ (2019)
trademark law • Lanham Act • registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks • First Amendment • free spech
Kagan
Alito
Breyer
Sotomayor
211
Kisor v. Wilkie
588 U.S. ___ (2019)
administrative law • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulation
Kagan
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
112
Rucho v. Common Cause
588 U.S. ___ (2019)
legislative redistricting • partisan gerrymandering • political question doctrine • Article I • Elections Clause • First Amendment • Fourteenth Amendment • Equal Protection Clause
Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Kagan
Federal courts do not have the jurisdiction to hear partisan gerrymandering cases because they are nonjusticiable political questions.
113
Department of Commerce v. New York
588 U.S. ___ (2019)
addition of citizenship question to 2020 United States Census • Article I • Enumeration Clause • Administrative Procedures Act • Article III • standing
Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh (in part)
Thomas
Breyer
Alito
Because the reason it made the decision was pretextual and not related to the actual purpose, the Department of Commerce cannot add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
References
"2018 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
"2018 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
"2018 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
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