2019 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg information
The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the twenty-seventh and final term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court; Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2019 term statistics
6
Majority or Plurality
1
Concurrence
1
Other
7
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent
Total =
15
Bench opinions = 15
Opinions relating to orders = 0
In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3
Most joined by: Kagan (10)
Least joined by: Alito (4 in full, 1 in part)
Type
Case
Citation
Issues
Joined by
Other opinions
501
Thompson v. Hebdon
589 U.S. ___ (2019)
per curiam
402
Rotkiske v. Klemm
589 U.S. ___ (2019)
Thomas
Sotomayor
103
Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Unanimous
104
Monasky v. Taglieri
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
International Child Abduction Remedies Act • habitual residence of child
Roberts, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh; Thomas (in part)
Thomas
Alito
405
Hernandez v. Mesa
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Fourth Amendment • Fifth Amendment • cross-border shooting by federal agent
Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Thomas
406
McKinney v. Arizona
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • Sixth Amendment • right to jury determination of facts • reweighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances by appellate court • retroactivity of constitutional rules on collateral or direct reviews
Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kavanaugh
107
Shular v. United States
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Armed Career Criminal Act • definition of serious drug offense
Unanimous
Kavanaugh
208
Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
Civil Rights Act of 1866 • race as but-for causation
Gorsuch
409
Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee
589 U.S. ___ (2020)
2019–20 coronavirus pandemic • extension of absentee ballot deadlines due to public health crisis
Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
per curiam
Ginsburg dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay.
110
Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP
590 U.S. ___ (2020)
patent law • inter partes review
Roberts, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Thomas, Alito (in part)
Gorsuch
411
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
590 U.S. ___ (2020)
copyright law • government edicts doctrine • copyrightability of annotated legislative code
Breyer
Roberts
Thomas
112
United States v. Sineneng-Smith
590 U.S. ___ (2020)
party presentation principle • First Amendment • overbreadth doctrine • induced violation for profit of immigration law
Unanimous
Thomas
413
Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools • First Amendment • Free Exercise Clause
Kagan
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Gorsuch
Breyer
Sotomayor
114
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
Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 • religious and moral exemptions from contraceptive mandate • Administrative Procedure Act • Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
Sotomayor
Thomas
Alito
Kagan
References
"2019 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
"2019 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
"2019 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
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