2014 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

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The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014, and concluded October 4, 2015. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.[1]

Table key[]


 Delivered the Court's opinion

Joined the Court's opinion

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

Did not participate in the decision
  • Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
  • A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice voted without filing or joining an opinion.

2014 term opinions[]

# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan
1 Lopez v. Smith, 574 U.S. 1October 6, 2014
2 Johnson v. City of Shelby, 574 U.S. 10November 10, 2014
3 Carroll v. Carman, 574 U.S. 13November 10, 2014
4 Glebe v. Frost, 574 U.S. 21November 17, 2014
5 Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, 574 U.S. 27October 8, 2014December 9, 2014
6 Warger v. Shauers, 574 U.S. 40October 8, 2014December 9, 2014
7 Heien v. North Carolina, 574 U.S. 54October 6, 2014December 15, 2014
8 Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens, 574 U.S. 81October 7, 2014December 15, 2014
1
1
1*2
1
9 Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 574 U.S. 259November 4, 2014January 13, 2015
10 Whitfield v. United States, 574 U.S. 265December 2, 2014January 13, 2015
11 , 574 U.S. 271October 15, 2014January 14, 2015
12 , 574 U.S. 293November 10, 2014January 14, 2015
1
1*2
1
13 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 574 U.S. 318October 15, 2014January 20, 2015
14 Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. 352October 7, 2014January 20, 2015
1
12
15 Christeson v. Roper, 574 U.S. 373January 20, 2015
16 , 574 U.S. 383November 4, 2014January 21, 2015
17 , 574 U.S. 405December 9, 2014January 21, 2015
18 , 574 U.S. 418December 3, 2014January 21, 2015
19 , 574 U.S. 427November 10, 2014January 26, 2015
20 , 574 U.S. 445October 14, 2014February 24, 2015
*13*
23
3
3
21 North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 574 U.S. 494October 14, 2014February 25, 2015
22 Yates v. United States, 574 U.S. 528November 5, 2014February 25, 2015
*
23 , 575 U.S. ___December 8, 2014March 3, 2015
1
2
2
2*
24 , 575 U.S. ___December 9, 2014March 4, 2015
25 Dept. of Transportation v. Assoc. of American Railroads, 575 U.S. ___December 8, 2014March 9, 2015
1
2
26 , 575 U.S. ___December 1, 2014March 9, 2015
1
2
*3
27 , 575 U.S. ___December 2, 2014March 24, 2015
28 , 575 U.S. ___November 3, 2014March 24, 2015
1
2
29 Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 575 U.S. ___December 3, 2014March 25, 2015
1
12
1
30 Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 575 U.S. ___November 12, 2014March 25, 2015
1
1
12
1
31 Grady v. North Carolina, 575 U.S. ___March 30, 2015
32 Woods v. Donald, 575 U.S. ___March 30, 2015
33 , 575 U.S. ___January 20, 2015March 31, 2015
*
*
34 Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. ___January 21, 2015April 21, 2015
12*
2
23
35 , 575 U.S. ___January 12, 2015April 21, 2015
*
36 , 575 U.S. ___December 10, 2014April 22, 2015
37 Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, 575 U.S. ___January 20, 2015April 29, 2015
*
1
2
1
*1
1*2
3
38 , 575 U.S. ___January 13, 2015April 29, 2015
39 Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, 575 U.S. ___April 1, 2015May 4, 2015
40 Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U.S. ___April 1, 2015May 18, 2015
41 , 575 U.S. ___February 24, 2015May 18, 2015
42 Coleman v. Tollefson, 575 U.S. ___February 23, 2015May 18, 2015
43 Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne, 575 U.S. ___November 12, 2014May 18, 2015
12*3
1*2
3
3
44 , 575 U.S. ___March 23, 2015May 18, 2015
45 Henderson v. United States, 575 U.S. ___February 24, 2015May 18, 2015
46 Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 575 U.S. ___March 31, 2015May 26, 2015
*
47 Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. ___January 13, 2015May 26, 2015
48 , 575 U.S. ___January 14, 2015May 26, 2015
1
1
1*2
*
49 Elonis v. United States, 575 U.S. ___December 1, 2014June 1, 2015
50 EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 575 U.S. ___February 25, 2015June 1, 2015
51 Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett, 575 U.S. ___March 24, 2015June 1, 2015
*
*
*
52 , 575 U.S. ___January 14, 2015June 1, 2015
53 Taylor v. Barkes, 575 U.S. ___June 1, 2015
54 Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 576 U.S. ___November 3, 2014June 8, 2015
12
2
12
55 Kerry v. Din, 576 U.S. ___February 23, 2015June 15, 2015
*
56 , 576 U.S. ___February 25, 2015June 15, 2015
*
57 Reyes Mata v. Lynch, 576 U.S. ___April 29, 2015June 15, 2015
58 Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. ___January 12, 2015June 18, 2015
2
3
13
2
2
3
59 McFadden v. United States, 576 U.S. ___April 21, 2015June 18, 2015
60 Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., 576 U.S. ___March 23, 2015June 18, 2015
61 Ohio v. Clark, 576 U.S. ___March 2, 2015June 18, 2015
1
2
1
62 Davis v. Ayala, 576 U.S. ___March 3, 2015June 18, 2015
1
2
63 Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. ___March 30, 2015June 18, 2015
1*2
1*
1
1*2
64 Horne v. Department of Agriculture, 576 U.S. ___April 22, 2015June 22, 2015
*
*
*
65 Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 576 U.S. ___April 27, 2015June 22, 2015
1
1
1
2
66 Los Angeles v. Patel, 576 U.S. ___March 3, 2015June 22, 2015
1
1
12
2
67 Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 576 U.S. ___March 31, 2015June 22, 2015
68 King v. Burwell, 576 U.S. ___March 4, 2015June 25, 2015
69 Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. ___January 21, 2015June 25, 2015
2
2
12
2
70 Johnson v. United States,[2] 576 U.S. ___April 20, 2015June 26, 2015
1
2
71 Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___April 28, 2015June 26, 2015
1
1234
1234
4
72 Michigan v. EPA, 576 U.S. ___March 25, 2015June 29, 2015
73 Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n, 576 U.S. ___March 2, 2015June 29, 2015
1
123
123
1
74 Glossip v. Gross, 576 U.S. ___April 29, 2015June 29, 2015
12
12
12
12
2
2
# Case name and citation Argued Decided Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan

2014 term membership and statistics[]

This was the tenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the fifth and last full term with the same membership.

Justice Appointment history Agreement with judgment Opinions filed
Seniority Name President Date confirmed % # Total
Chief Justice John Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 78.4% 58/74 7 1 1 5 14
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 68.9% 51/74 9 4 2 13 28
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy Ronald Reagan February 18, 1988 87.8% 65/74 6 4 0 3 13
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 59.5% 44/74 7 10 3 17 37
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 86.5% 64/74 7 5 0 1 13
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton August 3, 1994 91.7% 66/72 8 4 1 3 16
Associate Justice Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 70.3% 52/74 8 8 1 13 30
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 89.2% 66/74 7 3 0 6 16
Associate Justice Elena Kagan Barack Obama August 7, 2010 85.1% 63/74 7 2 0 2 11
Totals
66 41 8 63 178


Notes[]

  1. ^ Two decrees in original jurisdiction cases have been omitted from this table: , 574 U.S. 105 (2014); and , 575 U.S. ___ (2015).
  2. ^ Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. ___ (2015), was originally argued November 5, 2014 and reargued April 20, 2015.

References[]

  • "2014 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
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