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The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015, and concluded October 2, 2016. This was the seventh term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor 's tenure on the Court.
Sonia Sotomayor 2015 term statistics
Majority or Plurality
Concurrence
Other
Dissent
Concurrence/dissent
Total =
22
Bench opinions = 18
Opinions relating to orders = 4
In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2
Most joined by: Ginsburg (13 in full, 1 in part)
Least joined by: Scalia (1)[1]
Type
Case
Citation
Issues
Joined by
Other opinions
401
Correll v. Florida
577 U.S. ___ (2015)
Eighth Amendment • death penalty
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari and application for stay of execution.
402
Mullenix v. Luna
577 U.S. ___ (2015)
Fourth Amendment • use of deadly force in effecting arrest • qualified immunity
503
Holiday v. Stephens
577 U.S. ___ (2015)
death penalty • appointment of counsel in clemency proceedings
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
104
Hurst v. Florida
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
death penalty • Sixth Amendment • right to a jury trial • judicial factfinding of aggravating circumstances after jury advisory recommendation
Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Kagan
405
Kansas v. Carr
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
Eighth Amendment • death penalty • jury instructions on standard of proof for mitigating factors
206
Brooks v. Alabama
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
death penalty
Ginsburg
Sotomayor concurred in the Court's denial of a stay of execution and a petition for certiorari.
107
Lockhart v. United States
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
federal child pornography laws • scope of sentence enhancement for prior convictions
Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito
108
Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.
577 U.S. ___ (2016)
diversity jurisdiction • citizenship of investment trust
Unanimous[2]
209
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
Federal Power Act • interstate wholesale electricity rates • federal preemption
410
Ocasio v. United States
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
Hobbs Act • conspiracy
Roberts
111
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
bankruptcy law • Chapter 7 • discharge exception for actual fraud
Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
212
Zubik v. Burwell
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
Affordable Care Act • contraceptive mandate • Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
Ginsburg
413
Kernan v. Hinojosa
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
habeas corpus • state court unexplained denial of petition
Ginsburg
214
Betterman v. Montana
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
Sixth Amendment • Speedy Trial Clause • postconviction delay in sentencing
415
Luna Torres v. Lynch
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
immigration law • removal for conviction of aggravated felony
Thomas, Breyer
116
Green v. Brennan
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
Title VII • constructive discharge • statute of limitations
Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
217
Adams v. Alabama
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
Eighth Amendment • mandatory life imprisonment of minors • retroactivity of new constitutional rules
Ginsburg
Sotomayor concurred in the Court's decision to grant certiorari, vacate the lower court's opinion, and remand.
118
Simmons v. Himmelreich
578 U.S. ___ (2016)
Federal Tort Claims Act • exceptions for discretionary functions • judgment bar against subsequent suit against employees
Unanimous[2]
119
Dietz v. Bouldin
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
district court recall of jury in civil case after discharge
Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
420
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
bankruptcy law • preemption of municipal bankruptcy laws • Puerto Rican government-debt crisis
Ginsburg
421
Utah v. Strieff
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
Fourth Amendment • exclusionary rule •
Ginsburg (in part)
322
Birchfield v. North Dakota
579 U.S. ___ (2016)
Fourth Amendment • search incident to arrest • drunk driving • implied consent to breathalyzer or blood alcohol content tests
Ginsburg
Notes
^ All but six of Sotomayor's opinions were issued after Justice Scalia's death. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Thomas and Alito joined the fewest of Sotomayor's opinions, with five each.
^ a b This opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court.
References
Judicial opinions of Sonia Sotomayor
Supreme Court of the United States 2015 term (October 5, 2015 – October 2, 2016)
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