2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan

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The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the ninth term of Associate Justice Elena Kagan's tenure on the Court. Kagan 10-1-2010.jpg
Elena Kagan 2018 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
1
Concurrence
0
Other
4
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 13
Bench opinions = 12 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg, Breyer (11) Least joined by: Gorsuch (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
401



Dunn v. Ray 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • death penalty  • choice of spiritual advisor at execution Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Kagan dissented from the Court's granting of an application to vacate a stay of execution.
102



Madison v. Alabama 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • mental competence at time of execution  • amnesia Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
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Alito
103



Sturgeon v. Frost 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act  • National Park Service regulatory authority over running river Unanimous
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Sotomayor
104



587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Social Security Administration claims process  • effect of expert denying data request on evidentiary value of testimony Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kavanaugh
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Sotomayor
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Gorsuch
405



Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Federal Arbitration Act  • contractual agreement to class action arbitration Ginsburg, Breyer; Sotomayor (in part)
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Roberts
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Thomas
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Ginsburg
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Breyer
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Sotomayor
106



587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Tennessee Valley Authority  • Federal Tort Claims Act  • sovereign immunity Unanimous
107



587 U.S. ___ (2019)

bankruptcy law  • Chapter 11  • debtor rejection of executory contract Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh
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Sotomayor
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Gorsuch
208



American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • cross as public war memorial
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Alito
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Thomas
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Breyer
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Gorsuch
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Ginsburg
109



Gundy v. United States 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • authority of Attorney General to determine pre-act offender registration requirements  • Article I  • nondelegation doctrine Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
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Alito
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Gorsuch
410



Knick v. Township of Scott 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause  • state court exhaustion of remedies Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
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Roberts
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Thomas
111



Iancu v. Brunetti 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

trademark law  • Lanham Act  • registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks  • First Amendment  • free spech Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
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Roberts
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Breyer
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Sotomayor
112



Kisor v. Wilkie 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

administrative law  • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulation  • separation of powers  • Administrative Procedures Act Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor; Roberts (in part)
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Gorsuch
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Kavanaugh
413



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 Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
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Roberts

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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