2013 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

The 2013 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2013 and concluded October 5, 2014. This was the fifth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court .
Sonia Sotomayor 2013 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
6
 Concurrence
0
 Other
7
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 21
Bench opinions = 19 Opinions relating to orders = 2 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 5 Most joined by: Ginsburg (12) Least joined by: Scalia (5 in full, 2 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
2-01



Burt v. Titlow 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel
Alito
 Ginsburg
4-02



Woodward v. Alabama 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

 judicial override of jury sentencing determination  • Sixth Amendment  • right to jury trial  • Eighth Amendment  • death penalty Breyer (in part)
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
1-03



Kansas v. Cheever 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fifth Amendment  • privilege against self-incrimination  • voluntary intoxication defense  • court-ordered psychiatric evaluation Unanimous
2-04



Daimler AG v. Bauman 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fourteenth Amendment  • due process  • personal jurisdiction
Ginsburg
1-05



Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp. 571 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  • definition of "mass action" Unanimous
1-06



Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Aviation and Transportation Security Act  • immunity to liability for defamation claims  • material falsity standard Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Thomas, Kagan (in part)
Scalia
4-07



Lawson v. FMR LLC 571 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  • whistleblower protection for subcontractor employees Kennedy, Alito
Ginsburg
 Scalia
2-08



BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 consent to arbitration by treaty  • Federal Arbitration Act
Breyer
 Roberts
4-09



Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875  • abandonment of right-of-way  • extinguishment of easement
Roberts
1-10



United States v. Castleman 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 possession of firearms by those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Scalia
 Alito
4-11



Schuette v. BAMN 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Michigan Civil Rights Initiative  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause  • racial preferences in college admission Ginsburg
Kennedy
 Roberts
 Scalia
 Breyer
4-12



Paroline v. United States 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Violence Against Women Act of 1994  • restitution for possession of child pornography  • causation of victim's losses
Kennedy
 Roberts
1-13



Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Patent Act  • fee shifting provision  • meaning of "exceptional cases" Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan; Scalia (in part)
1-14



Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc. 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Patent Act  • fee shifting provision  • standard of review of fee award Unanimous
2-15



Robers v. United States 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 Ginsburg
Breyer
2-16



Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community 572 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act  • tribal sovereign immunity
Kagan
 Scalia
 Thomas
 Ginsburg
4-17



Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Immigration and Nationality Act  • priority date for visa eligibility  • Child Status Protection Act Breyer; Thomas (in part)
Kagan
 Roberts
 Alito
1-18



Clark v. Rameker 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 exemption of retirement funds from Chapter 7 bankruptcy estates  • individual retirement accounts Unanimous
2-19



Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 patent law  • ineligibility of claims directed to an abstract idea Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
1-20



Lane v. Franks 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 First Amendment  • free speech  • speech by government employees  • retaliation for sworn testimony given outside scope of employment Unanimous
Thomas
4-21



Wheaton College v. Burwell 573 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  • contraceptive mandate  • Religious Freedom Restoration Act Ginsburg, Kagan
Sotomayor dissented from the Court's order granting an injunction.

References

Judicial opinions of Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (August 12, 1992 – October 7, 1998)
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Supreme Court of the United States (August 5, 2009 - present); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2013 term (October 7, 2013 - October 5, 2014)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Scalia | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan
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