2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014 and concluded October 4, 2015. This was the fifth term of Associate Justice Elena Kagan's tenure on the Court .
Elena Kagan 2014 term statistics
7
 Majority or Plurality
2
 Concurrence
1
 Other
2
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 12
Bench opinions = 11 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 2 Most joined by: Ginsburg (11) Least joined by: Thomas (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
5-01



Joseph v. United States 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

 forfeiture of arguments on appeal  • review of courts of appeals rules of procedure Ginsburg, Breyer
Kagan filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.
2-02



Heien v. North Carolina 574 U.S. ___ (2014)

 Fourth Amendment  • reasonableness of search  • mistake of law by police Ginsburg
Roberts
 Sotomayor
1-03



Kansas v. Nebraska 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Republican River Compact Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor; Roberts (in part)
Roberts
 Scalia
 Thomas
4-04



Yates v. United States 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 catching of undersized fish  • destruction of tangible object to impede federal investigation Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Ginsburg
 Alito
1-05



Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund 574 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Securities Act of 1933  • opinions in registration statement later proved incorrect Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
Scalia
 Thomas
1-06



United States v. Kwai Fun Wong 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Federal Tort Claims Act  • statute of limitations  • equitable tolling Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Alito
1-07



Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Title VII  • judicial review of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fulfillment of conciliation obligation Unanimous
1-08



Henderson v. United States 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

 federal prohibition on felon possession of firearms  • transfer of firearms to third party Unanimous
1-09



Reyes Mata v. Lynch 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 immigration law  • motion to reopen removal proceedings  • court of appeals jurisdiction to review Board of Immigration Appeals actions Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor
Thomas
2-10



Reed v. Town of Gilbert 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 First Amendment  • free speech  • content-based restrictions  • regulation of signs on private property Ginsburg, Breyer
Thomas
 Breyer
 Alito
1-11



Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 patent law  • post-expiration royalty payments  • stare decisis Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Alito
4-12



Michigan v. EPA 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

 Clean Air Act  • regulation of power plant emissions  • relevance of cost to decision to regulate Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Scalia
 Thomas

References

Judicial opinions of Elena Kagan
Supreme Court of the United States (August 7, 2010 - present); by term
Supreme Court of the United States 2014 term (October 6, 2014 - October 4, 2015)
Opinions by justice:
Chief Justice Roberts | Associate Justices Scalia | Kennedy | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Sotomayor | Kagan
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