2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the twenty-eighth term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2018 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
17
Concurrence
0
Other
8
Dissent
1
Concurrence/dissent Total = 34
Bench opinions = 28 Opinions relating to orders = 6 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 4 Most joined by: Gorsuch (14 in full, 1 in part) Least joined by: Sotomayor (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
201



Reynolds v. Florida 586 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Eighth Amendment  • capital punishment  • jury instructions
Breyer
Sotomayor
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
402



Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast, Inc. 586 U.S. ___ (2018)

 private right of action to challenge State determination of qualified Medicaid providers  • defunding of Planned Parenthood Alito, Gorsuch
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
103



Culbertson v. Berryhill 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Social Security Act  • cap on claimant attorney fees Unanimous
104



Stokeling v. United States 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Armed Career Criminal Act  • definition of "physical force" Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
105



Helsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 patent law  • Leahy-Smith America Invents Act  • invalidation of patent under "on sale" provision Unanimous
206



McKee v. Cosby 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 First Amendment  • free speech  • defamation
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
207



Timbs v. Indiana 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Eighth Amendment  • excessive fines  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • Incorporation Doctrine  • Privileges and Immunities Clause  • civil forfeiture
Ginsburg
Gorsuch
408



Garza v. Idaho 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Sixth Amendment  • ineffective assistance of counsel  • failure to file notice of appeal  • waiver of right to appeal Gorsuch; Alito (in part)
Sotomayor
209



Nielsen v. Preap 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996  • detention of aliens without bond for commission of certain crimes  • Article III Gorsuch
Alito
Kavanaugh
Breyer
410



Frank v. Gaos 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Stored Communications Act  • Article III  • standing  • class certification  • cy pres
per curiam
411



Republic of Sudan v. Harrison 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976  • service on foreign state
Alito
412



Lorenzo v. SEC 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 securities fraud  • SEC Rule 10b-5  • dissemination of false or misleading statements Gorsuch
Breyer
213



Bucklew v. Precythe 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • challenges to method of execution
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Breyer
Sotomayor
214



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

 Federal Arbitration Act  • contractual agreement to class action arbitration
Roberts
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Kagan
115



Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 sovereign immunity  • private suits against states in courts of other states Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Breyer
116



Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 False Claims Act  • statute of limitations Unanimous
217



Price v. Dunn 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • challenges to method of execution Alito, Gorsuch
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.
218



Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 FDA approval of pharmaceutical labeling  • preemption of state failure-to-warn law
Breyer
Alito
419



Daniel v. United States 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Federal Tort Claims Act  • right of military personnel to sue government for federal employee negligence
Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
220



Nieves v. Bartlett 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 First Amendment  • free speech  • retaliatory arrest  • Fourth Amendment  • probable cause
Roberts
Ginsburg
Gorsuch
Sotomayor
121



Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 removal jurisdiction  • Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  • third-party counterclaims Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
222



Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc. 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 abortion rights  • eugenics
per curiam
Ginsburg
123



Mont v. United States 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 tolling of supervised release for new imprisonment  • Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 Roberts, Ginsburg, Alito, Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
124



Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act  • applicability of state law to Outer Continental Shelf  • Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938  • minimum wage Unanimous
225



Quarles v. United States 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Armed Career Criminal Act  • remaining-in burglary as violent felony
Kavanaugh
226



Gamble v. United States 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Fifth Amendment  • Double Jeopardy Clause  • dual sovereignty doctrine  • stare decisis
Alito
Ginsburg
Gorsuch
227



PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc. 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991  • unsolicited advertisement by fax  • Administrative Orders Review Act Gorsuch
Breyer
Kavanaugh
228



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

 First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • cross as public war memorial  • Incorporation doctrine
Alito
Breyer
Kagan
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Ginsburg
429



McDonough v. Smith 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Section 1983  • prosecution based on false evidence  • statute of limitations Kagan, Gorsuch
Sotomayor
230



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

 Fifth Amendment  • Takings Clause  • state court exhaustion of remedies
Roberts
Kagan
431



Flowers v. Mississippi 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 jury selection  • racially motivated peremptory strike Gorsuch (in part)
Kavanaugh
Alito
332



Department of Commerce v. New York 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 addition of citizenship question to 2020 United States census  • Article I  • Enumeration Clause  • Administrative Procedures Act  • Article III  • standing Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Roberts
Breyer
Alito
233



Mitchell v. Wisconsin 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Fourth Amendment  • blood alcohol test taken from unconscious driver  • exigent circumstances
Alito
Sotomayor
Gorsuch
234



Harris v. West Alabama Women’s Center 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 abortion rights
Thomas concurred in the Court's denial of certiorari.

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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