2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Neil Gorsuch

The 2018 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2018, and concluded October 6, 2019. This was the third term of Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch's tenure on the Court.
Neil Gorsuch 2018 term statistics
8
Majority or Plurality
4
Concurrence
0
Other
11
Dissent
2
Concurrence/dissent Total = 25
Bench opinions = 22 Opinions relating to orders = 3 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 1 Most joined by: Thomas (14) Least joined by: Breyer (3)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
301



In re Department of Commerce 586 U.S. ___ (2018)

 2020 United States census  • citizenship question Thomas
Gorsuch concurred in part and dissented in part from the Court's partial grant of application for stay.
402



Stuart v. Alabama 586 U.S. ___ (2018)

 Sixth Amendment  • Confrontation Clause  • cross-examination of forensic expert Sotomayor
Gorsuch dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
403



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

 Sixth Amendment  • right to determination by jury of facts supporting restitution order Sotomayor
Alito
Gorsuch dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.
104



New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Federal Arbitration Act  • exclusion of contracts of employment for certain transportation workers Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Ginsburg
205



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

 Eighth Amendment  • excessive fines  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Due Process Clause  • Incorporation Doctrine  • civil forfeiture
Ginsburg
Thomas
106



Dawson v. Steager 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 intergovernmental tax immunity doctrine  • exemption of select state employee pensions from tax applied to federal employee pensions Unanimous
407



BNSF R. Co. v. Loos 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Federal Employers' Liability Act  • Railroad Retirement Tax Act  • tax status of damages for lost wages due to injury Thomas
Ginsburg
208



Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855  • state taxation of fuel importers Ginsburg
Breyer
Roberts
Kavanaugh
409



Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

 maritime law  • product liability  • manufacturer duty to warn Thomas, Alito
Kavanaugh
410



Biestek v. Berryhill 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Social Security Administration claims process  • effect of expert denying data request on evidentiary value of testimony Ginsburg
Kagan
Sotomayor
111



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

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • challenges to method of execution Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
Thomas
Kavanaugh
Breyer
Sotomayor
412



Apple, Inc. v. Pepper 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 antitrust law  • monopolization of mobile app market  • directness of purchase Roberts, Thomas, Alito
Kavanaugh
413



Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 bankruptcy law  • Chapter 11  • debtor rejection of executory contract
Kagan
Sotomayor
314



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

 First Amendment  • free speech  • retaliatory arrest  • Fourth Amendment  • probable cause
Roberts
Thomas
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
115



Azar v. Allina Health Services 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Medicare Act  • notice-and-comment rulemaking requirement Roberts, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer
416



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

 Fifth Amendment  • Double Jeopardy Clause  • dual sovereignty doctrine
Alito
Thomas
Ginsburg
117



Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Atomic Energy Act  • federal preemption of state uranium mining laws Thomas, Kavanaugh
Ginsburg
Roberts
218



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

 First Amendment  • Establishment Clause  • cross as public war memorial Thomas
Alito
Thomas
Breyer
Kagan
Kavanaugh
Ginsburg
419



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 Roberts, Thomas
Kagan
Alito
120



Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Freedom of Information Act  • confidential commercial information exemption Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh
Breyer
121



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

 federal criminal law  • sentence enhancement for use of firearm during crime of violence  • vagueness doctrine Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kavanaugh
422



Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

 Article I  • Commerce Clause  • residency requirement for retail liquor store license  • Twenty-first Amendment Thomas
Alito
223



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

 administrative law  • deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulation  • Administrative Procedures Act  • Article III  • stare decisis Thomas; Alito, Kavanaugh (in part)
Kagan
Roberts
Kavanaugh
124



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

 Fifth Amendment  • Sixth Amendment  • right to jury trial  • mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography  • judicial finding of fact Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Breyer
Alito
425



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

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

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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