2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

none February 2026 September 2023 Ruth Bader Ginsburg File:Ruth Bader Ginsburg official SCOTUS portrait.jpg 2012 twentieth October 1, 2012 October 6, 2013 9 1 0 7 0 17 0 0 3 Sotomayor (14) Thomas (6) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/12 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/12 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/12 October 7, 2013 ruthbaderginsburgopinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 Arkansas Game and Fish Comm’n v. United States majority 568 23 26–40 2012 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission v. United States Takings Clause flood control Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor Ginsburg's opinion for the Court held that government-induced, temporary flooding was not categorically excluded from liability under the Takings Clause. 02 Los Angeles County Flood Control Dist. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. majority 568 78 80–84 2013 Clean Water Act Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan 03 Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center majority 568 145 148–61 2013 low income patient adjustment to health care provider Medicare reimbursement Provider Reimbursement Review Board statute of limitations for appealing administrative decision equitable tolling Unanimous Sotomayor concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center 04 Chafin v. Chafin concurrence 568 165 180–85 2013 International Child Abduction Remedies Act Article III Case or Controversy Clause mootness Scalia, Breyer Roberts majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Chafin v. Chafin 05 Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds majority 568 455 458–82 2013 securities fraud Securities Exchange Act of 1934 §10(b) SEC Rule 10b-5 fraud-on-the-market theory materiality class certification Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds Thomas dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds 06 Levin v. United States majority 568 503 505–18 2013 Federal Tort Claims Act Gonzalez Act Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act medical battery Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part) 06 Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. dissent 568 519 557–87 2013 copyright law first-sale doctrine domestic sale of foreign-published works Kennedy; Scalia (in part) Breyer majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Kagan concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 07 Comcast Corp. v. Behrend dissent 569 27 38–49 2013 antitrust law class action certification Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Comcast Corp. v. Behrend Signed jointly with Breyer. 08 Dan's City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey majority 569 251 254–66 2013 Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 federal preemption state regulation of car towing Unanimous 09 Metrish v. Lancaster majority 569 351 354–68 2013 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 due process retroactive abolition of affirmative defense Unanimous 10 McQuiggin v. Perkins majority 569 383 386–401 2013 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 actual innocence miscarriage of justice Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#McQuiggin v. Perkins 11 United States v. Davila majority 569 597 600–13 2013 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 11 vacatur of guilty pleas prejudicial error Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#United States v. Davilos 12 Maracich v. Spears dissent 570 48 81–98 2013 Freedom of Information Act Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 attorney solicitation of clients Scalia, Sotomayor, Kagan Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Maracich v. Spears 13 Fisher v. University of Texas (2013) Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin dissent 570 297 334–37 2013 affirmative action race as factor in college admissions Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin Scalia concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin Thomas concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 14 University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar dissent 570 338 363–86 2013 Title VII employer retaliation causation Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar 15 Vance v. Ball State Univ. dissent 570 421 451–71 2013 Title VII vicarious liability of supervisors Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Vance v. Ball State Univ. Thomas concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Vance v. Ball State Univ. 16 Shelby County v. Holder dissent 570 529 559–94 2013 Voting Rights Act of 1965 coverage formula preclearance Fifteenth Amendment Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Roberts majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Shelby County v. Holder Thomas concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Shelby County v. Holder