2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

none February 2026 September 2023 Clarence Thomas File:Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait.jpg 2014 twenty-fourth October 6, 2014 October 4, 2015 7 10 3 22 1 37 6 0 3 Scalia (17 in full, 2 in part) Breyer (4 in full, 1 in part) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/14 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/14 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/14 October 5, 2015 Clarence Thomas opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 Maricopa County v. Lopez-Valenzuela other 574 2014 Arizona Proposition 100 (2006) standard for granting writ of certiorari Scalia Thomas filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of an application for a stay, saying he joined it because he did not believe four justices would vote to grant certiorari. He expressed hope, however, that his prediction would prove wrong, as the lower court's decision had invalidated a state constitutional amendment, and he thought the Court "owe[d] the people of Arizona the respect of our review." 02 Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk majority 574 2014 Fair Labor Standards Act Portal-to-Portal Act compensation for theft prevention screening of employees Unanimous Sotomayor concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk 03 Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens dissent 574 2014 jurisdiction over denial of appeal Ginsburg majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens 04 Jennings v. Stephens dissent 574 2015 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure defense of judgment on alternative grounds Kennedy, Alito Scalia majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Jennings v. Stephens 05 T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell dissent 574 2015 Telecommunications Act of 1996 denial by local government of cell phone tower placement Sotomayor majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell Alito concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell Roberts dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell 06 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. dissent 574 2015 patent law claim construction appellate standard of review Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Alito Breyer majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. 07 Plumley v. Austin dissent 574 2015 greater sentence after new trial presumption of vindictiveness Scalia Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. 08 M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett majority 574 2015 Employee Retirement Income Security Act Labor Management Relations Act interpretation of collective bargaining agreements Unanimous Ginsburg concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett 09 Strange v. Searcy dissent 574 2015 same-sex marriage Scalia Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of an application for a stay. 10 Kansas v. Nebraska concurrencedissent 574 2015 Republican River Compact Scalia, Alito; Roberts (in part) Kagan majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Kansas v. Nebraska Roberts concurrencedissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Kansas v. Nebraska Scalia concurrencedissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Kansas v. Nebraska 11 Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl majority 575 2015 Tax Injunction Act state collection of online sales tax online retailer reporting requirements Unanimous Kennedy concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl Ginsburg concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Direct Marketing Assn. v. Brohl 12 Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc. dissent 575 2015 discriminatory taxation of rail carrier Ginsburg Scalia majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Alabama Dept. of Revenue v. CSX Transp., Inc. 13 Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads concurrence 575 2015 status of Amtrak as governmental entity Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 separation of powers nondelegation doctrine Kennedy majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads Alito concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads 14 Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. concurrence 575 2015 Administrative Procedure Act exclusion of interpretive rules from notice-and-comment requirements deference to agency interpretation of ambiguous regulations separation of powers Sotomayor majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. Scalia concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. Alito concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. 15 B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. dissent 575 2015 trademark law issue preclusion adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Scalia Alito majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. Ginsburg concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. 16 Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund concurrence 574 2015 Securities Act of 1933 opinions in registration statement later proved incorrect Kagan majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund Scalia concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund 17 Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama dissent 575 2015 Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause redistricting racial gerrymandering Voting Rights Act of 1965 Breyer majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama 18 Rodriguez v. United States dissent 575 2015 Fourth Amendment traffic stop dog sniff of car for drugs reasonable suspicion Alito; Kennedy (in part) Ginsburg majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Rodriguez v. United States Kennedy dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Rodriguez v. United States Alito dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Rodriguez v. United States 19 Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. concurrence 575 2015 Natural Gas Act federal preemption of state antitrust laws Breyer majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. 20 Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne dissent 575 2015 state credit for income tax paid to other states Dormant Commerce Clause internal consistency test Scalia (in part) Alito majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne Ginsburg dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne 21 Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif dissent 575 2015 bankruptcy law Article III consent to adjudication by bankruptcy courts Sotomayor majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif Alito concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif Roberts dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif 22 Elonis v. United States dissent 575 2015 federal crime against communicating threat scienter First Amendment freedom of speech Roberts majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Elonis v. United States Alito concurrencedissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Elonis v. United States 23 EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. concurrencedissent 575 2015 Title VII refusal to hire applicant because of religious practices disparate treatment failure to accommodate Scalia majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. Alito concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. 24 Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett majority 575 2015 bankruptcy law Chapter 7 voidability of underwater junior lien Roberts, Scalia, Ginsburg, Alito, Kagan; Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor (in part) 25 Mellouli v. Lynch dissent 575 2015 removal of alien for state law drug paraphernalia conviction Alito Ginsburg majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Mellouli v. Lynch 26 County of Maricopa v. Lopez-Valenzuela dissent 575 2015 Arizona Proposition 100 (2006) denial of bail to illegal immigrants charged with serious felonies Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause substantive due process Scalia Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. 27 Zivotofsky v. Kerry concurrencedissent 576 2015 diplomatic recognition separation of powers Article Two U.S. position on status of Jerusalem Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 passport designation of births in Jerusalem Kennedy majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Zivotofsky v. Kerry Breyer concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Zivotofsky v. Kerry Roberts dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Zivotofsky v. Kerry Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Zivotofsky v. Kerry 28 Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco dissent 576 2015 Second Amendment city restrictions on handgun accessibility in the home Scalia Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. 29 Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC majority 576 2015 bankruptcy law Chapter 11 attorney's fee application award of attorneys fees for defending application American Rule Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito; Sotomayor (in part) Sotomayor concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC Breyer dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC 30 Reyes Mata v. Lynch dissent 576 2015 immigration law motion to reopen removal proceedings court of appeals jurisdiction to review Board of Immigration Appeals actions Kagan majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Reyes Mata v. Lynch 31 Reed v. Town of Gilbert majority 576 2015 First Amendment free speech content-based restrictions regulation of signs on private property Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, Sotomayor Breyer concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Reed v. Town of Gilbert Alito concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Reed v. Town of Gilbert Kagan concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Reed v. Town of Gilbert 32 McFadden v. United States majority 576 2015 Controlled Substance Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 knowledge requirement Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan Roberts concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#McFadden v. United States 33 Ohio v. Clark concurrence 576 2015 Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause admissibility of statements by child abuse victim to teacher mandatory reporting obligations Alito majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Ohio v. Clark Scalia concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Ohio v. Clark 34 Davis v. Ayala concurrence 576 2015 solitary confinement Alito majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Davis v. Ayala Kennedy concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Davis v. Ayala Sotomayor dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Davis v. Ayala 35 Brumfield v. Cain dissent 576 2015 Eighth Amendment execution of the intellectually disabled Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part) Sotomayor majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Brumfield v. Cain Alito dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Brumfield v. Cain 36 Horne v. Department of Agriculture concurrence 576 2015 Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 National Raisin Reserve Fifth Amendment Takings Clause Roberts majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Horne v. Department of Agriculture Breyer concurrencedissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Horne v. Department of Agriculture Sotomayor dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Horne v. Department of Agriculture 37 Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. dissent 576 2015 Fair Housing Act state allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits disparate impact Kennedy majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. Alito dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. 38 Johnson v. United States (2015) Johnson v. United States concurrence 576 2015 Armed Career Criminal Act residual clause Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause void for vagueness Scalia majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Johnson v. United States Kennedy concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Johnson v. United States Alito dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Johnson v. United States 39 Obergefell v. Hodges dissent 576 2015 same-sex marriage Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause Equal Protection Clause Scalia Kennedy majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Obergefell v. Hodges Roberts dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Obergefell v. Hodges Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Obergefell v. Hodges Alito dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Obergefell v. Hodges 40 Michigan v. EPA concurrence 576 2015 Clean Air Act regulation of power plant emissions relevance of cost to decision to regulate Scalia majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Michigan v. EPA Kagan dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Michigan v. EPA 41 Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n dissent 576 2015 Elections Clause legislative redistricting Arizona Proposition 106 (2000) gerrymandering Article III standing of legislature to bring suit Scalia Ginsburg majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n Roberts dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n 42 Glossip v. Gross concurrence 576 2015 Eighth Amendment death penalty use of midazolam in lethal injection Scalia Alito majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Glossip v. Gross Scalia concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Glossip v. Gross Breyer dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Glossip v. Gross Sotomayor dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Glossip v. Gross 43 Joyner v. Barnes dissent 576 2015 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Alito Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari.