2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

US court February 2026 September 2023 Samuel Alito File:Justice Alito official.jpg 2014 tenth October 6, 2014 October 4, 2015 8 9 1 15 0 30 3 0 2 Thomas (14) Ginsburg, Kagan (4) 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 Samuel Alito opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 Frank v. Walker dissent 574 2014 state voter identification law Scalia, Thomas Alito dissented from the Court's vacatur of the lower court's stay. 02 Volkman v. United States concurrence 574 2014 causation of death by unlawful distribution of controlled substance Thomas Alito concurred in the Court's vacatur and remand of the lower court's decision. 03 Kalamazoo County Road Comm'n v. Deleon dissent 574 2015 employment discrimination granting of requested transfer as adverse employment action Alito dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari. 04 T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell concurrence 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 Roberts dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell 05 Holt v. Hobbs majority 574 2015 Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act prison regulation of beard growth Islamic beard customs Unanimous Ginsburg concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Holt v. Hobbs Sotomayor concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Holt v. Hobbs 06 Christeson v. Roper dissent 574 2015 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 equitable tolling substitution of counsel Thomas per curiam majority 2014 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States#Christeson v. Roper 07 North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC dissent 574 2015 Sherman Antitrust Act state-action antitrust immunity Scalia, Thomas Kennedy majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#North Carolina Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC 08 Yates v. United States (2015) Yates v. United States concurrence 574 2015 catching of undersized fish destruction of tangible object to impede federal investigation Ginsburg majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Yates v. United States Kagan dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Yates v. United States 09 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 Thomas concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads 10 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 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. Thomas concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. 11 B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. majority 575 2015 trademark law issue preclusion adjudication by Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Ginsburg concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. 12 Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. concurrence 575 2015 Pregnancy Discrimination Act disparate treatment claim Breyer majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. Kennedy dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 13 Rodriguez v. United States dissent 575 2015 Fourth Amendment traffic stop dog sniff of car for drugs reasonable suspicion 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 Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Rodriguez v. United States 14 United States v. Kwai Fun Wong dissent 575 2015 Federal Tort Claims Act statute of limitations equitable tolling Roberts, Scalia, Thomas Kagan majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#United States v. Kwai Fun Wong 15 Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar dissent 575 2015 First Amendment freedom of speech ban on personal solicitation of campaign funds by judicial candidates Roberts majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar Ginsburg concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar Breyer concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar Kennedy dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar 16 Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne majority 575 2015 state credit for income tax paid to other states Dormant Commerce Clause internal consistency test Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#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 17 City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan majority 575 2015 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 obligation to provide accommodations to mentally ill arrestee Fourth Amendment improvidently granted certiorari Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor Scalia concurrencedissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan 18 Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter majority 575 2015 False Claims Act qui tam statute of limitations Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act Unanimous 19 Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif concurrence 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 Roberts dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif 20 Elonis v. United States concurrencedissent 575 2015 federal crime against communicating threat scienter Roberts majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Elonis v. United States Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Elonis v. United States 21 EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. concurrence 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. Thomas concurrencedissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. 22 Reed v. Town of Gilbert concurrence 576 2015 First Amendment free speech content-based restrictions regulation of signs on private property Sotomayor Thomas majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Reed v. Town of Gilbert Breyer concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Reed v. Town of Gilbert Kagan concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Reed v. Town of Gilbert 23 Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. dissent 576 2015 First Amendment free speech government speech specialty license plates Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy Breyer majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. 24 Ohio v. Clark majority 576 2015 Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause admissibility of statements by child abuse victim to teacher mandatory reporting obligations Roberts, Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Scalia concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Ohio v. Clark Thomas concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Ohio v. Clark 25 Davis v. Ayala majority 576 2015 Equal Protection Clause race-based peremptory challenge in jury selection ex parte hearing of prosecutor's justification of challenges harmless error Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Davis v. Ayala Thomas concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Davis v. Ayala Sotomayor dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Davis v. Ayala 26 Brumfield v. Cain dissent 576 2015 Eighth Amendment execution of the intellectually disabled Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 Roberts Sotomayor majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Brumfield v. Cain Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Brumfield v. Cain 27 Kingsley v. Hendrickson dissent 576 2015 Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause excessive force against pretrial detainee Breyer majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Kingsley v. Hendrickson Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Kingsley v. Hendrickson 28 Los Angeles v. Patel dissent 576 2015 Fourth Amendment mandated hotel guest record keeping and inspection facial challenge Thomas Sotomayor majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Los Angeles v. Patel Scalia dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Los Angeles v. Patel 29 Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC dissent 576 2015 patent law post-expiration royalty payments stare decisis Roberts, Thomas Kagan majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC 30 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 Roberts, Scalia, Thomas Kennedy majority 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. 31 Johnson v. United States (2015) Johnson v. United States dissent 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 Thomas concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Johnson v. United States 32 Obergefell v. Hodges dissent 576 2015 same-sex marriage Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause Equal Protection Clause Scalia, Thomas 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 Thomas dissent 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Obergefell v. Hodges 33 Glossip v. Gross majority 576 2015 Eighth Amendment death penalty use of midazolam in lethal injection Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas Scalia concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Glossip v. Gross Thomas concurrence 2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#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