2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan

none February 2026 September 2023 Elena Kagan File:Kagan 10-1-2010.jpg 2015 sixth October 5, 2015 October 2, 2016 8 1 0 3 0 12 0 0 1 Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg (8) Scalia (0)All but one of Kagan's opinions were issued after Justice Scalia's death. Of the justices who participated the entire term, Thomas joined the fewest of Kagan's opinions, with two. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/15 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/relatingtoorders/15 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/in-chambers/15 June 27, 2016 yes Elena Kagan opinions SCOTUSterm2015 01 FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn. majority 577 260 2016 Federal Power Act regulation of electricity market Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 745 Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor Scalia dissent 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn. 02 Lockhart v. United States (2016) Lockhart v. United States dissent 577 362 2016 federal child pornography laws scope of sentence enhancement for prior convictions Breyer Sotomayor majority 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Lockhart v. United States 03 Luis v. United States dissent 578 51 2016 pretrial asset freezing Sixth Amendment right to counsel of one's choice Breyer plurality 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Luis v. United States Thomas concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Luis v. United States Kennedy dissent 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Luis v. United States 04 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning majority 578 374 2016 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 removal jurisdiction federal question jurisdiction Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito Thomas concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning 05 Luna Torres v. Lynch majority 578 452 2016 immigration law removal for state conviction of aggravated felony Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito Sotomayor dissent 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Luna Torres v. Lynch 06 Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. concurrence 578 603 2016 Clean Water Act United States Army Corps of Engineers jurisdictional determination Administrative Procedure Act reviewability Roberts majority 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. Kennedy concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. Ginsburg concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. 07 Ross v. Blake majority 578 632 2016 Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 exhaustion of remedies Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor Thomas concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Ross v. Blake Breyer concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Ross v. Blake 08 Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle majority 579 59 2016 Double Jeopardy Clause sovereignty of Puerto Rico Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito Thomas concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle Ginsburg concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle Breyer dissent 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle 09 Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. majority 579 197 2016 copyright law award of attorney's fees UnanimousThis opinion was handed down after the death of Justice Scalia, and so was unanimous as to the eight justices remaining on the Court. 10 Utah v. Strieff dissent 579 255 2016 Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule attenuation doctrine Ginsburg Thomas majority 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Utah v. Strieff Sotomayor dissent 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Utah v. Strieff 11 Mathis v. United States majority 579 500 2016 Armed Career Criminal Act sentence enhancement for prior convictions Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor Kennedy concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Mathis v. United States Thomas concurrence 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Mathis v. United States Breyer dissent 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Mathis v. United States Alito dissent 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Mathis v. United States 12 Voisine v. United States majority 579 686 2016 federal criminal law prohibition on firearm ownership for misdemeanor domestic violence conviction Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito Thomas dissent 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Voisine v. United States