2012 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

October 2012 to October 2013 opinions February 2026 September 2023 150px|right The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion. Table key 2012 term opinions Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan 1 Lefemine v. Wideman 568 1 November 5, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 2 United States v. Bormes 568 6 October 2, 2012 November 13, 2012 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 3 Nitro-Lift Technologies, L. L. C. v. Howard 568 17 November 26, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 4 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission v. United States Arkansas Game and Fish Comm’n v. United States 568 23 October 3, 2012 December 4, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X 5 Kloeckner v. Solis 568 41 October 2, 2012 December 10, 2012 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 6 Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales 568 57 October 9, 2012 January 8, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 7 Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. NRDC L.A. Cty. Flood Control Dist. v. Natural Resources Defense Council 568 78 December 4, 2012 January 8, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 concurrencewithoutopinion 2X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 8 Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. 568 85 November 7, 2012 January 9, 2013 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 9 Smith v. United States (2013) Smith v. United States 568 106 November 6, 2012 January 9, 2013 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 10 Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach (2013) Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach 568 115 October 1, 2012 January 15, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 11 Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center 568 145 December 4, 2012 January 22, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 12 Chafin v. Chafin 568 165 December 5, 2012 February 19, 2013 majority 1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 13 Bailey v. United States (2013) Bailey v. United States 568 186 November 1, 2012 February 19, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 14 FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc. 568 216 November 26, 2012 February 19, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 15 Florida v. Harris 568 237 October 31, 2012 February 19, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 16 Gunn v. Minton 568 251 January 16, 2013 February 20, 2013 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 17 Henderson v. United States (2013) Henderson v. United States 568 266 November 28, 2012 February 20, 2013 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 18 Johnson v. Williams 568 289 October 3, 2012 February 20, 2013 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 19 Evans v. Michigan 568 313 November 6, 2012 February 20, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 20 Chaidez v. United States 568 342 November 1, 2012 February 20, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 majority 1 21 Marx v. General Revenue Corp. 568 371 November 7, 2012 February 26, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 22 Clapper v. Amnesty International USA 568 398 October 29, 2012 February 26, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 23 Gabelli v. SEC 568 442 January 8, 2013 February 27, 2013 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 24 Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds 568 455 November 5, 2012 February 27, 2013 joinmajority J1 dissent1 partjoindissent2 4J4X joindissent2 J4 dissent2 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 25 Levin v. United States 568 503 January 15, 2013 March 4, 2013 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 26 Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 568 519 October 29, 2012 March 19, 2013 joinmajority J1 partjoindissent J4X joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 majority 1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 27 Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles 568 588 January 7, 2013 March 19, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 28 Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center 568 597 December 3, 2012 March 20, 2013 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent 3J1X majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 29 Wos v. E. M. A. 568 627 January 8, 2013 March 20, 2013 dissent 4 joindissent J4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 30 Florida v. Jardines 569 1 October 31, 2012 March 26, 2013 joindissent J4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 31 Comcast Corp. v. Behrend 569 27 November 5, 2012 March 27, 2013 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 32 Millbrook v. United States 569 50 February 19, 2013 March 27, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 33 Marshall v. Rodgers 569 58 April 1, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 34 Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk 569 66 December 3, 2012 April 16, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 35 US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen 569 88 November 27, 2012 April 16, 2013 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 36 Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 569 108 October 1, 2012 April 17, 2013 Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 569 U.S. 108 (2013), was originally argued February 28, 2012 and reargued October 1, 2012. majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence3 J1J2 joinconcurrence2 J2 concurrence2 2 joinmajority concurrence3 2J1 joinconcurrence2 J2 joinconcurrence2 J2 37 Missouri v. McNeely 569 141 January 9, 2013 April 17, 2013 concurrencedissent 3 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrencedissent 3 joinconcurrencedissent 3 plurality 1X joinmajority J1 38 Moncrieffe v. Holder 569 184 October 10, 2012 April 23, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent1 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 39 McBurney v. Young 569 221 February 20, 2013 April 29, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 40 Boyer v. Louisiana 569 238 January 14, 2013 April 29, 2013 In Boyer v. Louisiana, 569 U.S. 238 (2013), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joindissent J1 joindissent J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 dissent 4 joindissent J1 41 Dan's City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey 569 251 March 20, 2013 May 13, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 42 Bullock v. BankChampaign, N. A. 569 267 March 18, 2013 May 13, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 43 Bowman v. Monsanto Co. 569 278 February 19, 2013 May 13, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 44 City of Arlington v. FCC Arlington v. FCC 569 290 January 16, 2013 May 20, 2013 dissent 4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 45 PPL Corp. v. Commissioner 569 329 February 20, 2013 May 20, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 46 Metrish v. Lancaster 569 351 April 24, 2013 May 20, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 47 Sebelius v. Cloer 569 369 March 19, 2013 May 20, 2013 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 48 McQuiggin v. Perkins 569 383 February 25, 2013 May 28, 2013 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 partjoindissent J4X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 49 Trevino v. Thaler 569 413 February 25, 2013 May 28, 2013 dissent1 4 dissent2 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent2 J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent1 J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 50 Maryland v. King 569 435 February 26, 2013 June 3, 2013 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 51 Hillman v. Maretta 569 483 April 22, 2013 June 3, 2013 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 concurrence1 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence2 2 majority 1 joinmajority J1 52 Nevada v. Jackson 569 505 June 3, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 53 Horne v. Department of Agriculture 569 513 March 20, 2013 June 10, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 54 Peugh v. United States 569 530 February 26, 2013 June 10, 2013 partjoindissent1 J4X partjoindissent1 joindissent2 J4J4X partjoinmajority J1X dissent1 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoindissent1 dissent2 4J4X plurality 1X joinmajority J1 55 Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter 569 564 March 25, 2013 June 10, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 56 Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. 569 576 April 15, 2013 June 13, 2013 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 57 United States v. Davila 569 597 April 15, 2013 June 13, 2013 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrence J2 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 58 Tarrant Regional Water Dist. v. Herrmann 569 614 April 23, 2013 June 13, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 59 American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles 569 641 April 16, 2013 June 13, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 60 Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. 570 1 March 18, 2013 June 17, 2013 joinmajority J1 majority 1 partjoinmajority concurrence J21X dissent1 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 61 Maracich v. Spears 570 48 January 9, 2013 June 17, 2013 joinmajority J1 joindissent J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J1 joindissent J1 62 Alleyne v. United States 570 99 January 14, 2013 June 17, 2013 dissent1 4 joindissent1 J4 joindissent1 J4 plurality 1X joinmajority joinconcurrence2 J1J2 partjoinmajority concurrence1 2J1X dissent2 4 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence2 J1J2 63 FTC v. Actavis, Inc. 570 136 March 25, 2013 June 17, 2013 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 64 Salinas v. Texas 570 178 April 17, 2013 June 17, 2013 joinplurality J1 joinconcurrence J2 joinplurality J1 concurrence 2 joindissent J4 dissent 4 plurality 1X joindissent J4 joindissent J4 65 USAID v. Alliance for Open Society (2013) Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. 570 205 April 22, 2013 June 20, 2013 majority 1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X 66 American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant 570 228 February 27, 2013 June 20, 2013 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X dissent 4 67 Descamps v. United States 570 254 January 7, 2013 June 20, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 concurrence2 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 68 Fisher v. University of Texas (2013) Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 570 297 October 10, 2012 June 24, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 majority 1 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X 69 University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar 570 338 April 24, 2013 June 24, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 70 United States v. Kebodeaux 570 387 April 17, 2013 June 24, 2013 concurrence1 2 dissent1 partjoindissent2 4J4X joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 concurrence2 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 71 Vance v. Ball State University 570 421 November 26, 2012 June 24, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 72 Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett 570 472 March 19, 2013 June 24, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent2 J4 dissent1 4 majority 1 dissent2 4 joindissent1 J4 73 Ryan v. Schad 570 521 June 24, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 74 Shelby County v. Holder 570 529 February 27, 2013 June 25, 2013 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 75 Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist. 570 595 January 15, 2013 June 25, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 majority 1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 76 Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 570 637 April 16, 2013 June 25, 2013 joinmajority J1 dissent1 partjoindissent2 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 joindissent2 J4 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 majority 1 dissent2 4 joindissent2 J4 77 Hollingsworth v. Perry 570 693 March 26, 2013 June 26, 2013 majority 1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 78 Sekhar v. United States 570 729 April 23, 2013 June 26, 2013 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinconcurrence J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinconcurrence J2 joinmajority J1 79 United States v. Windsor 570 744 March 27, 2013 June 26, 2013 dissent1 partjoindissent2 4J4X dissent2 4 majority 1 joindissent2 partjoindissent3 J4J4X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent3 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan 2012 term membership and statistics This was the eighth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the third term with the same membership. John Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 68 79 8 2 1 6 Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 62 79 8 5 1 10 Anthony Kennedy Ronald Reagan February 18, 1988 72 79 8 5 0 1 Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 63 79 8 11 0 6 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 62 79 9 1 0 7 Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton August 3, 1994 64 78 8 5 0 5 Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 62 78 8 7 0 8 Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 61 78 8 3 0 6 Elena Kagan Barack Obama August 7, 2010 61 76 8 2 0 3 51 Individual opinion counts will not match the Court's totals; Ginsburg and Breyer's jointly authored dissent in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend is counted separately for both justices but counted only once in the Court's totals. Notes References https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/12 2012 Term Opinions of the Court Supreme Court of the United States October 7, 2013 2012 October 1, 2012 October 6, 2013 Category:Lists of United States Supreme Court opinions by term