2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts

none February 2026 September 2023 John Roberts yes File:File-Official roberts CJ cropped.jpg 2012 eighth October 1, 2012 October 6, 2013 8 2 1 6 0 17 0 0 4 Alito (11) Sotomayor, Kagan (5) 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 John Roberts opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. majority 568 85 88–102 2013 Article III Case or Controversy Clause mootness Unanimous Kennedy concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. 02 Chafin v. Chafin majority 568 165 168–180 2013 International Child Abduction Remedies Act Article III Case or Controversy Clause mootness Unanimous Ginsburg concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Chafin v. Chafin 03 Gunn v. Minton majority 568 251 253–265 2013 patent law legal malpractice subject-matter jurisdiction Unanimous Roberts' unanimous opinion for the Court held that a state court had jurisdiction to decide a legal malpractice lawsuit that required resolution of a patent law issue, because the lawsuit did not "arise under" federal patent law and thus did not fall within federal courts' exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction over patent law claims. 04 Gabelli v. SEC majority 568 442 444–454 2013 Investment Advisers Act statute of limitations Unanimous Roberts' unanimous opinion for the Court held that the five-year statute of limitations within which the SEC must seek civil penalties under the Investment Advisers Act begins when the fraud occurs, not when it is discovered. 05 Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center concurrence 568 597 615–16 2013 Clean Water Act Industrial Stormwater rule Alito Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center Scalia concurrencedissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center 06 Wos v. E. M. A. dissent 568 627 647–66 2013 Medicaid anti-lien provision state recovery of tort awards for medical expenditures Scalia, Thomas Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Wos v. E. M. A. Breyer concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Wos v. E. M. A. 07 Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. majority 569 108 111–25 2013 Alien Tort Statute extraterritoriality Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito Kennedy concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. Breyer concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 08 Missouri v. McNeely concurrencedissent 569 141 166–76 2013 Fourth Amendment exigent circumstances drunk driving government-compelled blood alcohol test Breyer, Alito Sotomayor majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Missouri v. McNeely Kennedy concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Missouri v. McNeely Thomas dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Missouri v. McNeely 09 Arlington v. FCC dissent 569 290 312–28 2013 Telecommunications Act of 1996 Chevron deference to agency interpretation of its own statutory jurisdiction Kennedy, Alito Scalia majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Arlington v. FCC Breyer concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Arlington v. FCC 10 Trevino v. Thaler dissent 569 413 430–34 2013 ineffective assistance of counsel procedural default Alito Breyer majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Trevino v. Thaler Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Trevino v. Thaler 11 Alleyne v. United States dissent 570 99 124–32 2013 Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial mandatory minimum sentencing judicial factfinding Scalia, Kennedy Thomas majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Alleyne v. United States Breyer concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Alleyne v. United States Sotomayor concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Alleyne v. United States Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Alleyne v. United States 12 FTC v. Actavis, Inc. dissent 570 136 160–77 2013 Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 Federal Trade Commission Act generic drugs Scalia, Thomas Breyer majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#FTC v. Actavis, Inc. 13 USAID v. Alliance for Open Society (2013) Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. majority 570 205 208–21 2013 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 Spending Clause conditions imposed on recipients of federal funding First Amendment free speech Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. 14 United States v. Kebodeaux concurrence 570 387 399–403 2013 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Necessary and Proper Clause Breyer majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#United States v. Kebodeaux Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Kebodeaux Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#United States v. Kebodeaux Thomas dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#United States v. Kebodeaux 15 Shelby County v. Holder majority 570 529 534–557 2013 Voting Rights Act of 1965 coverage formula preclearance Fifteenth Amendment Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito Thomas concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Shelby County v. Holder Ginsburg dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Shelby County v. Holder 16 Hollingsworth v. Perry majority 570 693 697–715 2013 Article III standing California Proposition 8 Scalia, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan Kennedy dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Hollingsworth v. Perry 17 United States v. Windsor dissent 570 744 775–78 2013 Fifth Amendment equal protection Defense of Marriage Act same-sex marriage Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#United States v. Windsor Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#United States v. Windsor Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#United States v. Windsor