2013 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

October 2013 to October 2014 opinions February 2026 September 2023 150px|right The 2013 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2013, and concluded October 5, 2014. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion. Table key 2013 term opinions Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan 1 Madigan v. Levin 571 1 October 7, 2013 October 15, 2013 In Madigan v. Levin, 571 U.S. 1 (2013), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 2 Stanton v. Sims 571 3 November 4, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 3 Burt v. Titlow 571 12 October 8, 2013 November 5, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence1 2 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joinmajority J1 4 Ford Motor Co. v. United States 571 28 December 2, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 5 United States v. Woods 571 31 October 9, 2013 December 3, 2013 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 6 Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex. Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for Western Dist. of Tex. 571 49 October 9, 2013 December 3, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 7 Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs 571 69 November 5, 2013 December 10, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 8 Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall 571 83 November 13, 2013 December 10, 2013 In Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall, 571 U.S. 81 (2013), the Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 9 Kansas v. Cheever 571 87 October 16, 2013 December 11, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 10 Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. 571 99 October 15, 2013 December 16, 2013 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 11 Daimler AG v. Bauman 571 117 October 15, 2013 January 14, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 12 Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp. 571 161 November 6, 2013 January 14, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 13 Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Central Pension Fund of Operating Engineers and Participating Employers Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Central Pension Fund 571 177 December 9, 2013 January 15, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 14 Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC 571 191 November 5, 2013 January 22, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 15 Burrage v. United States 571 204 November 12, 2013 January 27, 2014 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinconcurrence J2 joinmajority J1 16 Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp. 571 220 November 4, 2013 January 27, 2014 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 17 Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper 571 237 December 9, 2013 January 27, 2014 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent 3J1X joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent J1XJ3 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent J1XJ3 18 Hinton v. Alabama 571 263 February 24, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 19 Walden v. Fiore 571 277 November 4, 2013 February 25, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 20 Fernandez v. California 571 292 November 13, 2013 February 25, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence2 J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 21 Kaley v. United States 571 320 October 16, 2013 February 25, 2014 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 majority 1 22 United States v. Apel 571 359 December 4, 2013 February 26, 2014 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence1 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence1 J1J2 joinmajority J1 23 Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice 571 377 October 7, 2013 February 26, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 24 Law v. Siegel 571 415 January 13, 2014 March 4, 2014 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 25 Lawson v. FMR LLC 571 429 November 12, 2013 March 4, 2014 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1X joindissent J4 partjoinmajority joinconcurrence J1XJ2 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 26 Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez 572 1 December 11, 2013 March 5, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 27 BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina 572 25 December 2, 2013 March 5, 2014 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1X joinmajority J1 28 Rosemond v. United States 572 65 November 12, 2013 March 5, 2014 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 joinconcurrencedissent J3 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrencedissent 3 joinmajority J1 majority 1 29 Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States 572 93 January 14, 2014 March 10, 2014 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 30 Lexmark Int'l v. Static Control Components Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. 572 118 December 3, 2013 March 25, 2014 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 31 United States v. Quality Stores, Inc. 572 141 January 14, 2014 March 25, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X 32 United States v. Castleman 572 157 January 15, 2014 March 26, 2014 joinmajority J1 concurrence1 2 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrence2 J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence2 2 majority 1 joinmajority J1 33 McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'n 572 185 October 8, 2013 April 2, 2014 plurality 1X joinplurality J1 joinplurality J1 concurrence 2 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinplurality J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 34 Northwest, Inc. v. Ginsberg 572 273 December 3, 2013 April 2, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 35 Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action Schuette v. BAMN 572 291 October 15, 2013 April 22, 2014 joinplurality concurrence1 2J1 concurrence2 2 plurality 1X joinconcurrence2 J2 joindissent J4 concurrence3 2 joinplurality J1 dissent 4 didnotparticipate X 36 Prado Navarette v. California 572 393 January 21, 2014 April 22, 2014 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 37 White v. Woodall 572 415 December 11, 2013 April 23, 2014 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 38 Paroline v. United States 572 434 January 22, 2014 April 23, 2014 dissent1 4 joindissent1 J4 majority 1 joindissent1 J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 joinmajority J1 39 EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L. P. 572 489 December 10, 2013 April 29, 2014 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 majority 1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 40 Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. 572 545 February 26, 2014 April 29, 2014 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 41 Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc. 572 559 February 26, 2014 April 29, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 42 Town of Greece v. Galloway 572 565 November 6, 2013 May 5, 2014 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority partjoinconcurrence1 joinconcurrence2 J1XJ2J2X plurality 1X partjoinmajority concurrence1 2J1X joindissent2 J4 dissent1 joindissent2 4J4 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joindissent2 J4 dissent2 4 43 Robers v. United States 572 639 February 25, 2014 May 5, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 44 Tolan v. Cotton 572 650 May 5, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrence J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 45 Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. 572 663 January 21, 2014 May 19, 2014 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 46 Hall v. Florida 572 701 March 3, 2014 May 27, 2014 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 majority 1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 47 Wood v. Moss 572 744 March 26, 2014 May 27, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 48 Plumhoff v. Rickard 572 765 March 4, 2014 May 27, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority J1X partjoinmajority J1X majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 49 Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community 572 782 December 2, 2013 May 27, 2014 joinmajority J1 dissent1 joindissent2 4J4 joinmajority J1 dissent2 4 joindissent2 dissent3 4J4 joinmajority J1 joindissent2 J4 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 majority 1 50 Martinez v. Illinois 572 833 May 27, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 51 Bond v. United States (2014) Bond v. United States 572 844 November 5, 2013 June 2, 2014 majority 1 concurrence1 joinconcurrence2 2J2 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrence1 concurrence2 2J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 partjoinconcurrence1 partjoinconcurrence2 concurrence3 2J2XJ2X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 52 Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. 572 898 April 28, 2014 June 2, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 53 Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. 572 915 April 30, 2014 June 2, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 54 CTS Corp. v. Waldburger 573 1 April 23, 2014 June 9, 2014 partjoinmajority joinconcurrence J1XJ2 partjoinmajority concurrence 2J1X plurality 1X partjoinmajority joinconcurrence J1XJ2 dissent 4 joindissent J4 partjoinmajority joinconcurrence J1XJ2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 55 Executive Benefits Ins. Agency v. Arkison 573 25 January 14, 2014 June 9, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 56 Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio 573 41 December 10, 2013 June 9, 2014 concurrence 2 joinconcurrence J2 joinplurality J1 partjoindissent2 J4X joinplurality J1 joindissent2 J4 dissent1 4 dissent2 4 plurality 1X 57 POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co. 573 102 April 21, 2014 June 12, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 58 Clark v. Rameker 573 122 March 24, 2014 June 12, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 59 Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd. 573 134 April 21, 2014 June 16, 2014 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 didnotparticipate X joinmajority J1 60 Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus 573 149 April 22, 2014 June 16, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 61 Abramski v. United States 573 169 January 22, 2014 June 16, 2014 joindissent J4 dissent 4 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joinmajority J1 majority 1 62 Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l 573 208 March 31, 2014 June 19, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 63 Lane v. Franks 573 228 April 28, 2014 June 19, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence J1J2 majority 1 joinmajority J1 64 United States v. Clarke 573 248 April 23, 2014 June 19, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 65 Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. 573 258 March 5, 2014 June 23, 2014 majority 1 joinconcurrence1 J2 joinmajority J1 concurrence1 2 joinmajority concurrence2 2J1 joinmajority joinconcurrence2 J1J2 joinconcurrence1 J2 joinmajority joinconcurrence2 J1J2 joinmajority J1 66 Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA 573 302 February 24, 2014 June 23, 2014 joinmajority J1 plurality 1X joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent2 J1XJ3 partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent1 J1XJ3 partjoinmajority concurrencedissent1 3J1X partjoinmajority concurrencedissent2 3J1X partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent1 J1XJ3 partjoinmajority joinconcurrencedissent1 J1XJ3 67 Loughrin v. United States 573 351 April 1, 2014 June 23, 2014 joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority concurrence1 2J1X joinmajority J1 partjoinmajority joinconcurrence1 J1XJ2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence2 2 joinmajority J1 majority 1 68 Riley v. California 573 373 April 29, 2014 June 25, 2014 majority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 69 Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer 573 409 April 2, 2014 June 25, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 70 American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc. 573 431 April 22, 2014 June 25, 2014 joinmajority J1 dissent J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J1 joinmajority J1 majority J1 joindissent J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 71 McCullen v. Coakley 573 464 January 15, 2014 June 26, 2014 majority 1 concurrence1 2 joinconcurrence1 J2 joinconcurrence1 J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 concurrence2 2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 72 NLRB v. Noel Canning 573 513 January 13, 2014 June 26, 2014 joinconcurrence J2 concurrence 2 joinmajority J1 joinconcurrence J2 joinmajority J1 majority 1 joinconcurrence J2 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 73 Harris v. Quinn 573 616 January 21, 2014 June 30, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joindissent J4 joindissent J4 majority 1 joindissent J4 dissent 4 74 Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. 573 682 March 25, 2014 June 30, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority concurrence 2J1 joinmajority J1 dissent1 4 partjoindissent1 dissent2 4J4X majority 1 joindissent1 J4 partjoindissent1 dissent2 4J4X 75 Williams v. Johnson 573 773 July 1, 2014 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 joinmajority J1 Roberts Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito Sotomayor Kagan 2013 term membership and statistics This was the ninth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure and the fourth term with the same membership. John Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 69 75 7 2 0 3 Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 67 75 8 9 1 5 Anthony Kennedy Ronald Reagan February 18, 1988 71 75 8 1 0 1 Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush October 23, 1991 65 75 7 7 0 1 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 63 75 7 4 0 5 Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton August 3, 1994 63 74 7 1 1 6 Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 65 74 8 9 2 2 Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama August 6, 2009 59 74 8 6 0 5 Elena Kagan Barack Obama August 7, 2010 64 73 7 0 0 3 30 Individual opinion counts will not match the Court's totals; Breyer and Kagan's jointly authored dissent in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is counted separately for both justices but counted only once in the Court's totals. Notes References https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/13 2013 Term Opinions of the Court Supreme Court of the United States October 6, 2014 Further reading Stephen Wirth Supreme Court of the United States 2013–2014 Term in Review https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/supreme_court_2013-2014_term_highlights Legal Information Institute 2013 October 7, 2013 October 5, 2014 Category:Lists of United States Supreme Court opinions by term