2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

none February 2026 September 2023 Clarence Thomas File:Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait.jpg 2012 twenty-second October 1, 2012 October 6, 2013 8 11 0 7 0 25 1 0 4 Scalia (11) Sotomayor, Kagan (6) 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 Clarence Thomas opinions SCOTUSterm2010-2015 01 Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales majority 568 57 60–77 2013 habeas corpus competence Unanimous Thomas's unanimous opinion for the Court held that a state prisoner petitioning for a federal writ of habeas corpus has no statutory right to suspend the proceedings when he is determined to be incompetent. 02 Chaidez v. United States concurrence 568 342 358–59 2012 ineffective assistance of counsel retroactivity of new rules of criminal procedure Kagan majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas#Chaidez v. United States Sotomayor dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Chaidez v. United States 03 Marx v. General Revenue Corp. majority 568 371 373–88 2012 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Federal Rules of Civil Procedure award of costs to prevailing plaintiff Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito Sotomayor dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Marx v. General Revenue Corp. 04 Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds dissent 568 455 486–502 2013 securities fraud Securities Exchange Act of 1934 §10(b) SEC Rule 10b-5 fraud-on-the-market theory materiality class certification Kennedy; Scalia (in part) Ginsburg majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds 05 Millbrook v. United States majority 569 50 51–57 2013 Federal Tort Claims Act waiver of sovereign immunity for intentional torts by law enforcement Unanimous 06 Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk majority 569 66 69–79 2013 Fair Labor Standards Act collective action offer of judgment mootness Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito Kagan dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk 07 Missouri v. McNeely dissent 569 141 176–83 2013 Fourth Amendment exigent circumstances drunk driving government-compelled blood alcohol test 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 Roberts concurrencedissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Missouri v. McNeely 08 Moncrieffe v. Holder dissent 569 184 207–10 2013 Immigration and Nationality Act ineligibility for discretionary relief due to aggravated felony Sotomayor majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Moncrieffe v. Holder Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Moncrieffe v. Holder 09 McBurney v. Young concurrence 569 221 237 2013 Virginia Freedom of Information Act Privileges and Immunities Clause Dormant Commerce Clause Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#McBurney v. Young 10 PPL Corp. v. Commissioner majority 569 329 331–41 2013 UK Windfall Tax foreign tax credit Unanimous Sotomayor concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#PPL Corp. v. Commissioner 11 Hillman v. Maretta concurrence 569 483 499–502 2013 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act designation of beneficiary federal preemption Sotomayor majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Hillman v. Maretta Alito concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Hillman v. Maretta 12 Horne v. Department of Agriculture majority 569 513 515–29 2013 Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 Takings Clause Unanimous 13 Peugh v. United States dissent 569 530 551–63 2013 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Ex Post Facto Clause Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part) Sotomayor majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Peugh v. United States Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Peugh v. United States 14 Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. majority 569 576 579–96 2013 patent law gene patents DNA extraction BRCA mutation Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part) Scalia concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. 15 American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles concurrence 569 641 655–57 2013 Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 Kagan majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles 16 Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. dissent 570 1 22–38 2013 National Voter Registration Act of 1993 Elections Clause Arizona Proposition 200 (2004) Scalia majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. Kennedy concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. 17 Alleyne v. United States majority 570 99 102–18 2013 Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial mandatory minimum sentencing judicial factfinding Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan; Breyer (in part) 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 Roberts dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Alleyne v. United States Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Alleyne v. United States 18 Salinas v. Texas concurrence 570 178 191–93 2013 Fifth Amendment self-incrimination Scalia Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Salinas v. Texas Breyer dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Salinas v. Texas 19 American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant concurrence 570 228 239 2013 Federal Arbitration Act Sherman Antitrust Act class action Scalia majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant Kagan dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant 20 Descamps v. United States concurrence 570 254 279–81 2013 Armed Career Criminal Act Kagan majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Elena Kagan#Descamps v. United States Kennedy concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Descamps v. United States Alito dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Descamps v. United States 21 Fisher v. University of Texas (2013) Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin concurrence 570 297 315–34 2013 affirmative action race as factor in college admissions Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause Kennedy majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy#Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin Scalia concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin Ginsburg dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 22 United States v. Kebodeaux dissent 570 387 407–20 2013 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Necessary and Proper Clause Scalia (in part) Breyer majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#United States v. Kebodeaux Roberts concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#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 23 Vance v. Ball State Univ. concurrence 570 421 450–51 2013 Title VII vicarious liability of supervisors Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Vance v. Ball State Univ. Ginsburg dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Vance v. Ball State Univ. 24 Shelby County v. Holder concurrence 570 529 557–59 2013 Voting Rights Act of 1965 coverage formula preclearance Fifteenth Amendment Roberts majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts#Shelby County v. Holder Ginsburg dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Shelby County v. Holder 25 Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl concurrence 570 637 656–66 2013 Indian Child Welfare Act termination of parental rights Alito majority 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Breyer concurrence 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Stephen Breyer#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Scalia dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Antonin Scalia#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Sotomayor dissent 2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor#Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 26 Lanus v. United States dissent 570 932 932–33 2013 Federal Tort Claims Act exclusion of lawsuits by military personnel Thomas dissented from the Court's denial of certiorari, in a case asking the Court to revisit its decision in Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950) that the FTCA did not allow military personnel to sue the government for the negligence of federal employees. Thomas argued that Feres should be overturned because the text of the FTCA provided no basis for such an exception.