2012 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

The 2012 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 1, 2012, and concluded October 6, 2013. This was the twenty-second term of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas's tenure on the Court.
Clarence Thomas 2012 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
11
 Concurrence
0
 Other
7
 Dissent
0
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 26
Bench opinions = 25 Opinions relating to orders = 1 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 4 Most joined by: Scalia (11) Least joined by: Sotomayor, Kagan (6)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
101



Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales 568 U.S. ___ (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.
202



Chaidez v. United States 568 U.S. ___ (2012)

 ineffective assistance of counsel  • retroactivity of new rules of criminal procedure
Kagan
 Sotomayor
103



Marx v. General Revenue Corp. 568 U.S. ___ (2012)

 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure  • award of costs to prevailing plaintiff Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Sotomayor
404



Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds 568 U.S. ___ (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
 Alito
 Scalia
105



Millbrook v. United States 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Tort Claims Act  • waiver of sovereign immunity for intentional torts by law enforcement Unanimous
106



Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fair Labor Standards Act  • collective action  • offer of judgment  • mootness Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
Kagan
407



Missouri v. McNeely 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fourth Amendment  • exigent circumstances  • drunk driving  • government-compelled blood alcohol test
Sotomayor
 Kennedy
 Roberts
408



Moncrieffe v. Holder 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Immigration and Nationality Act  • ineligibility for discretionary relief due to aggravated felony
Sotomayor
 Alito
209



McBurney v. Young 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Virginia Freedom of Information Act  • Privileges and Immunities Clause  • Dormant Commerce Clause
Alito
110



PPL Corp. v. Commissioner 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 UK Windfall Tax  • foreign tax credit Unanimous
Sotomayor
211



Hillman v. Maretta 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act  • designation of beneficiary  • federal preemption
Sotomayor
 Alito
112



Horne v. Department of Agriculture 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937  • Takings Clause Unanimous
413



Peugh v. United States 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Sentencing Guidelines  • Ex Post Facto Clause Roberts, Scalia, Alito (in part)
Sotomayor
 Alito
114



Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 patent law  • gene patents  • DNA extraction  • BRCA mutation Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan; Scalia (in part)
Scalia
215



American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles 569 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994
Kagan
416



Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 National Voter Registration Act of 1993  • Elections Clause  • Arizona Proposition 200 (2004)
Scalia
 Kennedy
 Alito
117



Alleyne v. United States 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Sixth Amendment  • right to a jury trial  • mandatory minimum sentencing  • judicial factfinding Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan; Breyer (in part)
Breyer
 Sotomayor
 Roberts
 Alito
218



Salinas v. Texas 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Fifth Amendment  • self-incrimination Scalia
Alito
 Breyer
219



American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Federal Arbitration Act  • Sherman Antitrust Act  • class action
Scalia
 Kagan
220



Descamps v. United States 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Armed Career Criminal Act
Kagan
 Kennedy
 Alito
221



Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 affirmative action  • race as factor in college admissions  • Fourteenth Amendment  • Equal Protection Clause
Kennedy
 Scalia
 Ginsburg
422



United States v. Kebodeaux 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act  • Necessary and Proper Clause Scalia (in part)
Breyer
 Roberts
 Alito
 Scalia
223



Vance v. Ball State Univ. 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Title VII  • vicarious liability of supervisors
Alito
 Ginsburg
224



Shelby County v. Holder 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Voting Rights Act of 1965  • coverage formula  • preclearance  • Fifteenth Amendment
Roberts
 Ginsburg
225



Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 570 U.S. ___ (2013)

 Indian Child Welfare Act  • termination of parental rights
Alito
 Breyer
 Scalia
 Sotomayor
426



Lanus v. United States 570 U.S. ___ (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.

References

  • 2012 Term Opinions of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 7, 2013 .
  • 2012 Term Opinions Relating to Orders, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 7, 2013 .
  • 2012 Term In-Chambers Opinions, Supreme Court of the United States, retrieved October 7, 2013 .
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